Calling out the next tool

[So not a Guru]

I have this line in my PP

 

pbld, *n$, *t$, sm06, e$

 

And I want to call the next tool, after the sm06. What is the variable I need to insert there?

 

Zeke

[The Cathedral]

next_tool$

[So not a Guru]

next_tool$

That's what I thought, but it outputs "T0", regardless of what the next tool actually is.

[Colin Gilchrist]

As a hint for next time, if you are using the Mastercam Code Expert Text Editor, there is an "intelli-sense" function that will display a list of all the variables and functions in the MP language. You can filter by "postblock", "function", "string", and "variable". If you type in "a" for example, you'll get all the variables that start with "a". It can sometimes take a while to find what you are looking for, but some things are pretty straightforward to find. There are a bunch of "next" variables, and they all start with "n", which makes them easy to find...

[Colin Gilchrist]

You need to turn on "enable staged tool routines" in the Control Definition.

[So not a Guru]

You need to turn on "enable staged tool routines" in the Control Definition.

Thanks Colin, I had just remembered & done that. Thanks too for the tip on the intelli-sense function, that will be a very helpful tool for me!