Chook File Name

[Ajit]

Hi Friends

 

I Could not able to give my dll name of Chook more than 8 Characters.

Is it name limited only 8 Characters?

 

If any one know about this please reply.

Thanks in advance.

Ajit

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

NOP

UdatePST9.dll - 10 characters

[Fig sign]

No ,you can ,and i was succesful

copy somechookname.* ttttttttttttt*.*

and you`ll see it yourself

But I am not sure that adding to menu and toolbar and keystroke assosiate will work .

You check and see and tell us afterwards ,Ajit

HTH

[Ajit]

Hi Iskander,

 

The adding the Chooks in menu its not working.

 

When I add menu name more than 8 char it display name in menu but dll name only take 8 char.

when i click on menu it ask name of dll up to 8 char only

 

If any body know about this please let me know

Thanks

Ajit

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Ajit .

Why do you need long file names at all?

 

As a way out try this names style

mychook.longblalbla.dll

[cadcam]

Hey Gismo, How many again (UdatePST9.dll - 10 characters) is it me or do I see 9

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Sorry, I meant UpdatePST9.dll

[Ajit]

Hi Iskander,

The name I decided for this Chooks is more than 8 char.

 

The given Name has some meaning full name about Chooks application.

 

 

Thanks

Ajit

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Hi ,Ajit

Split it with an additional point like I told and try

In menu write a name before first point

Do not forget about specific menu format

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Example from my menu.txt

 

quote:

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[menu]

menu 1 {"Chooks:","secpa≥*", "&layout*", "&breakcir*", "C&a3pts", "&color", "&level", "se&tdirs*", "&setmain", "colrsur&f*"}

f*"}

 

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& will make the letter appear underscored for hot key-ing like &color you will see in the menu like _color

 

All & in the menu must be unique.

Commands you right like &color and c-hooks like

"se&tdirs*",

 

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See this 4 additional info

HTH

ITHH

[bryan314]

I vaguely remember running into this myself a few years back. I don't remember what caused it but I just keep the length of my chook names to 8 characters and under. This hasn't been to much of a problem and I have over 40 chooks.

 

I can speculate that since Mastecam originated back in DOS it probably inherited some of its old naming conventions. Hence the reason Mastercam X has been totaly rewritten to play nice with windows.

 

Bryan

[billet]

As a sidenote,can anybody tell me where I can find a copy of the updatepst9.dll?

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It goes with MC9 installation

[Steve Biehl - Cimquest Inc]

you can access it thru 'NC Utils'-'Post proc'-'Update PST'.

 

or you can run as Chook, Alt-C

 

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