Needed: Version 9 C-hook for creating a library from text

[divisionary1]

Would anyone happen to have a version 9 C-hook that converts a tool library from text? (Or VB Script)

 

Thanks!

[Thad]

Isn't that a standard feature in MC? Right click in the tool area and see what you get. I know you can save as text and I thought you could go the other way too.

 

Thad

[iowajim62]

Open the tool library and right-click bro

 

2 fast Thad

[divisionary1]

Thank you, Thad.

 

I should have mentioned that we are trying to automate this process from an Excel VBA macro. (Shelling MCAM)

[Bullines]

I don't think a C-Hook exists, per se. But it is possible. From experience, it can be done via VBScript or .NET APIs. You can parse out the tool information from the TXT file (look in the comments to find out which values represent what). Then you can create a new tool in your library programatically using functions like MakeContour(), MakePocket(), etc in VBScript using the tool parameters from the TXT file (you can't create a tool in VBScript). From the Nethook API, you could use the get/set methods of an instance of a CToolRef object such as cornerRadius, toolDiameter, toolComment, etc to access the members.

 

There's probably similar ways in the C-Hook API but I avoid it whenever possible and use it as a last resort.

[divisionary1]

Bullines,

 

Is is possible to initiate the "Get Library From Text" function from a VB Script? Can this function be initiated in a C-hook?

[Bullines]

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Is is possible to initiate the "Get Library From Text" function from a VB Script?

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No

 

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Can this function be initiated in a C-hook?

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I'm looking but I don't see anything yet If worse comes to worse, you'd have to write your own "importer" to parse your TXT file and then create new tools using the data from the TXT file. In the case of VBScript, in the past, I just pulled the data out of the TXT file and used it in my operations. From looking at the Nethook API, we are now able to create a new tool and get/set tool data.

[divisionary1]

Thank you Thad, Jim and Bullines!

 

(dusting off the "VBScripts for Dummies" and "C-Hook Developers Guide")

[bryan314]

For adding tools in v9 chooks look at tool_manager function in m_assoc.h. The example file testassc.c has some limited examples on how to use this function.

 

Bryan

[divisionary1]

Thank you, Bryan. I appreciate your help.