Comments in Sub Prog

[Newbeeee™]

Hi All,

Original post mpfan.

 

I'm trying to output the 'comment box' for sub programs.

Iv'e got it to automatically output the main prog no, and the tool name, but the comment box is beating me.

All I get is brackets, and nothing else, as below.

 

O0020 ( SUB FOR PROG NO O0999 )

( 8MM DIA CARBIDE SLOTDRILL )

( )

 

G1 G91

G41 D2 X5. F1400.

 

 

The part of the post I'm working on is here, any help greatfully appreciated.

 

psub_st_s$ #Header in sub leveln

result = nwadrs(stro, sub_prg_no$)

" ", e$

*sub_prg_no$, "( SUB FOR PROG NO"*progno$,")"e$

ptoolcomment

*pcomment2 (THIS SHOULD ADD INFO FROM COMMENTS BOX BUT DOESNT FOR SOME REASON)

" ",e$

pbld,"G1"sgabsinc, e$

 

 

Many thanks,

Terry

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Change to this;

code:

---

psub_st_s$ #Header in sub leveln

result = nwadrs(stro, sub_prg_no$)

" ", e$

*sub_prg_no$, "( SUB FOR PROG NO", *progno$, " )", e$ # added commas in correct locations

ptoolcomment, e$

pcomment$, e$ #You should call the postblock that calls pcomment2 - also you should not force a postblock call. Iy's going there anyway

" ",e$

---

.....

If you need output corrected, look at pcomment2 and modify your output there.

 

HTH

[Newbeeee™]

Thanks for the reply.

 

I have corrected all as you showed (commas etc) and it just posts brackets.

I have looked at the pcomment block, as you said.

I then read chapter 19 of the v9 post guide twice, and my head now hurts.....

 

I will read again later, and try to understand more.

 

What I can't comprehend is that the toolchange block (ptlchg$) calls 'ptoolcomment', followed by 'comment$'.

This posts as tool description followed by the elusive manual entry comment, and works fine for the toolchange.

 

To get the required info to post in the sub program, my logic was to copy the info from ptlchg$ and add it to the sub.

The 'ptoolcomment' worked straight away, so why didn't the 'comment$'???

 

Am I missing something?