Want the post to Prompt me...

[Dustin S.]

We have 2 programmers here and we usually initial our programs just so we know who programmed it and I read a post on here before that had to do with just that Prompting for programmer

 

Ive gotten my post to prompt me for the 1=DAS 2=JW but then it doesn't put that information in the program.

code:

---

programmer : 0      #Prompts for programmers name 1=Dustin 2=Joe    DAS

---

code:

---

 fq 3 programmer "Enter Programmer's Number [1=Dustin,2=Joe]" 

---

code:

---

 pcollect   # Collect info         

while programmer < 1 | programmer > 2, q3 #force programmer to enter a 1 or 2

if programmer = 1,

[

sprogrammer = "Dustin"

]

else,

[

sprogrammer = "Joe"

]

---

code:

---

 scomm_str,  *month$, "/", *day$, "/", year$, " ", *hour, ":", *min, [if time$ < 12, "AM"], [if time$ >= 12, " PM"] " EC-400 ", *sprogrammer, scomm_end, e$ 

---

The only part Im not sure is where to put the pcollect i have it under the "Start of File and Toolchange Setup" portion of the post?

 

any help would be great

 

Thanks guys

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

I would put the call to the pcollect in top of the pheader$ postblock.

code:

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psof$            #Start of file for non-zero tool number  

pcollect # Get programmer info

...rest of postblock...

---

Where (which postblock) is this code located? ->

code:

---

 scomm_str,  *month$, "/", *day$, "/", year$, " ", *hour, ":", *min, [if time$ < 12, "AM"], [if time$ >= 12, " PM"] " EC-400 ", *sprogrammer, scomm_end, e$

---

[Dustin S.]

the pcollect is the first thing after the pheader line

 

moved pcollect and post block to psof$

 

That line is located in my pheader its my date,time,machine,programmer line.

 

also if i change the *sprogrammer to programmer within my pheader line it will out put the word programmer along with my selection number in the program "programmer 1."

[Paul Decelles]

pheader$ is called before psof$ so basically you are posting the info before you prompt for it. Move the pcollect call to the top of pheader$.

 

Personally, I wouldn't put the logic into a separate postblock at all, I'd just put the logic right at the top of pheader$ itself. I limit separate postblocks to code that I need to re-use in other areas.

 

[ 09-10-2008, 11:52 AM: Message edited by: Paul Decelles from CNC Software ]

[Dustin S.]

pcollect has a post block that i have put under the psof$

 

pcollect also has a call block located right after my pheader

 

so pheader is read it calls pcollect and ask for data? pcollect isn't collecting data... So where can i move the pcollect post block to collect data before pheader calls for it?

 

also i think my problem is within the pcollect post block

 

here it is again along with locations:

 

This piece is located within "Common User-defined Variable Initializations (not switches!)"

code:

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 programmer : 0      #Prompts for programmers name 1=Dustin 2=Joe    DAS 

---

This piece is under "Question format statements"

code:

---

 fq 3 pick "Enter Programmer's Number [1=Dustin,2=Joe]" 

---

This is in psof$

code:

---

 psof$            #Start of file for non-zero tool number

pcollect # Collect info

while programmer < 1| programmer > 2, q3 #force programmer to enter a 1 or 2

if programmer = 1,

[

sprogrammer = "Dustin"

]

else,

[

sprogrammer = "Joe"

]

---

The callout to pcollect is with pheader

code:

---

 pheader$         #Call before start of file 

pcollect

---

This is my Date/Time/Machine/Programmer line within my pheader

code:

---

 scomm_str,  *month$, "/", *day$, "/", year$, " ", *hour, ":", *min, [if time$ < 12, "AM"], [if time$ >= 12, " PM"] " EC-400 ", *sprogrammer, scomm_end, e$ 

---

keep it comen im sooo close

[Dave Ball]

Did you build a string select table? also try puting an * before sprogrammer to force the output. Like this -----> *sprogrammer

[Paul Decelles]

Just do this:

 

code:

---

pheader$         #Call before start of file

while programmer < 1 | programmer > 2, q3 #force programmer to enter a 1 or 2

if programmer = 1, sprogrammer = "Dustin"

else, sprogrammer = "Joe"

---

You don't need a separate postblock, nor do you need to do anything in psof$.

[Dustin S.]

This is what I have now:

 

O0000 (JUNK program)

(09/10/2008 11:40AM EC-400 )

 

(T1 | 3/8 3-FL ISCAR ENDMILL)

(T5 | 1/8 2FL E.M. )

 

 

Im looking for this:

 

O0000 (JUNK program)

(09/10/2008 11:40AM EC-400 Dustin )

 

(T1 | 3/8 3-FL ISCAR ENDMILL)

(T5 | 1/8 2FL E.M. )

[Paul Decelles]

This looks fine:

 

scomm_str, *month$, "/", *day$, "/", year$, " ", *hour, ":", *min, [if time$ < 12, "AM"], [if time$ >= 12, " PM"] " EC-400 ", *sprogrammer, scomm_end, e$

 

Although the * is not really needed, it will not hurt anything. Just put the logic in like I have it and all will be well.

[Dustin S.]

Ill try that later gotta get away from the computer for a bit... thanks again ill let you know asap

[Paul Decelles]

Yes sir. All user defined variables (string or numeric) must be initialized before they can be used. I guess I assumed that he had initialized the variable, thanks for pointing out the omission.

 

A quick look in the error log or posting through the debugger (X3) will help in figuring out when variables are not initialized.

 

 

Edit -

 

I just spotted another thing that may be causing a problem. In the initial post you had the fq setup as:

 

code:

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fq 3 programmer "Enter Programmer's Number [1=Dustin,2=Joe]" 

---

Later you have it as:

 

code:

---

 fq 3 pick "Enter Programmer's Number [1=Dustin,2=Joe]"

---

It was correct the first time...

[Paul Decelles]

Since someone previously mentioned a string selector, I thought I'd throw an example of that out there as well...

 

code:

---

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

programmer : 0

fq 3 programmer "Enter Programmer's Number [1=Dustin,2=Joe]"

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Programmer Name Selector

sprog0 #Leave blank

sprog1 "DUSTIN"

sprog2 "JOE"

sprogrammer

 

fstrsel sprog0 programmer sprogrammer 3 -1

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

pheader$ #Call before start of file

while programmer < 1 | programmer > 2, q3 #force programmer to enter a 1 or 2

scomm_str, *month$, "/", *day$, "/", year$, " ", *hour, ":", *min, [if time$ < 12, "AM"], [if time$ >= 12, " PM"] " EC-400 ", *sprogrammer, scomm_end, e$

---

While a string selector will work, it really does not make much sense to use it in this situation. The point of a string selector is to allow for modal output of strings. Obviously this string is only going to be output once so this mechanism really is not necessary.

[Dustin S.]

How do I initializing the string variable 'sprogrammer'? Not sure what you guys mean by that?

 

All the code is matched up correctly I think. I was changing things to see if I had messed up code. programmer is the variable and used to callout my format statement. the sprogrammer is used as my string variable?

 

This is my first time tryen this usually Im a cut the code not working paste the code that does work.

 

How do I initialize my string variable "sprogrammer" Is my current question

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

code:

---

sprogrammer  ""  # Initialize a string variable

# Line MUST start in the first column!

# And NOT be 'inside' a postblock.

pcollect # Collect info

while programmer < 1 | programmer > 2, q3 #force programmer to enter a 1 or 2

if programmer = 1,

[

sprogrammer = "Dustin"

]

else,

[

sprogrammer = "Joe"

]

---

[Dustin S.]

THANK YOU Rodger

 

I copied in what you posted there and works good now :-p

 

I missed initializing the string variable didn't know that part...

 

Thanks to everyone

[Dustin S.]

By the way I really do appreciate the help... Im trying to teach myself and you guys are GREAT with the help

[Dustin S.]

For refrence in the future and because it took me 2 days to get it here is what it took in the end:

 

code:

---

programmer : 0      #Prompts for programmers name 1=Dustin 2=Joe    DAS  

---

code:

---

 fq 3 programmer "Enter Programmer's Number [1=Dustin,2=Joe]" 

---

code:

---

 sprogrammer  # Initialize a string variable

# Line MUST start in the first column!

# And NOT be 'inside' a postblock.

 

pcollect # Collect info

while programmer < 1 | programmer > 2, q3 #force programmer to enter a 1 or 2

if programmer = 1,

[

sprogrammer = "Dustin"

]

else,

[

sprogrammer = "Joe"

]

---

code:

---

 pheader$         #Call before start of file 

pcollect

---

code:

---

 scomm_str,  *month$, "/", *day$, "/", year$, " ", *hour, ":", *min, [if time$ < 12, "AM"], [if time$ >= 12, " PM"] " EC-400 ", *sprogrammer, scomm_end, e$ 

---

and it looks like this when done:

(09/11/2008 9:31AM EC-400 Dustin)

 

I took the idea from code_breaker as seen in the link in my initial post.

[Karl@CP PISTONS]

We have our post fill in this info for us using the nci file placement. My config files save the NCI to a Dummy directory named KARL the other guy writes to the dummy file TOM..... then the post can determine who is posting and just fill it in. If the directory in not correct it will prompt for the programmer name. This is in ver. 9 but same logic should work for X.

 

Karl