error in boolean formula

[Philcott]

Hi,

I was trying to post using mplfan.pst and got an "error in boolean formula" (post line #1685) error. I am just roughing and finishing a simple groove with two different tools. Any thoughts on what the error is all about?

Mcam ver8.1.1

 

By the way is posts fine using a different post but I have other issues with the other post.

 

Phil

[Charles Davis]

Open the post and go to line#1685. The error should be obvious. If not, I suggest you email the pst file to your dealer. This is a quick fix.

[Philcott]

Hi Charles,

 

The line is simply

 

else

 

Phil

[Tim Scott]

Add a comma

[Guest]

Download the mplfan.exe form the V8 patches section. This will replace the problem post.

 

emastercam patches

[Philcott]

Willy, you Jedi you.

 

All it took was a comma.

 

Thanks,

And thanks to all who replied,

 

Phil

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

DO NOT just add a comma!!! The comma added will tell MP the action associatted with the else is on the next line and that may not be what was intended.

 

I believe this was bug in the release post and you should be able to just delete the ELSE line, but I suggest downloading the latest version as Marc suggested.

[Philcott]

Thanks Jim,

I took the easy way out and added the comma but I will get rid of it and download the fix.

 

Thanks for the heads up,

 

Phil

[Christian Raebild]

DO NOT simply delete that 'else' line, that may cause the post processor to update the 'previous position' data, without actually moving to that position. James Mayette and several post editors at CNC Software should be able to verify that I am an experienced post processor editor. Deleting that line may cause the tool to hit the part at rapid feed, you should instead insert the suggested comma.

 

Downloading the update is the best idea, though.

 

[ 07-11-2002, 01:01 PM: Message edited by: Christian Raebild ]

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

Christian,

 

I have to disagree with you here, as this was a known bug in V8.1 and with you being a Dealer I would ASSUME you knew this also. Adding a comma to the else would be just as dangerous as deleting it completely. Without knowing the intention of the postwriter it's impossible to say exactly what to do, but seeing that post was written here and is a known problem, deleting the else was the fix and adding a comma would just cause more problems.