A General Post Question

[jenks]

This is the background of my question.

 

1. Version 9.05, level 1 Mill & Lathe.

 

2. Two programmers using the same seat on different shifts. Each has his own sign-on to windows2k and his own desktop display. The only major difference between the desktops is the mouse button setups.

 

3. Neither one of us has a personalized config file for Mastercam.

 

4. Problem: Programmer One has started getting an error when he posts. The error is "Post Needs Update". When he tries to update, a message tells him that the file already exists, or something to that effect.

 

5. Programmer Two doesn't get these messages, and is able to post toolpaths without any problems.

 

Does anybody have any ideas what is causing the

problem that we seeing?

 

Thanks to anyone who tries to help.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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Version 9.05

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No such version that I am aware of.

 

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3. Neither one of us has a personalized config file for Mastercam.

 

4. Problem: Programmer One has started getting an error when he posts. The error is "Post Needs Update". When he tries to update, a message tells him that the file already exists, or something to that effect.

 

5. Programmer Two doesn't get these messages, and is able to post toolpaths without any problems.

 

Does anybody have any ideas what is causing the

problem that we seeing?

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If you are sure that the Mastercam cfg's are the same then I would look to see that both Programmers have the same "user privilages" on the PC.

 

HTH

[CNCme]

WOW 9.05 AND i TOLD THEM DONT SEND ME

ANYTHING TILL 9.1...i FEEL BAD

 

[TheePres]

Hmmmm! I would suspect programmer #2

[TheePres]

Kidding, you know this.

[jenks]

You are all correct! It is version 9.0 SP1. I mistook the "S" for a 5.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Is this the error message the Programer #1 gets? ->

The post version does not match the executable version, Run UPDATEPST9 !

 

If Programer #2 does not get this - he must be running a different post processor!

Do this for each user...

Log in as that user.

From the Operation Manager go to post process some toolpath.

Click on the 'Change Post' button and check the COMPLETE pathname of the PST being used.

 

BTW,

When you run 'Update PST' it makes backups of the original PST & TXT files.

If 'Update PST' get run on that post again, it will see that the backups exist

and will ask the user if it is OK to overwrite those backup files.

[jenks]

Thanks all for taking time to help.

 

Roger, yes, that was the message.

 

What happened was that another control post was used, and then when switching back to the other post, the wrong post was picked. That is why I, prgmr #2 was not getting the same message.

 

We renamed the posts so that there will be no confusion in the future.