what response is returned...

[John T.]

If I use a command like "GetToolNumber()" and that tool isn't used or empty? Will it be "NULL" or "FALSE" or something similar? Will it vary depending if the variable will be a number or text?

 

Thanks!

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

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Will it vary depending if the variable will be a number or text?

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"Yes"

 

To be able to give you a useful answer, we'll need more detailed info than ->

...a command like "GetToolNumber()

[John T.]

Well, lets say I'm writing a VB script, and need to get a list of tools used in the MCX program. The max number of tools we use is 20, but can be any number up to 20. So I do a loop to get the tool number, name, diameter, length and so on. However, if I'm using only 5 tools, I need to know what the response is if say, tool 5 isn't used (skipped) and tool 6 is the 5th tool.

So if the loop finds tool 5 is empty, what get returned when I call GetToolDiameter, GetToolNumber, and so on? That way I can write a little sub routine so that those fields are blank on a doc sheet printout.

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

John,

 

Just get the operation count and loop through that, for example:

 

code:

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' -- Start Script

Call Main()

 

 

' ////////////////////

' Sub Declaration

' ////////////////////

Sub Main()

 

Dim opCount, idx

 

' -- Total # operations in current drawing

opCount = GetOperationCount(vbNullstring)

 

' -- interate the operations by index

For idx = 0 To opCount -1

' -- Do something

ShowString " Operation #" & idx + 1 & " ToolDiameter = " & _

GetToolDiameter(GetToolNumberFromOperationID(vbnullstring, idx))

Next

 

End Sub

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