Getting the post arguments into the Nethook

[acam]

Hello,

 

I am trying to run a nethook from a postprocessor. It runs fine with this code inside of a postprocessor:

 

ppost$
 	result = dll(sDLL,sARGS)

sDLL : "C:\Program Files\mcamx5\chooks\MyNethook.dll"
sARGS : ' "Arg1" "Arg2" "Arg3" '

 

The DLL runs OK from within the postprocessor.

 

But I have a problem getting the arguments from the postprocessor into the Nethook.

 

I use thisis code (but I already know that it not OK):

 

       	
      	Mastercam.Posting.Types.PostProcessorArgumentsType PostArgs = new Mastercam.Posting.Types.PostProcessorArgumentsType();

       	System.ValueType PostArgs = Mastercam.Posting.PostingManager.PostProcessorArguments;

      	string PostArgs1 = PostArgs.Argument1;
      	string PostArgs2 = PostArgs.Argument2;
      	string PostArgs3 = PostArgs.Argument3;
      	MessageBox.Show(PostArgs1 + PostArgs2 + PostArgs3, serror);

 

Has anybody been succesful with this?

 

Any code snippets would be greatly appreciated.

 

Best regards

 

Gorazd

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Gorazd,

 

Try this...

 public override MCamReturn Run(int param)
   {
       bool ret = false;

       // PostingManager is a class that contains a single Property -
       // 'PostProcessorArguments' and this property is a "ValueType".
       // So we 'get' the data from this property.         
       ValueType postArgs = PostingManager.PostProcessorArguments;                        

       // Now we cast postArgs (a ValueType) to 'PostProcessorArgumentsType'
       // So we can access that data within...
       // PostProcessorArgumentsType is a structure containing (3) strings.
       PostProcessorArgumentsType args = (PostProcessorArgumentsType)postArgs;

       // Display the data passed in from the PST
       string msg = string.Format("\narg1={0}\narg2={1}\narg3={2}", args.Argument1, args.Argument2, args.Argument3);
       MessageBox.Show(msg, "NetHook Run", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);

       try
       {
           ret = true;  // Change to false to see differnet value pass "bacK' to the PST       
       }
       catch (Exception e)
       {
           Mastercam.IO.DialogManager.OK(e.ToString(), "Error while calling ReturnValueToPost");
           ret = false;
       }

       if (ret)
       {
           args.Argument1 = "30";                         
       }
       else
       {
           args.Argument1 = "50";            
       }
       // We can also 'set' using this property to send data back to the PST !
       PostingManager.PostProcessorArguments = args; // Update the values back to the PST
       return MCamReturn.NoErrors;
   }
}

[acam]

Roger,

 

As always from your help it works like a charm.

 

You rock!

 

Thanks.