POST PROMPT

[Hardmill]

How do you set up a prompt when posting so you can input text??

I remember using a post (v9) that had it set up.

 

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

[CJep]

Here we go

 

HMill the example below will result in a question asking for your name

 

# string variable Here

 

sname : 0

 

 

#Enter Question Here

 

fq 1 sname "What is your name?"

 

 

pheader$ #Header PostBlock

q1

 

 

psof$ #Start of File

"My Name Is : ", sname, e$

 

[CJep]

Oops double post

[Hardmill]

OK so here goes the post-tard question. :blink:

Where do i put these lines in the post ??

 

Are they in different sections ??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

[CJep]

The string variable you can put with the rest of the strings General Output would be fine.

 

The fq I usually put after the formatting section.

 

The q1 sets up the question so you need to put that in a prep section pheader is one of the first post blocks after pprep so it's a good place to put it.

 

The line that outputs the question - "My Name Is : ", sname, e$ - can be placed where ever you want the information to be output, by inserting it at the beginning of start of file it will be output after the header info and before the toolpath code.

 

[mayday]

carful what you wish for. Promps can be a real PITA when testing toolpath output. click click click click. add a Prompt if you want to be Prompted

[Hardmill]

carful what you wish for. Promps can be a real PITA when testing toolpath output. click click click click. add a Prompt if you want to be Prompted

 

 

ROR

A prompt for the prompt ?? hahahahahahahaha

 

The q1 sets up the question so you need to put that in a prep section pheader is one of the first post blocks after pprep so it's a good place to put it.

 

So i just put a q3 right after the pheader section

 

pheader$ #Call before start of file

q3

hour = int(time$)

min = int((time$ - hour)* 100)

if hour > 12, hour = hour - 12

if hour = 0, hour = 12

year$ = year$ + 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

[Hardmill]

ok so i got the prompt to come up I type the customer name as it asks.

File posts with no errors but the line is still blank :old forum headscratch:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

[Hardmill]

Woo Hoo

Got it, i didnt have " " around the "0"

 

 

Thanks alot :old forum cheers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

[kunfuzed]

Yeah, I agree prompts are a PITA to click through each time. Could you just put the customer name in a manual entry at the top of the program?

[Rob @ Target Machine]

+1 Do it once and be done with it. I have to constantly change machines and repost here, so a prompt would drive me nuts.