TOOLDB AND C'SINK

[mc since v3]

Hi,

Anyone having trouble saving a C'sink to the .tooldb format in X6

Every time I try I get "TOOL LIBRARIES ERROR" "UNABLE TO ADD TO TOOL LIST"

[Bill Henderson]

No.

 

I just tried. Even created a custom profile. It worked.

[CamMan1]

Have you tried it with other tools besides the one you are trying. Could be that the library is write protected by the O/S. You might not have privileges to write to that file or directory.

[mc since v3]

I figured it out. It doesn't like "C'SINK" for a tool name. If I change it to "C-SINK" it will save it to the .tooldb. Never had this problem before ?

[mkd]

thanks, just ran into this.

doesn't like punctuation in tool title

[crazy^millman]

Reason is most machines do not like that so I think it was a wise decision to not allow that in the names.

[mkd]

rhetorically, how many different reasons could MC smartly refuse to transfer a "bad" tool designation?

 

whatever the number could they have a specific message for each instance?

 

"UNABLE TO ADD TO TOOL LIST" is a bit cryptic. which is why i posted on it.

[kccadcam]

I ran into this also awhile back............

http://www.emastercam.com/board/index.php?showtopic=68805

[rocheey1]

I figured it out. It doesn't like "C'SINK" for a tool name. If I change it to "C-SINK" it will save it to the .tooldb. Never had this problem before ?

 

Well, as a developer, I can tell you that both the double quote ["] characters and Single Quote ['] characters are usually reserved in databases for

encapsulating string literals when doing SQL, ie,.... SELECT Diameter, Flute_Length from tblToolDB where Tool_Name='CSINK'