As a Tip for future reference: you can use the 'no_spc$' between output parameters to remove the space character. It is a little easier than saving the current value of 'spaces$', assigning 'spaces$' a value of zero, then reassigning the previous value after you have output your code.

 

Your modified line would look like this:

 

pbld, n$, no_spc$, sOpSeqNo, e$

YES!

thats what i was looking for. i love learning things back assward!

thanks!

oh and i followed alot of stuff from the post trick thread that has recently been up.

http://www.emastercam.com/board/index.php?showtopic=59543

and also does anyone know where i could get some documentation on what the variables are called so i can access stuff from mastercam?

nevermind, figured it out.

for anyone interested in how i did it:

sav_spc = spaces$

spaces$ = 0

pbld, "N",sOpSeqNo, e$

!op_id$

spaces$ = sav_spc

really beat my head against a wall for a while until i figured out the spaces$ variable controlled the spaces between stuff. DUH. My brain is fried.

lol,

looked through some posts here and figured it out so far.

if this is op 1 my post will now post: N 1

i want it to post N1

how do i make it not put in a space?

thanks!

hello all,

i'm trying to get my post to add a sequential block number before each operation.

i.e. post a N1 before operation 1, a N2 before operation 2, etc.

is there anyway i can do this?

I am using a modified mpmaster post.

thanks a bunch!

Very cool!

Thanks, guys, I'll check it out. I had sworn off Dell after a couple of crappy desktops, so I'm a bit skeptical.

ya i would say that is true with alot of their models but what i have read and heard from fellow dell mobile workstation users is that they are spot on.

i'm pretty happy so far but have't pushed it too hard yet. Overall a stable system so far

Go dell refurb all the way!

Just got a M4500 with:

i7-820qm 1.7ghz (3.02 ghz turbo!)

Quadro fx 880m

4gig ram

250 gig hd

all for $1150 total!

spacepilot and trackball mouse on the way also!