When I try and add it to a toolbar I get the category Setup Sheet XML but under that category I don't get the name or the correct icon as shown in your screen capture. I get the mastercam icon and a blank name. So I cannot get it to a tookbar. Do you have any idea why this is? I downloaded the ZIP file and extracted all then copied them into program files > mcamX0 > chooks. So I think the process is correct. Let me know if you have any ideas.

Thanks! I was just replying to let you know. I will try this new one out.

I am very new to the add-on X+ for Mastercam X9. Currently I have the X+ file downloaded and in the Shared mcamx9 file. I created a toolbar in mastercam with the X+ feature. When I click the setup sheet icon I can do everything but when I click okay and the excel sheet comes up, it is not the excel sheet from the template. It is simply a "book1". I need to somehow link the template excel file to the excel.template file. Do I need to move the .cfg files (setupsheet.cfg) anywhere out of the X+ file? If someone could walk me through the process of using this successfully to make a setup sheet, that would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Appreciate it! Let me know if you need anything else.

Thanks for getting back to me Mick. Definitely see if it is possible with a C-Hook. That could be the ticket. That NET-Hook sounds good besides opening up the set up sheet but the ability to rename the XML file is useful. If there is a way to get that XML data without actually opening up a report with the ability to name it and save it, that would be exactly what I need to automate this process.

I have successfully created an Excel sheet that pulls in XML data by using the mapping feature under developer in Excel. So how it works is when I run the ActiveReport it creates an XML file and a bogus setup sheet. I then go to my excel sheet that I have fully customized to our liking and pull in the XML file that was just created and it populates all of the fields I need. My question is: How do I isolate the XML file? I want to be able to save it with a name that would overwrite the last XML file Mastercam had created. For example, always call the XML files "Setup sheet" because my Excel sheet will always refresh off of that file name in that location. That way the other engineers don't have to select the new file from the excel sheet; they can simply click a refresh button in Excel. I am trying to automate this process as much as possible. I would prefer a method that doesn't require actually creating an ActiveReport that we won't use. I was hoping for a simple Save or Export data as XML, but it is Mastercam so who knows. Maybe there is a 3rd party application to do this under Settings->Configuration->Toolpaths. Thanks in advance for any ideas.