I believe that the 2.2 release has that functionality for numbered o-words.
In that case, it looks for a file named o123.ngc. Named o-words are not
supported in 2.2. The next major release will support named o-words. More
precisely, the current trunk contains that code.
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Engvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] newb question: multiple cnc programover
multiple*.ngc files
> What release/version of emc is required to make this go?
>
> Dave
> On Mar 21, 2008, at 10:00 AM, Kenneth Lerman wrote:
>
>> The latest code for o-word subroutines permits multiple files to be
>> used. If
>> the "called" o-word has not been seen in the current file, the
>> interpreter
>> will look for a file named the same as the o-word with a suffix of
>> ".ngc".
>> The interpreter will look in the location specified by the
>> "PROGRAM_PREFIX"
>> variable in the DISPLAY stanza of the .ini file.
>>
>> So, "o101 call" will look for the file 101.ngc, "o<pocket Hole>
>> call" will
>> look for the file pockethole.ngc. [Remember that characters are
>> converted to
>> lower case and white space is removed in gcode files.]
>>
>> The PROGRAM_PREFIX variable can be rooted ("/home/lerman/
>> GcodeSubroutines")
>> or relative ("GcodeSubroutine/Mill").
>>
>> Be aware that this has not been fully tested.
>>
>> One really neat aspect of this is that one can write a file
>> containing a
>> subroutine and put the test code at the end. If the file is run
>> directly,
>> the test code will be executed. If the file is loaded on demand,
>> the test
>> code will not be executed. That's a purely accidental consequence
>> of how
>> things have been defined, but it's still prety neat.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave Engvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 12:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] newb question: multiple cnc program over
>> multiple*.ngc files
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> It would indeed be a nice feature if one could use a script to
>>> sequentially run a series of g-code files. :-)
>>>
>>> Dave
>>> On Mar 21, 2008, at 8:51 AM, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
>>>
>>>> rtwas wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> In the "Language Overview" section of the manual:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.2/html/gcode_main.html#cha:Language-
>>>>> Overview
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm seeing this line:
>>>>>
>>>>> "A single program may be in a single file, or a program may be
>>>>> spread
>>>>> across several files.".
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I suspect that they're referring to the idea that you can use
>>>> multiple
>>>> files to machine a single part. There is no feature that allows
>>>> you to
>>>> "include" or "chain" G-code files.
>>>>
>>>> What some people do is make separate G-code files for each tool or
>>>> process (roughing, finishing) they need. Since you don't lose
>>>> machine
>>>> position when you load a new file, you can split a long series of
>>>> steps
>>>> into multiple shorter files.
>>>>
>>>>> However the only way I can see to make use of g-code over multiple
>>>>> files
>>>>> is by using "m100-m199"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Custom M codes can't command any motion, and they aren't G-code
>>>> files,
>>>> they're external programs (as in computer programs - you could
>>>> run an
>>>> editor with an M code if you like).
>>>>
>>>> - Steve
>>>>
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