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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