Try
#<_current_depth> = [[#<_loop_count> + 1] * [#<_max_cut>]]


n Wed, 27 May 2009 23:50:12 +0100
 alan battersby <alan.batter...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Hi ,
> I am trying to generate gcode automatically but seem to have a problem.
> Can anyone tell me why I get the error message
> 
> near line 27  bad character '*' used
> 
> in this code running on axis on emc 2.4.0 simulator
> thanks
> Alan
> 
> (----------------------------------------)
> (Date: 27/05/2009 00:00:00)
> (Code for 3 Paths)
> (3 depth passes)
> (Work Rotates around A axis)
> (EMC GCode generated automatically)
> (----------------------------------------)
> O1000 sub     (Path 0)     <-------------------- not generated this yet.
> O1000 endsub     (End of Path 0)
>  
> O2000 sub     (Path 1)
> O2000 endsub     (End of Path 1)
>  
> O3000 sub     (Path 2)
> O3000 endsub     (End of Path 2)
>  
> (Loop to cut each path in turn)
> (Uses the following global variables)
>  #<_loop_count> = 0     (the current loop count)
>  #<_max_count> = 3     (the maximum loop count)
>  #<_max_cut> = 2     (the cutter depth increment for rough cuts)
>  #<_current_depth> = 0     (the current cutter depth)
>  #<_max_depth> = 5     (The maximum depth of paths in the model)
>  
> O4000 while [#<_loop_count> LT #<_max_count>]  
>  #<_current_depth> = [#<_loop_count> + 1] * [#<_max_cut>] 
> <-----------------  this is line 26 assume problem here
> O4100 if [#<_current_depth> GT #<_max_depth>]
>      #<_current_depth> = [#<_max_depth>]
> O4100 endif     (End of depth check)
>  
> O1000 call     (Call Path 0)
> O2000 call     (Call Path 1)
> O3000 call     (Call Path 2)
>  
> #<_loop_count>= [#<_loop_count>+1]
> O4000 endwhile     (End of cutter depth loop)
>  
> (Move up to safe height and zero position)
> G90
> G00 Z-10.0
> G00 X0.0 Y0.0 A0.0
> M2
> (-----End of Program-----)
> 
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