I think this is what you want......
STRING:#VAR1
STRING:#VAR2
#VAR2=STRTMP("FLAT%#VAR1")
MERGE[FN=STRTMP("w:\\360\\FLATS\\%VAR2"), FT=2, XS=0, YS=0, ZS=0]
// need help on this line
Greg King
Group Leader
Manufacturing Services
Rittal Corporation
937-399-0500 Ext. 3371
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Senack [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 12:36 AM
> To: SmartCAM User Group
> Subject: [mfg-smartcam] V11.5 macro help
>
>
> Could anybody out there show me a way to get a string variable into the
> ending part of a file name.
> Below is my attempt.
> What I would like is for this macro to prompt me to enter a two digit
> number like 052 and place it on the drive path & partial file name in the
> MERGE command. So the file name would go from this
> "w:\\360\\FLATS\\flat???" (where the ??? would be the string variable) to
> this "w:\\360\\FLATS\\flat052"
>
> // Advanced_Wedm 11.5 Windows 10/16/98 16:48:10 Macro File
> // w:\mcl\mf.mcl
> // CREATED: 03/18/00
> //
> //
> STRING: #VAR1
> //
> MERGE[FN="w:\\360\\FLATS\\flat #VAR1", FT=2, XS=0, YS=0, ZS=0] // need
> help on this line
> //
> VIEW_ANGLE[A1=0, A2=0, VA=2, VP=0, RS=1, WP=0]
> VIEW_ANGLE[A1=0, A2=0, VA=2, VP=0, RS=1, WP=0]
>
> Below is a sample from another macro that I've made using the Pause box to
> appear to enter a numeric value.
> This would be what I would like happen for a string variable input without
> any checking.
>
> // check HEIGHT variable
> //
> WHILE(#HEIGHT<=0)// check HEIGHT to see if it is bigger then zero
> // the \n acts a c/r page 66 Automating SmartCAM with Macros
> PAUSE[TX="ERROR: The HEIGHT of the dimension must\n
> be greater then zero!", PT=1] // Include box cancel
> option
> #HEIGHT=1000000 // this resets HEIGHT variable to an unknown value
> ENDW
> //
>
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>
> Michael Senack,
> Your local friendly neighborhood CNC Programmer.
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