> True, but you can use a * or | or / or \ or some unused character. In
> Excel
> you can define the separator.
> The gist is that the the software is set up to handle 16 fields or
> arguments.
Now why would you want to do that?
' ' (space) is just as good separator as any, you can still import in Excel
if you want.
Having the field name (letter) followed by a number is a lot more flexible
and easier to read (and you can always sort the lines as you like).
That way you're limited to the number of letters (at least 32, not using
special chars). Just use your own letters for the things you want to keep
there.
It's also a bit daft to force everyone else to type 10-14 empty separators.
Another thought is to do the comma separation in the comment (use ; as the
separation char)
Then you have:
T3 P3 D0.201000 Z+1.273000 ;#7 tap; drill;C15-drawer; whatever
That way emc2 doesn't care about what's after the ; and you can still put
things as you like there (and as many as you like).
Regards,
Alex
> Fields will be defined as time goes on, but the user might want
> to use the last few for own descriptions or for manipulation by other
> software. Keeping all the tool info in one place and in plain text sounds
> like a good idea.
>
> Roland
>
>
>
>
> 2010/1/6 Andy Pugh <a...@andypugh.fsnet.co.uk>
>
>> 2010/1/6 Roland Jollivet <roland.jolli...@gmail.com>:
>> >
>> > Just poking in here, but why not use comma delineators.
>> ...
>> > One can still use a prefferred editor or spreadsheet
>>
>> Comma delimited data can cause problems for spreadsheets with
>> localisation where the decimal separator is a comma. Probably not an
>> issue internally to EMC, but it can cause issues when you transfer to
>> other software for whatever reason.
>>
>> --
>> atp
>>
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