To have more control of you operator comments, have the User Command call a
custom section to format and output the comment.

i.e. Sample user command text

@COMMENT(#comment=OPERATOR MESSAGE)



You need support for this in your .tmp file. Declare a string variable for
your
comments in the @DECLARE section (add this section if not already present).

@DECLARE
#STR #comment


You then need to add the custom template section that is to be called by the
User Command.

@COMMENT
#OFFBLK(#comment)#ONBLK


As to your other question, to the best of my knowledge there is no way to
control the printer orientation using the macro language alone.


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 Fred Lauzus, CAM Programming Coordinator
 High Steel Structures, Incorporated
 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.highsteel.com
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-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 11:02 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [mfg-smartcam] Text message help




Help!!  I would like to leave a text message in the middle of a program but
need
to exclude the block number as required by the machine control.  Is there an
option similar to #OFFBLK that can do this from within a User Event?

While I am here, I guess I will ask for more help.  Is it possible to pick
the
Landscape option when printing graphics from within a Macro?

It is nice to know that there is a knowledge pool available long after
Smartcam
was discontinued.  Thanks for all of the help.  Just reading other threads
is a
great benefit to me.

Sean Bett


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