Pete,
I wrote a macro which performs a similar function. I don't know if the logic here will
allow decimals. It takes a grouped quantity of profiles (they must be chained) and
names them Prof1, Prof2, Prof3, etc, and also counts the # of profiles (variable
#no_prof, near the end of the macro) in the group to use as a counter in a while
statement.
The "while" statement uses the counter like this: WHILE(#no_prof>0)
The profiles are identified inside the "while" statement like this:
...EL=STRTMP("Prof_%no_prof"),...
Maybe you can get some ideas by studying it:
// Production_Milling 11.01
// c:\sc_macro\NAME_PR.mcl
// CREATED: 10/31/00
// BY: Chris kocourek
//
STRING:#prof_name
//Get element number of first element in group
#elmt=GRP(1)
//Get element number of last element in group
// to use in WHILE statement
#last_grp=GRP(0)+#elmt-1
NEW_GRP[]
//Keep count of # of profiles
#prof_count=1
WHILE(#elmt<#last_grp)
PROF_GRP[AR=0, EL=#elmt]
#prof_name=STRTMP("Prof_%prof_count")
//Get starting element in profile
#PROFSE=GRP(1)
//Get ending element in profile
#PROFEE=GRP(GRP(0))
//Name profile
NAME_ELMT[EL=#PROFSE, EN=STRTMP("%prof_name")]
NEW_GRP[]
//Step counter to next element after profile
#elmt=#elmt+(#PROFEE-#PROFSE)+1
//Step profile counter
#prof_count=#prof_count+1
ENDW
//Get # of profiles
#no_prof=#prof_count-1
PAUSE[TX="Macro is finished", LR=9, LC=40, SR=3, SC=5, PT=0]
#PROFSE=1000000
#PROFEE=1000000
#prof_count=1000000
#grp_count=1000000
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Ruehle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 9:05 AM
To: 'Kelly D. Grills'; 'SmartCam Forum'
Cc: Pete Ruehle
Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] combining strings & variables
Kelly:
#count=1
#pw_hd="pock"
#pw_tail="wid"
while(#count<=8)
#wid=strtmp("#%pw_hd%count%pw_tail")
<do other stuff here>
#count=#count+1
endw
The problem here is that, even though #wid = #pock1wid, it is a string
variable and can not be used in any mathematical statements. #pock1wid was
previously assigned a decimal value but the strtmp command makes #wid a
string. Any ideas? Can a string variable be converted to decimal???
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: Kelly D. Grills [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:26 PM
To: 'SmartCam Forum'
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [mfg-smartcam] combining strings & variables
On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 11:14:39AM -0400, Pete Ruehle wrote:
>
> Never mind. I think I have something.
<snip>
Just curious, what did ya' come up with?
Kelly
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