A daunting task indeed. Attached are the .fmt files that I've manipulated to generate a simplistic tooling report for our Bostomatic operators.
Below is a macro that I use to automate the printing of a tooling
report.
// Production_Milling 11.5 Windows 10/16/98 16:52:40 Macro File
// W:\MCL\TR.mcl Tool Report
//
// This macro does the following...
// ALT File, Print, Report, Step Info, Accept
//
// By typing ALT Macro, Execute and TR enter.
//
// Time permitting I'll assign this to a button on the
// Auxiliary bar...
//
AUTO_ANSWER[AA="OK"]// need OK to over write REPORT.TXT file
// this makes a tool sheet and saves it as REPORT.TXT
REPORT_STEP[SS=0, SB=0, IJ=1, FF="C:\\sm11\\MILL\\JOSRPT\\MSTEPRPT.FMT",
OF="C:\\sm11\\MILL\\MDATA\\REPORT.TXT", OD=1]
// this shells to DOS and loads the REPORT file into Edit Plus so I can
print it out for the operator
// When report is printed press Alt+F4 to exit Edit plus and return to
SC graphic screen again
SHELL[CMD_LN=STRTMP("C:\SM11\SHARED\wedplus.exe
..\\MILL\MDATA\\REPORT.TXT"), DP=0, WA=0]
AUTO_ANSWER[AA="OFF"]
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:33 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] Macro help please
Gary,
Customizing a report generator can be a daunting task. The syntax is not
very forgiving.
Report file formats are outlines starting on page 51 of the "SmartCAM
Customization Guide".
You can also refer to Technote 124 "Customizing the Report Generator in
v9.x" in the tec_supp directory of your SmartCAM v11 CD,
\TEC_SUPP\TECHNOTE\TECH.ZIP
There is also a "Report Assistant" application on the SmartCAM v11 CD,
\TEC_SUPP\PUBFILES\TOOLS\REP301B.ZIP
This is a freeware program written by Keith Knuth at CAMAX, described as
follows:
Report Assistant 3.0 is a 32 bit program that is intended to simplify
the
process of creating custom Job, Step, and Tool reports. By simply
pointing
and clicking on the items that you want to include in your report you
can
easily create an endless variety of reports.
Report Assistant is also intended as a learning tool. Once you have
created
several reports using Report Assistant you should start seeing how the
actual .FMT files are formatted and you can begin creating/editing
reports
by hand. Report Assistant does not take advantage of every customizing
feature available. Only most of them. By creating reports by hand you
can
take full advantage of all of these features.
This is a listing of the jos evaluator expressions required for the
information you outlined.
jos(step_num) step number
jos(tl_num) tool number, not the step
jos_str(st_desc) description from the step page
jos_str(st_notes) notes from the step page
jos_str(tm_notes) notes from the tool page
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Fred Lauzus, CAM Programming Coordinator
High Steel Structures, Incorporated
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://www.highsteel.com <http://www.highsteel.com/>
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-----Original Message-----
From: gary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 8:00 AM
To: Smartcam Users Group (E-mail)
Subject: [mfg-smartcam] Macro help please
I need help creating a report that includes the following.
Step report with the tool report including the information from the
"Edit
process Step"
Description, Step Notes, Tool Notes and finally the User Desc:
Ideally I would like the information organized in the following way.
Step 10 ....... (step report)
Tool 100...... (tool report)
Description..... (from edit process step)
Step Notes.....(from edit process step)
Tool notes.....(from edit process step)
User Desc:....(from edit process step)
Step 20 .......(from edit process step)
Tool 200......(step report)
Description.....(step report)
Step Notes.....(from edit process step)
Tool notes.....(from edit process step)
User Desc:....(from edit process step)
And so on
Any ideas or pointers would be apreciaded.
Regards,
Gary
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msteprpt.fmt
Description: msteprpt.fmt
mstepinf.fmt
Description: mstepinf.fmt
bosttool.fmt
Description: bosttool.fmt
