[Emc-users] newb question: multiple cnc program over multiple *.ngc files

2008-03-20 Thread rtwas
Hello, In the "Language Overview" section of the manual: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.2/html/gcode_main.html#cha:Language-Overview I'm seeing this line: "A single program may be in a single file, or a program may be spread across several files.". However the only way I can see to make use o

Re: [Emc-users] newb question: multiple cnc program over multiple *.ngc files

2008-03-21 Thread Jim Coleman
I'm pretty sure it's reffered to as O words, my understanding is that it should open a program and run it within a program, but ive never done it in EMC. On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:33 AM, rtwas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > In the "Language Overview" section of the manual: > > > http://w

Re: [Emc-users] newb question: multiple cnc program over multiple *.ngc files

2008-03-21 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
rtwas wrote: >Hello, > >In the "Language Overview" section of the manual: > >http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.2/html/gcode_main.html#cha:Language-Overview > >I'm seeing this line: > >"A single program may be in a single file, or a program may be spread >across several files.". > > I suspect that

Re: [Emc-users] newb question: multiple cnc program over multiple *.ngc files

2008-03-21 Thread Dave Engvall
Hi, It would indeed be a nice feature if one could use a script to sequentially run a series of g-code files. :-) Dave On Mar 21, 2008, at 8:51 AM, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: > rtwas wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> In the "Language Overview" section of the manual: >> >> http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2

Re: [Emc-users] newb question: multiple cnc program over multiple *.ngc files

2008-03-21 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Dave Engvall wrote: >Hi, >It would indeed be a nice feature if one could use a script to >sequentially run a series of g-code files. :-) > > There is a script that runs a single g-code file. I'm sure it could be extended to run more than one. it's called jdi.py, and it's available somewher

Re: [Emc-users] newb question: multiple cnc program over multiple*.ngc files

2008-03-21 Thread Kenneth Lerman
ve Engvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] newb question: multiple cnc program over multiple*.ngc files > Hi, > It would indeed be a nice feature if one could use a script

Re: [Emc-users] newb question: multiple cnc program over multiple*.ngc files

2008-03-21 Thread Dave Engvall
est code will be executed. If the file is loaded on demand, > the test > code will not be executed. That's a purely accidental consequence > of how > things have been defined, but it's still prety neat. > > Ken > > - Original Message - > From: &qu