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Displaying messages on the control's screen
You can also use the function FN16: F-PRINT to display any
messages from the NC program in a pop-up window on the
control's screen. This makes it easy to display explanatory texts,
including long texts, at any point in the program in a way that
the user has to react to them. You can also display Q-parameter
contents if the protocol description file contains such instructions.
For the message to appear on the control's screen, you need only
enter screen: as the name of the protocol file.
Example
96 FN 16: F-PRINT TNC:\MASK\MASK1.A/screen:
If the message has more lines than fit in the pop-up window, you
can use the arrow keys to page in the window.
To close the pop-up window, press the CE key. To have the program
close the window, program the following NC block:
Example
96 FN 16: F-PRINT TNC:\MASK\MASK1.A/SCLR:
If you output the same file multiple times in the
program, then, within the target file, the control adds
the current output after the previously output contents.
Exporting messages
The FN 16 function also enables you to save the log files externally.
Enter the complete target path in the FN 16 function:
Example
96 FN 16: F-PRINT TNC:\MSK\MSK1.A / PC325:\LOG\PRO1.TXT
If you output the same file multiple times in the
program, then, within the target file, the control adds
the current output after the previously output contents.
Entering the source or the target with parameters
You can enter the source file and the output file as Q parameters
or as QS parameters. For this purpose you previously define the
desired parameter in the NC program.
Further information:
In order for the control to recognize that you are working with Q
parameters, enter them in the FN16-function with the following
syntax:
Input
:'QS1'
:'QL3'.txt
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"Assign string parameters", page 444
Function
Set the QS parameter with preceding colon
and between single quotation marks
Specify additional file name extension for the
target file if required
Programming Q Parameters | Additional functions
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