10
Programming: Special functions
10.6 Freely definable tables
Editing the table format
Press the EDIT FORMAT soft key (2nd soft-key level): The TNC
opens the editor form, in which the table structure is shown.
The meanings of the structure commands (header entries) are
shown in the following table.
Structure
command
Available
columns:
Move before:
Name
Column type
Default value
Width
Primary key
Language-
sensitive column
name
342
Meaning
List of all columns contained in the
table
The entry highlighted in Available
columns is moved in front of this
column
Column name: Is displayed in the
header
TEXT: Text entry
SIGN: Sign + or -
BIN: Binary number
DEC: Decimal, positive, complete
number (cardinal number)
HEX: Hexadecimal number
INT: Complete number
LENGTH: Length (is converted in inch
programs)
FEED: Feed rate (mm/min or 0.1 inch/
min)
IFEED: Feed rate (mm/min or inch/min)
FLOAT: Floating-point number
BOOL: Logical value
INDEX: Index
TSTAMP: Fixed format for date and time
Default value for the fields in this
column
Width of the column (number of
characters)
First table column
Language-sensitive dialogs
TNC 320 | User's Manual HEIDENHAIN Conversational Programming | 5/2013