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Softkey definitions
Program call from the part
program: EXTCALL
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SINUMERIK 840Di sl/840D sl/840D Operating Manual HMI-Advanced (BAD) - 01/2008 Edition
Press the "Program overview" softkey in the Machine (and Program)
operating area to access the first three softkeys configured for
external network drives. If you have configured four softkeys, the
fourth one is displayed in the More bar when you press the "ETC" key.
If no softkeys are configured for external drives, the "Standard cycles",
"User cycles" and "Manufacturer cycles" softkeys can be found in the
appropriate places in the horizontal softkey bar.
It is possible to access files on network drives from a part program
using the EXTCALL command.
The programmer can set the source directory in the part program in
setting data
SD 42700: EXT_PROG_PATH, then specify the file name of the
subprogram to be loaded in the EXTCALL command.
The following supplementary conditions must be taken into account
with EXTCALL calls:
• With EXTCALL, you can only call files with the MPF or SPF
extension from a network drive.
• DOS naming conventions must be used for the files and paths:
Max. 25 characters for the name, 3 characters for the file
extension.
• A program unit is found on a network drive with the EXTCALL
command if
The search path in SD 42700: EXT_PROG_PATH points to the
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network drive or a directory contained on the network drive.
The program must be stored directly on that level, no
subdirectories are searched.
The correct location of the program is specified in the
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EXTCALL call itself by means of a fully qualified path that can
also point to a subdirectory of the network drive.
The search path is not restricted by means of SD 42700:
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EXT_PROG_PATH.
For further information about the EXTCALL command, please refer to:
/PGA/ Programming Guide Advanced, Chapter 2.
/FB/, K1 Description of functions "Execution from external source"
Machine operating area
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