Creating A Datum Table; Opening And Editing A Datum Table - HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 User Manual

Special functions | Datum table

Creating a datum table

To create a new datum table:
Switch to the Programming operating mode
Press the PGM MGT key
Press the NEW FILE soft key
The control opens the New file window where
you can enter the file name.
Enter the file name with the file type *.d
Confirm with the ENT key
The control opens the New file window where
you can select the unit of measure.
Press the MM soft key
The control opens the datum table.
The names of tables and table columns must start with
a letter and must not contain an arithmetic operator
(e.g., +). Due to SQL commands, these characters can
cause problems when data are input or read.
Further information: "Accessing tables with SQL
statements", Page 330

Opening and editing a datum table

After you have changed a value in a datum table, you
must save the change with the ENT key. Otherwise,
the change will not be taken into account when the
NC program is executed.
To open and edit a datum table:
Press the PGM MGT key
Select the desired datum table
The control opens the datum table.
Select the row you wish to edit
Save your input, e.g. by pressing the ENT key.
To delete the value from the input field, press the CE key.
The control displays the following functions in the soft-key row:
Soft key Function
Select the table start
Select the table end
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