Using script to create folder for prg and save part program

Been reading up on the script manual (PC-DMIS) 3.6 Basic Language Reference Manual) trying to figure out how to get the script to create a folder for the report, the .prg, and any other files associated with the program by serial number of the part.

For example:
PART#_DESCRIPTION_SERIAL#_DATE_TIME

The goal is to write a script contained in the .prg that, upon execution of the part program, will create a folder in a specified directory with the variable filename using the inputs from the part program and save the .prg with the same name.

How would I pass the information from the operator inputs of the part program into the script to make this happen?

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Rookie over 10 years ago

I know this thread is a bit old, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I have finally got the issue figured out.

Below is the code from the prg and the script:

This is the program code for the variables I wanted to pull in to the script to create the filename. I wanted the script to be generic enough to be implemented on the majority of the programs that we have to save on future editing time.

ASSIGN/VPART="blah_blah"
            ASSIGN/VREV="1"
            ASSIGN/VDESCRIPTION="CF34-10A_MILL_AND_MOLD"
            ASSIGN/VPROGRAMID="PI-0364"
            ASSIGN/VPROGRAMREV="A"
FPTRHARD   =FILE/OPEN,D:\CMM_PROGRAMS\PC-DMIS_SUPPORT_FILES\THIS_MACHINES_GLOBAL_SETTINGS\HARDWARE.TXT,READ
VLOCALHARDWARE=FILE/READLINE,FPTRHARD,{VHARDWARE}
            FILE/CLOSE,FPTRHARD,KEEP
FPTRSOFT   =FILE/OPEN,D:\CMM_PROGRAMS\PC-DMIS_SUPPORT_FILES\THIS_MACHINES_GLOBAL_SETTINGS\SOFTWARE.TXT,READ
VLOCALSOFTWARE=FILE/READLINE,FPTRSOFT,{VSOFTWARE}
            FILE/CLOSE,FPTRSOFT,KEEP
CSERIALNUMBER =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
            ENTER SERIAL NUMBER (15 CHARACTERS MAX)
            ASSIGN/VSERIALNUMBER=CSERIALNUMBER.INPUT
            IF/CSERIALNUMBER.INPUT == 0
            ASSIGN/VSERIALNUMBER=" "
            END_IF/
CCMMOPERATOR =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
            ENTER CMM OPERATOR ID
            ASSIGN/VCMMOPERATOR=CCMMOPERATOR.INPUT
            IF/CCMMOPERATOR.INPUT == 0
            ASSIGN/VCMMOPERATOR=" "
            END_IF/
CCUSTOM    =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
            ENTER TOOL
            ASSIGN/VCUSTOM=CCUSTOM.INPUT
            IF/CCUSTOM.INPUT == 0
            ASSIGN/VCUSTOM=" "
            END_IF/
CREMARKS   =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
            ENTER OPTIONAL REMARKS IF DESIRED (30 CHARACTERS MAX)
            ASSIGN/VREMARKS=CREMARKS.INPUT
            IF/CREMARKS.INPUT == 0
            ASSIGN/VREMARKS=" "
            END_IF/
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=43 ; Part : VPART
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=7 ; Rev : VREV
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=43 ; Description : VDESCRIPTION
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=16 ; Serial Number : VSERIALNUMBER
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=11 ; Operator : VCMMOPERATOR
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=16 ; Tool : VCUSTOM
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=30 ; Remarks : VREMARKS
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=11 ; Program ID : VPROGRAMID
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=22 ; Hardware : VHARDWARE
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=22 ; Software : VSOFTWARE
            ASSIGN/VDATE=SYSTEMDATE("dd''MMM''yyyy")
            ASSIGN/VTIME=SYSTEMTIME("hh''mm")

And this is the script for the script call that is right below the VTIME line:

Sub Main

'Declares the File System Object And Instantiates it
Dim  objFSO
Set  objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Declares PC-DMIS As the Active Program/Application
Dim PCDApp, PCDPartProgram, PCDCommands, PCDCommand, retval
Set PCDApp = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")
Set Part = PCDApp.ActivePartProgram
Set PCDCommands = PCDPartProgram.Commands

'Declares Variables from the prg As Objects

Dim VPART As Object
Dim VDESCRIPTION As Object
Dim VSERIALNUMBER As Object
Dim VDATE As Object
Dim VTIME As Object
Dim RESULTS As String


'Pulls the variables from the prg

Set  VPART = Part.GetVariableValue ("VPART")
Set  VDESCRIPTION = Part.GetVariableValue ("VDESCRIPTION")
Set VSERIALNUMBER = Part.GetVariableValue ("VSERIALNUMBER")
Set VDATE = Part.GetVariableValue ("VDATE")
Set  VTIME = Part.GetVariableValue ("VTIME")

'Declares the Filepath, Folder, And the Filename As a String

strPath = Part.Path     'Uses the prg path As the path For the folder


'Sets the folder Name And the Path For the Folder
strFolderName = VPART.StringValue & "_" & VDESCRIPTION.StringValue & "_" & VSERIALNUMBER.StringValue & "_" & VDATE.StringValue & "_" & VTIME.StringValue
strFolder = strPath & "RESULTS\" & strFolderName

'This command creates the folder
Set objFolder = objFSO.CreateFolder(strFolder)

End Sub

Thanks everyone for all of the help.

Reply

Rookie over 10 years ago

ASSIGN/VPART="blah_blah"
            ASSIGN/VREV="1"
            ASSIGN/VDESCRIPTION="CF34-10A_MILL_AND_MOLD"
            ASSIGN/VPROGRAMID="PI-0364"
            ASSIGN/VPROGRAMREV="A"
FPTRHARD   =FILE/OPEN,D:\CMM_PROGRAMS\PC-DMIS_SUPPORT_FILES\THIS_MACHINES_GLOBAL_SETTINGS\HARDWARE.TXT,READ
VLOCALHARDWARE=FILE/READLINE,FPTRHARD,{VHARDWARE}
            FILE/CLOSE,FPTRHARD,KEEP
FPTRSOFT   =FILE/OPEN,D:\CMM_PROGRAMS\PC-DMIS_SUPPORT_FILES\THIS_MACHINES_GLOBAL_SETTINGS\SOFTWARE.TXT,READ
VLOCALSOFTWARE=FILE/READLINE,FPTRSOFT,{VSOFTWARE}
            FILE/CLOSE,FPTRSOFT,KEEP
CSERIALNUMBER =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
            ENTER SERIAL NUMBER (15 CHARACTERS MAX)
            ASSIGN/VSERIALNUMBER=CSERIALNUMBER.INPUT
            IF/CSERIALNUMBER.INPUT == 0
            ASSIGN/VSERIALNUMBER=" "
            END_IF/
CCMMOPERATOR =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
            ENTER CMM OPERATOR ID
            ASSIGN/VCMMOPERATOR=CCMMOPERATOR.INPUT
            IF/CCMMOPERATOR.INPUT == 0
            ASSIGN/VCMMOPERATOR=" "
            END_IF/
CCUSTOM    =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
            ENTER TOOL
            ASSIGN/VCUSTOM=CCUSTOM.INPUT
            IF/CCUSTOM.INPUT == 0
            ASSIGN/VCUSTOM=" "
            END_IF/
CREMARKS   =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
            ENTER OPTIONAL REMARKS IF DESIRED (30 CHARACTERS MAX)
            ASSIGN/VREMARKS=CREMARKS.INPUT
            IF/CREMARKS.INPUT == 0
            ASSIGN/VREMARKS=" "
            END_IF/
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=43 ; Part : VPART
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=7 ; Rev : VREV
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=43 ; Description : VDESCRIPTION
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=16 ; Serial Number : VSERIALNUMBER
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=11 ; Operator : VCMMOPERATOR
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=16 ; Tool : VCUSTOM
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=30 ; Remarks : VREMARKS
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=11 ; Program ID : VPROGRAMID
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=22 ; Hardware : VHARDWARE
            TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=22 ; Software : VSOFTWARE
            ASSIGN/VDATE=SYSTEMDATE("dd''MMM''yyyy")
            ASSIGN/VTIME=SYSTEMTIME("hh''mm")

And this is the script for the script call that is right below the VTIME line:

Sub Main

'Declares the File System Object And Instantiates it
Dim  objFSO
Set  objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Declares PC-DMIS As the Active Program/Application
Dim PCDApp, PCDPartProgram, PCDCommands, PCDCommand, retval
Set PCDApp = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")
Set Part = PCDApp.ActivePartProgram
Set PCDCommands = PCDPartProgram.Commands

'Declares Variables from the prg As Objects

Dim VPART As Object
Dim VDESCRIPTION As Object
Dim VSERIALNUMBER As Object
Dim VDATE As Object
Dim VTIME As Object
Dim RESULTS As String


'Pulls the variables from the prg

Set  VPART = Part.GetVariableValue ("VPART")
Set  VDESCRIPTION = Part.GetVariableValue ("VDESCRIPTION")
Set VSERIALNUMBER = Part.GetVariableValue ("VSERIALNUMBER")
Set VDATE = Part.GetVariableValue ("VDATE")
Set  VTIME = Part.GetVariableValue ("VTIME")

'Declares the Filepath, Folder, And the Filename As a String

strPath = Part.Path     'Uses the prg path As the path For the folder


'Sets the folder Name And the Path For the Folder
strFolderName = VPART.StringValue & "_" & VDESCRIPTION.StringValue & "_" & VSERIALNUMBER.StringValue & "_" & VDATE.StringValue & "_" & VTIME.StringValue
strFolder = strPath & "RESULTS\" & strFolderName

'This command creates the folder
Set objFolder = objFSO.CreateFolder(strFolder)

End Sub

Thanks everyone for all of the help.

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