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

The previous code worked, but was unstable. I have a revised version below for anyone who is interested...

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
strFolder = strPath & "\RESULTS\" & strFolderName

If Not objFSO.FolderExists(strFolder) Then

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

End If

'CLEANUP And SCRIPT Close
Set PART = Nothing
Set PCDApp = Nothing


End Sub

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Rookie over 10 years ago

The previous code worked, but was unstable. I have a revised version below for anyone who is interested...

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
strFolder = strPath & "\RESULTS\" & strFolderName

If Not objFSO.FolderExists(strFolder) Then

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

End If

'CLEANUP And SCRIPT Close
Set PART = Nothing
Set PCDApp = Nothing


End Sub

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