A Reference Manual for Cypress Script - HTH

I know as a person who has struggled from day one on how to program Pc-DMIS and then try to incorporate scripting on top of that, that a quick reference manual can be your best friend. Now there is the "F1" mentality, which isn't wrong, but some people just prefer to have a manual sitting infront of them. I came across this and if I am not allowed to post it, then please remove it. As the document is free to reference but the software costs money, I was hoping it wouldn't be a problem. So here is the link to the 140 page "Language Reference" manual for Cypress. I hope this can at least ease the transition for some into incorporating and writing their own scripts into Pc-DMIS programs.

http://www.cypressinc.com/enduser.pdf

Sometimes there isn't someone to ask and your company doesn't want to spend the money.

ewe0006 over 10 years ago

Cool stuff, thank you for the link!

Another fantastic reference are the PC-DMIS core manuals, which are available at the Wilcox FTP site (all are version specific.) These are roughly 2,000 pages each with information on about every aspect of PC-DMIS, including PC-DMIS specific calls that would not be present in the Cypress manual.
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AndersI over 10 years ago

The Cypress manual is included in the PC-DMIS Help, which gets installed with the rest of the program. Just open PC-DMIS Help, look in the Contents list for PC-DMIS BASIC Language and you will find everything there.

There's really no need to go to the ftp site, as the PDF Manual is exactly the same as the Help File, just printed out to a PDF.
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Rploughe over 10 years ago

AndersI, I agree there is no need and all the information you may need is in the help file. I just figured some would like to have it all in one easily portable location. I admit it that i sit and scrounge through the manual while eating lunch, or have some free time. I can either do it on my phone, or look at the manual. Sometimes Pc-DMIS isn't sitting infront of me.
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AndersI over 10 years ago

Sometimes Pc-DMIS isn't sitting infront of me.

Sacrilege!

Jokes aside, yes I understand, I just wanted to point out that all the content is already at your fingertips in your computer. It's not as the information is missing from PC-DMIS...
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Rploughe over 10 years ago

Well i am sure we all know that Pc-DMIS is a well oiled and finely tuned software that performs to our satisfaction and is very user friendly. *Throws blanket over sacrificial altar and puts away the hammer and duct tape* I mean who could ask for more?

Jokes completely intended.
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ewe0006 over 10 years ago

There's really no need to go to the ftp site, as the PDF Manual is exactly the same as the Help File, just printed out to a PDF.

There's just something about an single all-encompassing PDF document, almost like a good book, that is just far more intuitive to me personally than digging through a CHM file.
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DaSalo over 10 years ago

There's just something about an single all-encompassing PDF document, almost like a good book, that is just far more intuitive to me personally than digging through a CHM file.

+1

I have become aware of many tips and functions while reading through the documentation cover to cover as a PDF on my ipad that I would have never encountered if I had limited myself to searching the CHM.
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ewe0006 over 10 years ago

reading through the documentation cover to cover

I think you might need some new hobbies
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