This is my solution to get run time of multiple CMMs . I'm using this for a while and had no issues at all.
It creates CSV file: (date)10/06/14,(time when finished)08:45,(run time)4.9,(shift)1 Shift,(machine)Sheffield 2,(program)T block op 80)
Shifts are 6AM-2:30PM;2:30PM-11PM;11PM-6AM.
N: is location on server.
.........Program.........
STARTUP =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:USE_PART_SETUP,LIST=YES
ALIGNMENT/END
ASSIGN/STR_TIMER=""
CS10 =SCRIPT/FILENAME= C:\USERS\PUBLIC\DOCUMENTS\WAI\PC-DMIS\2013\BAS\TIMER.BAS
FUNCTION/Main,SHOW=YES,,
STARTSCRIPT/
ENDSCRIPT/
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your routine here
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CS5 =SCRIPT/FILENAME= C:\USERS\PUBLIC\DOCUMENTS\WAI\PC-DMIS\2013\BAS\CMM LOAD.BAS
FUNCTION/Main,SHOW=YES,,
STARTSCRIPT/
ENDSCRIPT/
PROGRAM/END
.............TIMER.BAS contents...........
Sub Main
'connect To PCD program
Dim ObjApp As Object
Dim ObjPart As Object
Set ObjApp = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")
Set ObjPart = ObjApp.ActivePartProgram
Dim Vavt As String 'Records Start
Vavt = Timer
Dim Vav As Object
Set Vav = ObjPart.GetVariableValue("STR_TIMER")
Vav.StringValue = Vavt
ObjPart.SetVariableValue "STR_TIMER" ,Vav 'returns start time To program
End Sub
........CMM LOAD.BAS contents........
Sub main
'connect To PCD program
Dim ObjApp As Object
Dim ObjPart As Object
Set ObjApp = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")
Set ObjPart = ObjApp.ActivePartProgram
Dim Varp As String
Varp = ObjPart.PartName 'Name of run part
Dim Varm As String
Varm = "Sheffield 2" 'CMM #
Dim Vart As String
Set Vart = ObjPart.GetVariableValue("STR_TIMER")'Reads start time from variable
Dim Dlx As String 'Current date
Dlx = DateValue(Now)
Dly = Format (Dlx , "mm/dd/yy")
Dim Tts As String'Finish time
Tts = TimeValue(Now)
Th = Format (Tts , "h")
Tm = Format (Tts , "n")
Td = Th*60+Tm
Tts = Format(Tts,"hh:nn")
Dim Tx As String'finding out a shift
If Td > 360 And Td < 870 Then
Tx = 1
ElseIf Td > 870 And Td < 1380 Then
Tx = 2
Else
Tx = 3
End If
Dl1 = Format(Date,"yyyy")'Loop For jobs started before midnight (date)
DL2 =Format(Date,"m")
Dl3 =Format(Date,"d")
If Tx = 3 And Td > 1380 Then
Dly = DateSerial(Dl1,DL2,DL3+1)
Dly = Format(Dly , "mm/dd/yy")
End If
Dim Vnow As Single
Vnow = Timer
Dim Vrun As Single
If Vnow < Vart.StringValue Then'Loop For jobs started before midnight (cycle time)
Vrun = Vnow + 86400 -Vart.StringValue
Else
Vrun = Vnow-Vart.StringValue
End If
'Converting seconds To minutes
Dim Tt As Double
Tt = Vrun/60
Tt= Format (Tt ,"00.0")
Tt = CStr(Tt)
Dim Ttx As String
Ttx = Tt
Dim RunCyc As String
'Processing data
RunCyc = Dly+ ","+Tts+","+Ttx +"," +Tx+" Shift"+ ","+Varm+","+Varp
On Error GoTo skip1
'Saving new data
Open "N:\CMM\Data\CMM Load.txt" For Append As #1
Print #1, RunCyc
Close #1
GoTo skip2
'Emergency Loop
skip1:
On Error GoTo skip2
'Saving new data
Open "C:\Data\CMM Load 1.txt" For Append As #2
Print #2, RunCyc
Close #2
skip2:
End Sub