Using input comment from program in basic script

You can refer to this script below that I made for another user yesterday, and see if this will help you. Let me know if you need help.

Dim <your variable> As String for the Serial

Set <your variable> = DmisPart.SerialNumber

Then append it to the filepath/filename  "D:\temp\" & PartName & "_" & PartSerial & "_" & currentDateTime & ".xml"

There is also a method of just DmisPart.Name that copies the exact program file name if you want the entire name to be the same, but I believe it also includes the .PRG at the end. Basically the name on the top left of the edit window is what gets used.

Sub Main

Dim DmisApp As Object
Dim DmisPart As Object  
Dim PartSerial As String
Dim PartName As String

Set DmisApp = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")
Set DmisPart = DmisApp.ActivePartProgram
Set PartSerial = DmisPart.SerialNumber
Set PartName = DmisPart.PartName

Dim currentDateTime
    currentDateTime = Format(Now, "yyyyMMdd_HHmmss")

Dim exportPath As String
    exportPath  = "D:\temp\" & PartName & "_" & PartSerial & "_" & currentDateTime & ".xml"

DmisPart.ExportToXML ExportPath

For an actual comment input to be pulled from your program

'In the Edit Window code
C1         =COMMENT/INPUT,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,
            Enter Serial Number
            ASSIGN/V1=C1.INPUT

'Basic Script portion
Dim DmisApp As Object
Set DmisApp = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")
Dim DmisPart As Object
Set DmisPart = DmisApp.ActivePartProgram
Dim PartSerial As String
Set PartSerial = DmisPart.GetVariableValue("V1")

Dim SavePath As String
    SavePath = "D:\YourPath\" & "Filename" & PartSerial & "

I'm getting closer to it working. Here is an example of the script I'm using. I'm getting the error "ole automation object does not have a default value" on line 12. Any ideas? I'm very new to scripting and have been basically piecing together forum scripts to get what I need.

Sub Main()
Dim PCDApp, PCDPartPrograms, PCDPartProgram

Set PCDApp = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")
Set PCDPartPrograms = PCDApp.PartPrograms
Set PCDPartProgram = PCDApp.ActivePartProgram
Dim Cmds As Object
Dim Cmd As Object
Set Cmds = PCDPartProgram.Commands

Dim sernum As String	
Set sernum = PCDPartProgram.GetVariableValue("V1")
If sernum <> "" Then
  newname = PCDPartProgram.Path & PCDPartProgram.PartName & "_" & sernum & ".PRG"
  retval = PCDPartProgram.SaveAs(newname)
End If

For Each Cmd In Cmds
If Cmd.Type = ASSIGNMENT Then
   If Cmd.GetText(DEST_EXPR, 0) = "SERNO" Then
      bln = Cmd.PutText("""" + sernum + """", SRC_EXPR, 0)
      Cmd.ReDraw
   End If
End If
Next Cmd

' Cleanup
Set PCDPartProgram = Nothing
Set PCDPartPrograms = Nothing
Set PCDApp = Nothing
End Sub

You are dimensioning sernum as string, however "PCDPartProgram.GetVariableValue("V1")" does not return a string. It returns an object of type "variable". You need to dimension sernum as object. 

ex.

Dim sernum as Object
Set sernum = PCDPartProgram.GetVariableValue("V1")
If sernum.StringValue <> "" Then
    '
    '
End If

I'm now getting the same error, but on line 14

Sub Main()
Dim PCDApp, PCDPartPrograms, PCDPartProgram

Set PCDApp = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")
Set PCDPartPrograms = PCDApp.PartPrograms
Set PCDPartProgram = PCDApp.ActivePartProgram
Dim Cmds As Object
Dim Cmd As Object
Set Cmds = PCDPartProgram.Commands

Dim sernum As Object  
Set sernum = PCDPartProgram.GetVariableValue("V1")
If sernum.StringValue <> "" Then  
newname = PCDPartProgram.Path & PCDPartProgram.PartName & "_" & sernum & ".PRG"
  retval = PCDPartProgram.SaveAs(newname)
End If

For Each Cmd In Cmds
If Cmd.Type = ASSIGNMENT Then
   If Cmd.GetText(DEST_EXPR, 0) = "SERNO" Then
      bln = Cmd.PutText("""" + sernum + """", SRC_EXPR, 0)
      Cmd.ReDraw
   End If
End If
Next Cmd

' Cleanup
Set PCDPartProgram = Nothing
Set PCDPartPrograms = Nothing
Set PCDApp = Nothing
End Sub

I just ran this script and got no errors, but it did not create a program for me. Can you tell me if anything else stands out as far as errors?

This works for me but I changed the variable statement to SerialNumber. So I know what we need to work on now.

Sub Main()
Dim PCDApp, PCDPartPrograms, PCDPartProgram

Set PCDApp = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")
Set PCDPartPrograms = PCDApp.PartPrograms
Set PCDPartProgram = PCDApp.ActivePartProgram
Dim Cmds As Object
Dim Cmd As Object
Set Cmds = PCDPartProgram.Commands
Dim PartProgramPath As String
Set PartProgramPath = PCDPartProgram.Path

Dim sernum As String	
Set sernum = PCDPartProgram.SerialNumber
If sernum <> "" Then
newname = PCDPartProgram.Path & PCDPartProgram.PartName & "_" & sernum & ".PRG"
  retval = PCDPartProgram.SaveAs(newname)
End If


For Each Cmd In Cmds
If Cmd.Type = ASSIGNMENT Then
   If Cmd.GetText(DEST_EXPR, 0) = "SERNO" Then
      bln = Cmd.PutText("""" + sernum + """", SRC_EXPR, 0)
      Cmd.ReDraw
   End If
End If
Next Cmd

' Cleanup
Set PCDPartProgram = Nothing
Set PCDPartPrograms = Nothing
Set PCDApp = Nothing
End Sub

No, that's the only error I get when running. I don't have much experience with scripts, so I can't really help other than what errors PC-DMIS gives me. I appreciate your help though.

This works. The issue was that I had to execute the program before I ran the script to generate the variable value. That may be what was happening to you.

And using sernum in the file name needs to be sernum.StringValue, since the type is still an object, it'll produce nothing.

Sub Main()
Dim PCDApp, PCDPartPrograms, PCDPartProgram

Set PCDApp = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")
Set PCDPartPrograms = PCDApp.PartPrograms
Set PCDPartProgram = PCDApp.ActivePartProgram
Dim Cmds As Object
Dim Cmd As Object
Set Cmds = PCDPartProgram.Commands

Dim sernum As Object
Set sernum = PCDPartProgram.GetVariableValue("V1")
If sernum.StringValue <> "" Then
newname = PCDPartProgram.Path & PCDPartProgram.PartName & "_" & sernum.StringValue & ".PRG"
  retval = PCDPartProgram.SaveAs(newname)
End If


For Each Cmd In Cmds
If Cmd.Type = ASSIGNMENT Then
   If Cmd.GetText(DEST_EXPR, 0) = "SERNO" Then
      bln = Cmd.PutText("""" + sernum + """", SRC_EXPR, 0)
      Cmd.ReDraw
   End If
End If
Next Cmd

' Cleanup
Set PCDPartProgram = Nothing
Set PCDPartPrograms = Nothing
Set PCDApp = Nothing
End Sub

That got it. Thank you so much!!

FYI. The error message is because the object of type "Variable" does not have a default value assigned to it. If you were to output the PCDApp object it does and would return the string value "PCDLRN". With no default value, trying to output it or check the value of it will return an error. The documentation for the COM model for PC-DMIS doesn't always provide all the information one would like. A lot of it will be trial and error. I like to create a reference to the library in excel and browse through the object model (F2). That may help.

Hello,
what exactly do you want to do with this section of the script?
Looks like he writes the serial number that he extracted from the ASSIGNMENT "V1" into the ASSIGNMENT "SERNO" if it exists.

Furthermore, this should be called sernum.StringValue, which shows me that this block isn't running anyway. I think you can just remove the whole block

For Each Cmd In Cmds
If Cmd.Type = ASSIGNMENT Then
   If Cmd.GetText(DEST_EXPR, 0) = "SERNO" Then
      bln = Cmd.PutText("""" + sernum + """", SRC_EXPR, 0)
      Cmd.ReDraw
   End If
End If
Next Cmd

Hello,
what exactly do you want to do with this section of the script?
Looks like he writes the serial number that he extracted from the ASSIGNMENT "V1" into the ASSIGNMENT "SERNO" if it exists.

Furthermore, this should be called sernum.StringValue, which shows me that this block isn't running anyway. I think you can just remove the whole block

For Each Cmd In Cmds
If Cmd.Type = ASSIGNMENT Then
   If Cmd.GetText(DEST_EXPR, 0) = "SERNO" Then
      bln = Cmd.PutText("""" + sernum + """", SRC_EXPR, 0)
      Cmd.ReDraw
   End If
End If
Next Cmd