Variables in Print command for csv file naming.

Change AUTO to APPEND in your print command...

Also, go to File>Printing>Report Window Print Setup and make sure there aren't any options selected.  The routine itself can have different print settings than the print command, going through the menu shows you the routine's settings, editing (F9) the print command shows you the print command's settings.

If you've made those changes and everything looks correct but it still prompts you for a file location when printing then it is probably a permissions problem (you may not have permission to write to the location), or your file path doesn't exist (check for mistakes where you define the file path).

Thank you so much for the reply.

Not having problems with pdf files not trying to append them.

The problem is with appending the csv file with variable data defining the file name.

If I just have fixed name it appends to that file just fine. If I put variables in the file name it stops every part and brings up save dialog.

Any thoughts would be appreciated

I think it may have been changed in a recent version but you never used to be able to use a variable for the csv file name.  It always used to just put the .csv file wherever the .prg was saved.  The work-around was to let it put the file there and then add a FILE/MOVE command once your csv file was finished.

What version of PC-DMIS do you have? I have 2021.2, and I tested out your code on a new program I made, and it worked just fine without a save dialog. Although I am also not trying this in a loop either.

I don't seem to have any trouble setting path in V2020.R2 and the path doesn't change in my code just the file name.

Thanks, I haven't tested it without the loop. Have run it as a single loop run. V2020.R2. I will try without loop. Also might try saving it local instead of network drive.

This may seem a little redundant, but have you tried putting this line:

ASSIGN/CSVFILE1="\\MAPAPP72\Mitutoyo\Hexagon CMM\Programs\Loader Final Programs\DATA\Pusher Cap 51495899_"+V2+"_"+CSVTIME+".CSV"
ASSIGN/CSVFILE2=CSVFILE1

To see if PC-DMIS just doesn't like reading from the variable state of V2 in the first assign statement?

And to put that as your new FILENAME=CSVFILE2

Just a shot in the dark. I tried it on my PC, nothing truly changed and it still ran fine.

Thanks never know about syntax quirks.

Hi Peter, did you ever figure something out for this?

Not yet. Am working on it more today.