Macro B Question

[Bluetech]

Hello,
I am wondering if it is possible to set variables from the program via an array. For instance, at the end of the program I want to reset variable #500 through #550 to equal 0. I can do it line by line (#500=0, etc) but would really like to do it in 1 line.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Dave

[MetLHead]

Hi Dave,

You can't do this all in 1 line, but you can use a short loop:

#1=500 (FIRST VARIABLE NUMBER)
WHILE[#1LE550]DO1 (START OF LOOP)
##1=0 (SETS THE VARIABLE *POINTED TO* BY VARIABLE #1 TO ZERO)
#1=#1+1 (ADDS 1 TO VARIABLE #1)
END1

Give that a try, it should do the trick.

Regards,
Scott

[Bluetech]

Thanks! I will try it and let you know. Dave

[Bluetech]

Scott,
Thanks, but that doesn't work. I get a 114 "Format error in macro" when I try and run the following program:

O6025(RE-SET ALL VARIABLES TO 0)

#1=500 (FIRST VARIABLE NUMBER)
WHILE[#1LE550]DO1 (START OF LOOP)
##1=0 (SETS THE VARIABLE *POINTED TO* BY VARIABLE #1 TO ZERO)
#1=#1+1 (ADDS 1 TO VARIABLE #1)
END1

G30

As I said, I am tyring to re-set variable #500 thru #550 to 0.

Any ideas? Thanks. Dave

[MetLHead]

Hi Dave,

Try this:

O6025(RE-SET ALL VARIABLES TO 0)

#1=500 (FIRST VARIABLE NUMBER)
N1 #[#1]=0 (SETS THE VARIABLE *POINTED TO* BY VARIABLE #1 TO ZERO)
#1=#1+1 (ADDS 1 TO VARIABLE #1)
IF[#1LE550]GOTO1

G30

Note the addition of the brackets [] on N1

Regards,
Scott

[Alan B]

Originally Posted by Bluetech Scott, Thanks, but that doesn't work. I get a 114 "Format error in macro" when I try and run the following program: O6025(RE-SET ALL VARIABLES TO 0) #1=500 (FIRST VARIABLE NUMBER) WHILE[#1LE550]DO1 (START OF LOOP) ##1=0 (SETS THE VARIABLE *POINTED TO* BY VARIABLE #1 TO ZERO) #1=#1+1 (ADDS 1 TO VARIABLE #1) END1 G30 As I said, I am tyring to re-set variable #500 thru #550 to 0. Any ideas? Thanks. Dave

Surely line 2 should read
WHILE [#1LT550]DO1 not WHILE [#1LE550]DO1
it should be LessThan not LessEqual

Alan B

[cogsman1]

LE means "Less Than or Equal to"

[sinha_nsit]

Fanuc does not allow a variable like ##1.
You have to use #[#1]
Except this, there is nothing wrong in the original program given by Scott, though I have not verified it on the machine.