major pain

[JPann]

when downloading from machine to computer, the program has spaces after every line. It looks like this,

G0G40G80G90G54

X0Y0

M03S1200T02

G43H01Z.5

You get the idea. The entire program is this way.
Now, for anyone who has put spaces in between lines knows the next time you upload that program ther will be an eob((in the macine) wherever there was a space.
How do you change this?

[Rekd]

Not knowing machine/controller type or other transfer settings, I would look for something called strip CR/LF or something similar.

'Rekd

[BrianS]

You are probably gonna hate this answer, but I would do it easily with the "sed" editor in Linux.

sed '/^$/d' infile > outfile

Most likely you are using Microsoft 98/2000/NT/XP etc. I'm not sure if there is an easier method for a Windows platform,
(maybe with Word?). If you don't get a better solution I know you could download a version of sed that works on Windows platforms. Also the scripting language "Perl" accels at stuff like this.
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/sed.htm
http://www.perl.org

Hope this helps
Brian

[JPann]

The controll is a Fanuc o-m, the software is master cam v-8, and the platform is windows 2000.

I have also tried the strip line feeds, don't work -darnit!!

[hardmill]

Try a different editor, I had this problem and I believe that
was the only fix.

PEACE

[HuFlungDung]

You might be able to pull this editing trick off with a Hex editor, in fact I know you can, because I tried it

Open the file in a hex editor and do a "Replace".

Search for Hex string:
0D 0A 0D
and then replace all instances of it with:
0D
Save and close the file. All better

I just use the first hex editor that comes up in a google search, called a Freeware Hex Editor XVI32. It is a nice little program.

[BrianS]

I know that in Windows world the end of the lines should be OD (return) OA (linefeed) and in Unix/Linux its just OA (linefeed),
but if he replaces OD OA OD with just OD shouldn't it be instead replace OD OA OD with OD OA?

I don't know about the software packages or the controller that JPann's using, but I know certain programs will complain that there
is no end of line.

Brian

[HuFlungDung]

No, because the offending string is
0D 0A 0D 0A
but the hex editor only has a 6 character "replace" field. So I fudged it.
The results come out
0D 0A which is correct.

[BrianS]

Ah I see what you are doing now... I thought you were saying that the last OA wasn't even there. Makes sense now.

Brian

[cadcam]

Jpann, what are you using to upload and down load in mastercam ?
Are you using the Cimco editor or just the basic Mastercam communications?

[JPann]

Iam using basic mastercam comm.

[rtucker]

If you have this program in Windows, and have Word, you should be able to bring the file up in word. Then save as a TEXT ONLY file. The software should ask you how you want to handle the lf/cr.