M codes

ok.

Hi

EMC normally internally converts just about everything to lowercase and you can't have capitalised sub file names for instance because of this.

Linux sees M101 and m101 as completely different files

If you name your file m101 but type in M101 at the MDI prompt, you will get the 'unknown M Code' error

If however you name your file M101, you can execute it with both M101 and m101 at the MDI prompt.

Why exactly the second one works I don't know, but it does, I have just done it!

regards

Thanks ArcEye , but all are small lettering.
back to the net.

does the m1nn file have a file type to be executed ?
m110.???

BigJohnT wrote:

piasdom wrote:

working on Mnnn
i have the file m101 in my PROGRAM_PREFIX directory and it's executable.
i'm trying to call it in my program with m101 p4. i'm getting "unknown m code used"
T'anks !

my m101 file;
#!/bin/sh

feedrate=$2

halcmd setp thc.feedrate $feedrate

exit 0

Do you have a plasma torch now?

Did you load the thc component?

John

that must be it. no torch
and don't know anything about thc.
was trying to get a feed variable
saw it in the doc and thought it was something else
thanks anyway.

Thanks John, i'll have to wait.