Flexible NC programming
1.2 Indirect programming
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1.2.4 Indirectly programming part program lines (EXECSTRING)
Function
Using the part program command EXECSTRING, it is possible to execute a previously
generated string variable as part program line.
Syntax
EXECSTRING is programmed in a separate part program line:
EXECSTRING (<string_variable>)
Meaning
EXECSTRING: Command to execute a string variable as part program line
<string variable>: Type STRING variable, that includes the actual part program
line to be executed
Note
With
EXECSTRING all part program constructions that can be programmed in the program
section of a part program can be extracted. This means that
PROC and DEF instructions are
excluded as well as the general use in INI and DEF files.
Example
Program code Comment
N100 DEF STRING[100] BLOCK ; Definition of string variables to
accept the part program line to be
executed.
N110 DEF STRING[10] MFCT1="M7"
...
N200 EXECSTRING(MFCT1 << "M4711") ; Execute part program line "M7 M4711".
...
N300 R10=1
N310 BLOCK="M3"
N320 IF(R10)
N330 BLOCK = BLOCK << MFCT1
N340 ENDIF
N350 EXECSTRING(BLOCK) ; Execute part program line "M3 M7".