hi:
i've managed to get the required delay by using the old pro-comm i had. thanks to all for their help on that one! now i need to manipulate the text file and saw some reference in another post. the text file generated by the cad program is in this format:
IN;
PU;SP;VS2;RO0;
SP1;
PA;PU-224,-274;
PA;PU970,742;PA;PU970,742;PA;PD919,742;PA;PU1021,742;
PA;PU1021,742;PA;PD1072,742;PA;PU665,742;
PA;PU665,742;PA;PD615,742;PA;PU716,742;
PA;PU716,742;PA;PD767,742;PA;PU361,742;
PA;PU361,742;PA;PD310,742;PA;PU411,742;
PA;PU411,742;PA;PD462,742;PA;PU56,742;
PA;PU56,742;PA;PD5,742;PA;PU107,742;
PA;PU107,742;PA;PD157,742;PA;PU1885,742;
PA;PU1885,742;PA;PD1834,742;PA;PU1935,742;
PA;PU1935,742;PA;PD1986,742;PA;PU284,221;
PA;PU284,221;PA;PD284,272;PA;PU335,272;
PA;PU335,272;PA;PD335,221;PA;PU386,272;
PA;PU386,272;PA;PD386,221;PA;PU437,272;
PA;PU437,272;PA;PD437,221;PA;PU284,56;
PA;PU284,56;PA;PD284,5;PA;PU335,56;
PA;PU335,56;PA;PD335,5;PA;PU386,56;
PA;PU386,56;PA;PD386,5;PA;PU1580,742;
PA;PU1580,742;PA;PD1529,742;PA;PU1631,742;
PA;PU1631,742;PA;PD1681,742;PA;PU1275,742;
PA;PU1275,742;PA;PD1224,742;PA;PU1326,742;
PA;PU1326,742;PA;PD1377,742;PA;PU437,56;
PA;PU437,56;PA;PD437,5;
SP0;NR;
i need to move the last function of each line onto it's own line as follows:
IN;
PU;SP;VS2;RO0;
SP1;
PA;PU-224,-274;
PA;PU970,742;PA;PU970,742;PA;PD919,742;
PA;PU1021,742;
PA;PU1021,742;PA;PD1072,742;
PA;PU665,742;
PA;PU665,742;PA;PD615,742;
PA;PU716,742;
PA;PU716,742;PA;PD767,742;
PA;PU361,742;
PA;PU361,742;PA;PD310,742;
PA;PU411,742;
PA;PU411,742;PA;PD462,742;
PA;PU56,742;
PA;PU56,742;PA;PD5,742;
PA;PU107,742;
PA;PU107,742;PA;PD157,742;
PA;PU1885,742;
PA;PU1885,742;PA;PD1834,742;
PA;PU1935,742;
PA;PU1935,742;PA;PD1986,742;
PA;PU284,221;
PA;PU284,221;PA;PD284,272;
PA;PU335,272;
PA;PU335,272;PA;PD335,221;
PA;PU386,272;
PA;PU386,272;PA;PD386,221;
PA;PU437,272;
PA;PU437,272;PA;PD437,221;
PA;PU284,56;
PA;PU284,56;PA;PD284,5;
PA;PU335,56;
PA;PU335,56;PA;PD335,5;
PA;PU386,56;
PA;PU386,56;PA;PD386,5;
PA;PU1580,742;
PA;PU1580,742;PA;PD1529,742;
PA;PU1631,742;
PA;PU1631,742;PA;PD1681,742;
PA;PU1275,742;
PA;PU1275,742;PA;PD1224,742;
PA;PU1326,742;
PA;PU1326,742;PA;PD1377,742;
PA;PU437,56;
PA;PU437,56;PA;PD437,5;
SP0;NR;
the last function is a pre-position for the next drawing co-ordinates and i need it on a sperate line to allow the dispenser to recover from the anti-drip vacuum. it will always be in the format PA;PUnnnn,nnnn. nnnn can be any number between 1 and 17000 and contains no leading zeros.
could someone point me in the right direction to tackle this one?
regards,
ed
i've managed to get the required delay by using the old pro-comm i had. thanks to all for their help on that one! now i need to manipulate the text file and saw some reference in another post. the text file generated by the cad program is in this format:
IN;
PU;SP;VS2;RO0;
SP1;
PA;PU-224,-274;
PA;PU970,742;PA;PU970,742;PA;PD919,742;PA;PU1021,742;
PA;PU1021,742;PA;PD1072,742;PA;PU665,742;
PA;PU665,742;PA;PD615,742;PA;PU716,742;
PA;PU716,742;PA;PD767,742;PA;PU361,742;
PA;PU361,742;PA;PD310,742;PA;PU411,742;
PA;PU411,742;PA;PD462,742;PA;PU56,742;
PA;PU56,742;PA;PD5,742;PA;PU107,742;
PA;PU107,742;PA;PD157,742;PA;PU1885,742;
PA;PU1885,742;PA;PD1834,742;PA;PU1935,742;
PA;PU1935,742;PA;PD1986,742;PA;PU284,221;
PA;PU284,221;PA;PD284,272;PA;PU335,272;
PA;PU335,272;PA;PD335,221;PA;PU386,272;
PA;PU386,272;PA;PD386,221;PA;PU437,272;
PA;PU437,272;PA;PD437,221;PA;PU284,56;
PA;PU284,56;PA;PD284,5;PA;PU335,56;
PA;PU335,56;PA;PD335,5;PA;PU386,56;
PA;PU386,56;PA;PD386,5;PA;PU1580,742;
PA;PU1580,742;PA;PD1529,742;PA;PU1631,742;
PA;PU1631,742;PA;PD1681,742;PA;PU1275,742;
PA;PU1275,742;PA;PD1224,742;PA;PU1326,742;
PA;PU1326,742;PA;PD1377,742;PA;PU437,56;
PA;PU437,56;PA;PD437,5;
SP0;NR;
i need to move the last function of each line onto it's own line as follows:
IN;
PU;SP;VS2;RO0;
SP1;
PA;PU-224,-274;
PA;PU970,742;PA;PU970,742;PA;PD919,742;
PA;PU1021,742;
PA;PU1021,742;PA;PD1072,742;
PA;PU665,742;
PA;PU665,742;PA;PD615,742;
PA;PU716,742;
PA;PU716,742;PA;PD767,742;
PA;PU361,742;
PA;PU361,742;PA;PD310,742;
PA;PU411,742;
PA;PU411,742;PA;PD462,742;
PA;PU56,742;
PA;PU56,742;PA;PD5,742;
PA;PU107,742;
PA;PU107,742;PA;PD157,742;
PA;PU1885,742;
PA;PU1885,742;PA;PD1834,742;
PA;PU1935,742;
PA;PU1935,742;PA;PD1986,742;
PA;PU284,221;
PA;PU284,221;PA;PD284,272;
PA;PU335,272;
PA;PU335,272;PA;PD335,221;
PA;PU386,272;
PA;PU386,272;PA;PD386,221;
PA;PU437,272;
PA;PU437,272;PA;PD437,221;
PA;PU284,56;
PA;PU284,56;PA;PD284,5;
PA;PU335,56;
PA;PU335,56;PA;PD335,5;
PA;PU386,56;
PA;PU386,56;PA;PD386,5;
PA;PU1580,742;
PA;PU1580,742;PA;PD1529,742;
PA;PU1631,742;
PA;PU1631,742;PA;PD1681,742;
PA;PU1275,742;
PA;PU1275,742;PA;PD1224,742;
PA;PU1326,742;
PA;PU1326,742;PA;PD1377,742;
PA;PU437,56;
PA;PU437,56;PA;PD437,5;
SP0;NR;
the last function is a pre-position for the next drawing co-ordinates and i need it on a sperate line to allow the dispenser to recover from the anti-drip vacuum. it will always be in the format PA;PUnnnn,nnnn. nnnn can be any number between 1 and 17000 and contains no leading zeros.
could someone point me in the right direction to tackle this one?
regards,
ed
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