FindCld function

Use the <FindCld> function to locate command named <CmdName> in the current CLData file. <StartIndex> parameter defines the first scanned command. <StartIndex> is relative to the first command in the current CLData file. If <StartIndex> parameter is omitted, then operator will scan commands starting with the command immediately following the current. The returned value is the index of the found command. When no command was found operator returns -1. The <Data> parameter must be a declared array of real. <Data> will receive the values from the found command's CLData array. Syntax:

N = FindCld({<StartIndex>, }<CmdName>, <Data>)

For example, suppose the following CLDATA and suppose the current command number is 0.

0: PARTNO "Bottle"

1: PPFUN …..

2: COMMENT "Roughing Waterline"

3: LOADTL N 2,X 0,Y 0,Z 0,D 8….

4: SPINDL ON(71),NO 397.887,K 0,MODE RPM(0)

5: CUTCOM ON(71),LENGTH(9) 2,X 0,Y 0,Z 0,N 0,K 0,M 0,LEFT(8)

6: RAPID N 10000

7: GOTO.abs X 134.533,Y 99.684,Z 80

8: RAPID N 10000

<PartNo> program is the following:

program PartNo

V: Array of Real

NCircle: Integer

NGoto: Integer

NCircle = FindCld("CIRCLE", V)

NGoto = FindCld("GOTO.abs", V)

if NGoto > NCircle then

Print "The first movement is an arc"

else

Print "The first movement a cut"

End

In result of program execution the message "The first movement a cut" will be print out.

To get access to the parameters of arbitrary technological command can also use the CLDFile operator.

See also:

CLData functions and operators