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Macro WHILE query not working when using 'OR'

siwalker — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:53:54 GMT

I am trying to do a check in my macro that either a radius tool or end mill is selected but I only seem to be able to get it to work when querying one of the two things but when I want it to query both of these things it doesn't seem to work as expected.

Code that doesn't work:

STRING $Tooltypes = entity('tool','').type WHILE NOT ($Tooltypes == "tip_radiused") OR ($Tooltypes == "end_mill") { MESSAGE ERROR 'Wrong tool type selected' MACRO PAUSE "Please activate suitable slot drill" +CRLF+ "for predrill machining" $Tooltypes = entity('tool','').type }

Also code that doesn't work:

STRING $Tooltypes = entity('tool','').type WHILE NOT ($Tooltypes == "tip_radiused") OR NOT ($Tooltypes == "end_mill") { MESSAGE ERROR 'Wrong tool type selected' MACRO PAUSE "Please activate suitable slot drill" +CRLF+ "for predrill machining" $Tooltypes = entity('tool','').type }

Code that does work:

STRING $Tooltypes = entity('tool','').type WHILE NOT ($Tooltypes == "tip_radiused") { MESSAGE ERROR 'Wrong tool type selected' MACRO PAUSE "Please activate suitable slot drill" +CRLF+ "for predrill machining" $Tooltypes = entity('tool','').type }

Also code that works:

STRING $Tooltypes = entity('tool','').type WHILE NOT ($Tooltypes == "end_mill") { MESSAGE ERROR 'Wrong tool type selected' MACRO PAUSE "Please activate suitable slot drill" +CRLF+ "for predrill machining" $Tooltypes = entity('tool','').type }

If someone can let me know how to fix this or an alternative way of doing this it would be much appreciated.

Re: Macro WHILE query not working when using 'OR'

ondrej.mikulec — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:43:09 GMT

STRING $Tooltypes = entity('tool','').type WHILE NOT (($Tooltypes == "tip_radiused") OR ($Tooltypes == "end_mill")) { MESSAGE ERROR 'Wrong tool type selected' MACRO PAUSE "Please activate suitable slot drill" +CRLF+ "for predrill machining" $Tooltypes = entity('tool','').type }

STRING $Tooltypes = entity('tool','').type WHILE $Tooltypes != "tip_radiused" AND $Tooltypes != "end_mill" { MESSAGE ERROR 'Wrong tool type selected' MACRO PAUSE "Please activate suitable slot drill" +CRLF+ "for predrill machining" $Tooltypes = entity('tool','').type }

Re: Macro WHILE query not working when using 'OR'

siwalker — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:11:24 GMT

Thanks. I thought I was missing something simple. Looks like I just needed some additional brackets.