topic Re: Running all macros in a folder in PowerMill Forum

Running all macros in a folder

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 22:44:36 GMT

In an effort to clean up some of my macro paths/etc I would like to incorporate a "run all in folder" sort of command.

I have no idea how to practically impliment this.

The macros in question are labeled by number eg;

1-Run this

2-Run that

3-Run this too

77-This as well

Right now I have a file named "1000-Run all" that I tend to incorporate and manually assign file locations to it within the macro file but this is INCREDIBLY tedious and inflexible.

The end goal is basically;

-List all the files in this directory in alphabetical order

-For each $file ; macro $file

Im wording this really poorly but help is appreciated. I am getting REALLY tired of updating a bunch of directories by hand.

Re: Running all macros in a folder

rafael.sansao — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 09:20:31 GMT

STRING $dir = "C:\dcam\config\macros"
STRING LIST $files = sort(list_files("files",$dir,".mac"))

FOREACH mac IN files {
	MACRO $mac
}

Re: Running all macros in a folder

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 02:51:43 GMT

I've encountered a very similar problem.

Am I able to open powermill projects this way?

STRING $dir = THEDIRECTORY\"
STRING LIST $files = sort(list_files("files",$dir,".pmlprj"))

FOREACH pmlprj IN files {
	FORM RIBBON BACKSTAGE CLOSE PROJECT RECOVERY OPEN PROJSELECTOR
	$pmlprj
}

I've been hacking away at it but frankly it's a bit above my head.

Re: Running all macros in a folder

kukelyk — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 05:00:12 GMT

try this:

FOREACH pmlprj IN files { //FORM RIBBON BACKSTAGE CLOSE 
 PROJECT RECOVERY OPEN $pmlprj 
}

Re: Running all macros in a folder

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 05:25:12 GMT

That seems to do the trick though I may have tripped myself up with my own file structure.

In my case it is P:\Power Mill\Update\

There are many sub-folders within this folder eg;

P:\Power Mill\Update\Plate1\Plate1set1\plate1set1.pmlprj

Is there a way I can set it to look through all the folders within that folder?

Re: Running all macros in a folder

kukelyk — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 06:22:45 GMT

list list_files( string flags, string dirpath[, string filetype])
Returns a list of files in the dirpath that optionally matches the filetype. flags can be either "all" (return files and directories), "files" (return just files), or "dirs" (return just directories). If flags ends with "+" then files in subdirectories are also returned.

Re: Running all macros in a folder

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 06:51:46 GMT

Outstanding.

I don't know if you are familiar with the existential dread associated with making a few minor tweaks on a thousand plates but you have saved me from it.