how to list/find "hidden" thingies ???

[bernard5BABD]

OK, I had no idea how to express what I mean in the title....
I just found today that there is a variable "programName", which is not declared anywhere, but is readable, and contain, well, the program name. Are there any others like this ? If yes, where do I find a list ? 

Also, there are some functions that I see declared in the post-processor, but never called. Yet, they are, like "onParameter" How to know WHEN those functions are called?

[andrew.millardCYPQ9]

Hi,  if you use the post called dumper in the library, it will give you a list of what is output to the post and what the parameters are.  e.g

[bernard5BABD]

I know this and use it daily. You may have read my question a little quickly, and not fully understood it.
When I say "hidden", it means not found in the Dump.dmp file.

2 examples: 
-1- From the dump.dmp file, you get this.

-1: onMachine()
  Post Engine Version = 4.5834.0
  Program Name = BG-Dump
  Program Comment = 

No parameters. Program Name can be read from an "undeclared" variable named programName. Are there any others, and what are their names?
-2- There are a number of parameters listed under the onOpen() section. But trying to read them (some of them) from inside that function does NOT work.
-3- It DOES work from inside the onParameter function, but I have no idea WHEN this function is called, as it's call is nowhere in the post-Processor.

It makes sense there are a number of "built-ins" inside the post-processor mechanism, but it would be nice to have that documented somewhere.

[Laurens-3DTechDraw]

Have you seen the post processor training guide?

Training Guide 

[bernard5BABD]

Not only I have seen it, but I also printed it and basically sleep with it 😂
What I am asking is not there. Besides, this guide's merit is to exist, but it's outdated and full of inconsistencies. You realize this pretty quickly when you start digging a little bit below the surface.

Don't want to be too harsh, it's still useful, but a good update is needed.

Regards,

Bernard

[Laurens-3DTechDraw]

It's been updated end of last year.

So not sure if you have seen those updates?

[bernard5BABD]

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@Laurens-3DTechDraw wrote:

It's been updated end of last year.

So not sure if you have seen those updates?

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The post-processor Training Guide has been updated end of last year? The one I have is dated 9/15/21, so I guess it's the "updated" one. If correct, it's still full of inconsistencies to not say errors. Some control quality needs to be done

there.