PCM Question

[[Me...]]

My question I hope is simple. If I were to get a program from another company/person and it has PCM codes in it and we do not have the PCM option on our system can we still run their program?

[[Ra...]]

Paging Mr. Moberg...

[[Er...]]

As long as they don't use readPCMFile() and runPCMFile()] it should work just fine.

[[Me...]]

Thanks for the response Eric. How do I know if is a readPCMFile() or runPCMFile()]? I have the program and when I open it up I can see all the programs inside of it via dropdown (see attached)

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[[Er...]]

Well, they might have parameterized the program, or just made mini plans. If they have stored all parameters in a external file I don't think it will work. Just hope they have saved the parameters in the pre-settings. I usually do that, but I know that most people don't. Or if its loads of parameters, like special tolerance tables. I usually use readListFile() and parameterize it by assigning loop-index to variables and tear down strings with string handling. (We only have one CMM with pcm-licence, so it takes some creativity to make all programs work on all machines.)

The easiest way to find out is to run the program. Or open the inspection file and search for a syntax.

[[Ri...]]

The short answer is if you need to open up the Parameter field to see what they've got, and can't because you don't have the PCM option, you will not be able to run those programs. Find out what they are using PCM for and it might be possible to work around it with userfields.ini or external PCM files.