Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CncPRO files was Re: (unknown)(the laptop thread)

Ballendo: I hate to admit this ,but most of what I ever knew about dos has long been forgotten. Unfortunately I am not one of those
fortunate ones who remembers everything that they have ever learned. With windows I can do it all with a few mouse clicks. It would
be nice if I could go get a file without leaving CNCPro. Doug?
Carey

ballendo@... wrote:

> Carey wrote:
> >Anyway, I am not complaining, I want it to boot back to CNCPro. I
> >bought the notebook for this purpose. It lives in my shop to run my
> >cnc machines. The only time it needs to see windows is to load gcode
> >to CNCPro.
>
> Carey,
>
> Why not just use DOS to get the files? A couple of simple batch files
> should make this MUCH easier(and faster) than "going to windows" and
> back... And changing the file extensions also, if needed.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ballendo
>
> P.S. I sure Hope anybody currently writing CNC controller Software
> will include a simple feature which is VERY useful, IMO. That is, the
> ability to specify the .xxx toolpath file extension for use by the
> program. Even better, let us specify more than one. And finally, let
> US specify where to "look" for the toolpath files. TIA.
>
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