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Bill Keehn

11-02-2011, 04:28 PM

The Programming Handbook says in the "Virtual Tool System" section that Shopbot Variables can be substituted for literal parameters, but this does not appear to be so.

For example, this works...

TR, 9000
SO,1,1
TR, 9000
PAUSE 180
SO,1,0

But this does not, even though the value of the variable prints correctly.

&WRPM = 9000
TR, 9000
SO,1,1
TR,&WRPM
PAUSE 180
SO,1,0
PRINT &WRPM

Anybody else run into this and is there a fix?

adrianm

11-02-2011, 04:37 PM

Not at my 'bot to be able to try it but you might want to try a space between the comma and the ampersand.

Bill Keehn

11-02-2011, 07:52 PM

There actually was. I neglected to type it.

Bill Keehn

11-02-2011, 08:05 PM

Ok it's just been confirmed in another thread as a problem that's already been reported.

srwtlc

11-02-2011, 10:57 PM

Bill, it wouldn't hurt to report it again. Squeaky wheel...;)

Sometime these obscure things that not many would use get lost.