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RobD

Member

From: Connecticut

Registered: 2005-02-07

Posts: 20

Numeral Zero "0" vs. Letter "O"

I normally use UG to generate code.  But I also need to write G-Code manually.  I almost always manage to make typos with zeroes and O's, i.e. "GO" instead of "G0".   This causes me considerable angst, especially when my typo is in a sub-routine, since Vericut stops scanning the sub-routine as soon as it finds my error.  Both times this has happened I went into a tailspin for a day or so until the error was seen.

My suggestion is either:
a) Provide an option to put a dot in the middle of a Zero
or
b) Allow the user to specify a different font in the listing window.  For example, the "Arial monospaced for SAP" available on our network does put a dot in the middle of a Zero.

You know, in the old days, before Microsoft, computer terminals always put a dot in the middle of a Zero.  How about it?

SergeV

Senior Member

From: Irvine, CA

Registered: 2004-10-08

Posts: 507

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Re: Numeral Zero "0" vs. Letter "O"

Hello Robert,

What you really need is a quick way to find this 0/O mistake (option C?).

In the control file, you add a message macro that will output a warning each time you use a O in the code. So you can see it in the logger at the bottom of the screen of in the log file.

RobD

Member

From: Connecticut

Registered: 2005-02-07

Posts: 20

Re: Numeral Zero "0" vs. Letter "O"

Option C, it is!

Thank You Very Much!