[PaintItBlue]

hello, i was wondering if there is a setting on a vf2 ss non usb/ethernet that will let me save program names to 8 numbers instead of 5. I read about some machine having this setting but it was a while ago and can;t remember if it was for hass. Not at work so i can;t check ,...
thanks

[Geof]

The program name; that is the Onnnnn, at the top of a program is one letter and five numbers.

The file name under which so save a program onto a usb drive or floppy uses the normal 8.3 format; i.e. ABCDEFGH.txt

Or you can use the Program name Onnnnn.txt

Or for that manner any name that works for Windows; only the first eight characters will show up in the directory list on the Haas when you open the usb or floppy.

[PaintItBlue]

Thanks for the quick reply, yah that bit me today, haven;t seen o2222~.txt in a while, like since windows 95 or 98. I made the mistake of copying my laptop "O2222 v1.5 1 1/8 - 20.txt" to the cnc and it truncated the file.

But what i was refering to was a post somewhere i saw that some machines have a setting on/off that lets you specify Onnnnnnnn instead on Onnnnn. I may of miss read it, it was almost a year ago,.

[Geof]

Are you sure it was referring to the program name? I while back Haas did change things so the line numbering could go above 5 digits; now I think it is possible to number up to 8 digits, 10 million lines. But I have never seen anything about the program name being different.