datapage location in program

[roddawg]

Is there a standard location for placing the stats path in the program?
After the mode/manual?
Before the mode/dcc?
Before or after the tracefields?
I occasionally have problems with stat collection and I've already tried deleting xstats11

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

The only requirement is that it is BEFORE the first dimension you want to send to the stats. As for the best place? Not sure if there is one, I have put it in several different places, the most common is right after the alignment, wether the alignment is in the program or it is a recalled external alignment file.

[SABarber]

It must be BEFORE any TRACE fields and/or DIMENSIONS or they will not go into the stats file.

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

OK, I FORGOT about the tracefields. Sorry!

[Ken379128]

Though I am new to pcdmis I like it right after my loop statement. which is just after my alignments in case you do not use loops.

[david phillips]

I put stats command right after the format/text command.
then use operator comments to fill in the trace fields
FORMAT/TEXT,OPTIONS, ,HEADINGS,SYMBOLS, ;MEAS,NOM,TOL,DEV,OUTTOL, ,
STATS/ON,DATAPAGE,$
DIRECTORY=C:\DATAPAGE V3.33\aaafront,$
DIRECTORY=,$
READ=10,WRITE=20,MEMPAGES=4,DIMENSION NAME,CONTROLCALC OFF,$
STATS/END
COM_SERIAL =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Input Serial#'
COM_LOT =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Input Lot#'
COM_SUPLR =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Input Supplier'
COM_PBS =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Input PBS# or PO#'
COMMENT/REPT,
TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; Serial# : COM_SERIAL.INPUT
TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; Lot# : COM_LOT.INPUT
TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; supplier : COM_SUPLR.INPUT
TRACEFIELD/NO_DISPLAY,LIMIT=15 ; PBS or PO : COM_PBS.INPUT

then measure 1st feature.

[roddawg]

Thank you very much. Now, the next question...
I set the edit/preferences/dimension to "always update database".
Is it necessary to have a "stats/update" line in the program?

[SABarber]

No. If stats were saved, upon execute completion the file will be sent.