Photo pop-up during program?

[afenner]

Does anyone know how to make a photo pop-up (prompt) during the running of a program?

[John Kingston]

INSERT EXTERNAL OBJECT. Here is code from one of my programs.

C2         =COMMENT/YESNO,Do you want to see a picture of the setup?
            IF_GOTO/C2.INPUT=="NO",GOTO = L2
            Insert the external object here
 
L2         =LABEL/

Darn, the actual object didn't copy over to here.

[JamesMannes]

C2 =COMMENT/YESNO,Do you want to see a picture of the setup?
IF_GOTO/C2.INPUT=="NO",GOTO = L2
Insert the external object here

L2 =LABEL/

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

I would suggest that you put in TWO (2) 'dummy' comments, then do the external object BETWEEN them. Some version of Pcdmis have problems with deleting external objects by themselves, you can't 'grab' them to delete them, but with a comment before and after, it is easy.

[John Kingston]

Thanks James......

Matt makes a good point. Move points before and after work too.

[gcunniff]

Ok, but you can't just link an external object to a photo. External object is looking for a .exe file, no? How do you make the photo appear on the screen once you choose to "see" it?

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

INSERT
REPORT COMMAND
EXTERNAL OBJECT
mark CREATE FROM FILE
the BROWSE for it
double click on the picture
click on OK
MARK the object as it appears in the EDIT WINDOW
There are 4 levels or 'marked':

not marked
outside of box 'highlighted'
inside of box 'highlighted'
both in and outside 'highlighted'
You want BOTH,

[craiger_ny]

I would say Hypereport but I see the OP uses 4.1, too bad. I think I was the only person that actually used and liked Hypereport. For pictures and set up interfaces and such. It sucked for post inspect but was great for what you need to do.

[#2#]

One thing you will find with this method is that it will "pause" your program and open the picture. When you are done looking at the picture, you have to click "continue" to finish the program.

I put all my setup pictures on one page and create a .pdf of it. That way, there is only one file to insert/open and it has several different views.

[gcunniff]

Sweet!

[JamesMannes]

I would say Hypereport but I see the OP uses 4.1, too bad. I think I was the only person that actually used and liked Hypereport. For pictures and set up interfaces and such. It sucked for post inspect but was great for what you need to do.

"FORMS" is the replacement for HYPER-REPORT. Works the same. They are microsoft compliant whereas the HYPER-REPORT was not. VIEW>FORM.
Then after creating the FORM go to...
INSERT>REPORT>FORM>. Save the form "as" somewhere you want them, and in the form is insert object(pretty little picture scene) See my screenshots

[AuRules]

Here's a smaple of the way I use photos....



PART NAME : 6565040-2
REV NUMBER : A
SER NUMBER :
STATS COUNT : 9

STARTUP =ALIGNMENT/START,RECALL:, LIST= YES
ALIGNMENT/END
COMMENT/DOC,NO,See tip configuration setup in C:\PCDMISW\Pictures\C3_SLOT4
COMMENT/DOC,NO,Mirrored by Daniel S Hudson 03/29/2007 08:00 AM
,Engineering Revision A
,Software Revision 3.7MR2
MODE/MANUAL
Q1 =COMMENT/YESNO,NO,IS TOOL_C3 LOADED
IF_GOTO/Q1.INPUT=="YES",GOTO = L1
LOADPROBE/C3_SLOT4
L1 =LABEL/
TIP/T1A90B180, SHANKIJK=0, -1, 0, ANGLE=180
PREHIT/ 0.2
RETRACT/ 0.2
MOVESPEED/ 75
COMMENT/REPT,.
,--------------------------------------------------------------------
,| McCauley Propeller Systems - All dimensions are to blueprint specification |
,| |
,| This program check the 6565040-2 Bellcrank (RH) Arm Detail - W.S. 160.95 |
,--------------------------------------------------------------------
C1 =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Serial Number'
C2 =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Work Order Number'
C3 =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Machine Number'
C4 =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Operations Number'
C5 =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Operator Intials'
EXTERNALCOMMAND/NO_DISPLAY, NO_WAIT ; C:\PCDMISW\PICTURES\IEXPLORE.EXE C:\PCDMISW\PICTURES\6565040-1-2.JPG
COMMENT/OPER,NO,With part mounted on fixture as shown
,Take 3 points on Datum -A-.....
MPLN1 =FEAT/PLANE,RECT,TRIANGLE
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[JamesMannes]

Here's a smaple of the way I use photos....




C1 =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Serial Number'
C2 =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Work Order Number'
C3 =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Machine Number'
C4 =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Operations Number'
C5 =COMMENT/INPUT,YES,'Operator Intials'
EXTERNALCOMMAND/NO_DISPLAY, NO_WAIT ; C:\PCDMISW\PICTURES\IEXPLORE.EXE C:\PCDMISW\PICTURES\6565040-1-2.JPG
COMMENT/OPER,NO,With part mounted on fixture as shown
,Take 3 points on Datum -A-.....
MPLN1 =FEAT/PLANE,RECT,TRIANGLE
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I don't have a problem with the way you have presented your pictures, I would make comment though on your ability to add some text to the setup photos. In a FORM, at least you can add text, and edit that text. If for example I add my text via SNAGIT(screen capture software) it is made a part of the .jpg and you cannot remove/change it afterward.

[afenner]

Thanks fellas for the helpful info...i'm hoping to try this today...

[AuRules]

I don't have a problem with the way you have presented your pictures, I would make comment though on your ability to add some text to the setup photos. In a FORM, at least you can add text, and edit that text. If for example I add my text via SNAGIT(screen capture software) it is made a part of the .jpg and you cannot remove/change it afterward.

James
I just add the text in Microsoft Paint and then save the text and the picture together. Then open it as one in my program. The comment after the external command is to stop the program and give the operator time to close the picture.