...have to wonder if your not even using MACHx any longer why
stay here and add little to the conversations? (only trash the
asset)
I have well over 1,000 runtime hrs under MACH3 on my big a__
router table and Lathe/mill (combined time)
Yes I've written many macros and redesigned some screens. I've
never had a crash or issue with any machine.
..am still running under XP even. All hardware is cobbled home
brew and works as expected.
As to the old files.... If you are clueless to Win ops...yes
perhaps convoluted. But not an issue with a little google look up.
ptegler
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what do you use instead of mach?
On 10/20/2021 8:08 PM, Tony Smith
wrote:
I
no longer even run Mach3, didn¡¯t care much for Mach4.
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Even
then I had a fair idea of where it would be, but
apparently you needed spoon feeding rather than ¡°either
registry or file in Mach4 folder¡±.
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Ah
well.
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Tony
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thanks for someone finally answering this.
On 10/20/2021 7:23 PM, Andy Wander
wrote:
It¡¯s in the
Machine.ini file in your profile folder under
C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles
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What secret?? No-one cares.
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I¡¯ve put MRU lists into just about
everything I¡¯ve ever written, and never once put in an
option to clear it, nor did any one ask.? It really is a
very low priority.? Hell, I remember when MRUs became the
big new thing, lol.
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People only care when you don¡¯t want
your wife to see the ¡°special interest¡± videos you¡¯ve been
watching, she may ask about your sudden interest in basket
weaving.
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Not surprised the MRU isn¡¯t in the
registry, the Mach dev are still living in the DOS days.?
Given that as before take a rummage thru the Mach4 folder,
there will be some sort of setting files (,ini, .dat?)
that has the list.? The modified date should be recent as
it¡¯ll be edited every time you fire up Mach4.? Whether you
can write a little script to modify that, who knows.
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Wouldn¡¯t surprise me if it¡¯s tacked
onto the machine settings file.
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File a request with the Mach devs,
nothing will happen but anyway.
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Tony
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and why is this a well kept secret? the recent files list
is bullshit without the ability to edit it.
right clicking does nothing nor can i find the files in
the registry. it i a severe lack to not allow users to
get rid of this garbage if they want to. i understand
the fat that some people might want to keep files from
external sources in the list but what about those who
want to get rid of the garbage. there has to be a way to
get rid of this or clear the whole cache.
On 10/20/2021 5:25 PM, John
McGovern via groups.io wrote:
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Date:
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Subject:
Re: [MachCNC] saved files
I meant some programs let you
clear the list, eg in MS Office you can
right-click the list and it'll have a "Clear
recents" option, something like that.
I very much doubt Mach4 does
this,
If the list does wind up in the
registry, what you can do is delete all of the
files, then save the Key (registry folder) to a
file (will have a reg extension).? If you then
open that file in the future it will ask if you
want to replace the current Key with it, thus
clearing the list.
Oh, and before I said to search
for 'Values' in the registry, should have said
'Data'.
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what is this "occasional program" and where
do i get it?
On 10/20/2021 2:42 PM,
Tony Smith wrote:
It's called an MRU
(Most Recently Used) list, and is
typically stored in the Windows
registry.
Of course given the
Mach devs don't have much of a clue
about where you are supposed to put
stuff (C;\Mach4? Sure!), their list
could be anywhere, but probably in the
install folder where they?dump
everything else.
Use regedit to search
for one of the files on the list, it can
search for 3 types of things so just
leave 'Value' ticked.? Try a partial
match as well.? This will be a bit slow
as Values aren't indexed..
The reasons why
no-one clears out the list is because it
wastes time, and the files may only be
temporarily unavailable (different flash
drive, network drive etc) so wiping the
'dead' ones will annoy a different bunch
of people.? There is the occasional
program that'll let you clear the list,
not all that common.
?
i wrote
before with no reply. Mach four
maintains a recent fiels list
but there is no wa to get rid of old
files. this make a logn useless
list of current files mixed with a
bunch of old deleted stuff. makes it
a pain to choose the right file.
easier to have a working folder and do
the management yourself, where is this
list found and can it be edited?
or better yet why cant mach4
automatically delete files that are
nor found ?
ptegler