From: Mark Holm 
To: Ulhas Deshpande 
CC: ATM 
Reply-To: Mark Holm 




Ulhas Deshpande wrote:

> Hello Mark
> I have downloaded and tried to use the Front Six Program.
> First let me congratulate you on a beautiful and easy to understand
> presentation. I had made a spreadsheet myself for reducing my readings so
> that I could generate thre data in the format required by Six Tests. Your
> program makes the task very much easier.
> How ever I have some observations . I do not know whether there were some
> programming constraints which have resulted in these obstructions to even
> better utilisation or whether these originate from shortcomings in my system
> ,so please bear with me.
> Data Entry is difficult. Can entries not be made directly in the relevent
> cells instead of going via a separate data entry window for "Zone
Radius" as
> well as "Measurement Entry". Each time one has to click on
the next cell in
> the table to make a fresh entry. Even the cursor arrows or Tab key does not
> work to move to next cell.


This results from a shortcoming in the "MS Flex Grid Control"
which is the programming tool I used to do the job.  There are some ways
around this.  I may be able to make it respond to the keyboard as you
suggest, or, in a slightly more complex solution, to emulate in cell
editing.  The latter would be best, because that is most like the behavior
of spreadsheet programs that many people already know.


> While Sixtests starts on clickling the button, all cells in Sixtests setup
> are blank. One has to go to start setup and
> click on the "Temp.set" file to get the data.


Hmmm.  When I tested it, it worked just the way I imagined it should. 
Sixtests started up with the data already loaded.  Knowing that it didn't
work that way for you means I need to go back and look at that part of the
code very critically.  I may ask you more detailed questions after I look
at the code.


> Once again thanks for amn excellent presentation which would increase the
> usage of Six Tests.
> As for me I'll unfortunately have to continue to use my spreadsheet as there
> are a few earlier steps like converting the dial readings to inches and then
> converting the sum of scale and dial to mms which need to be done before I
> get KE readings in mms.


How does your tester work?  Perhaps, if this is a reasonably common setup,
I should incorporate a way to deal with it.

> Thanks for a nice program and best luck.
> Ulhas Dehpande
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Mark Holm
mdholm{at}telerama.com

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