/// <summary>
/// Connect to an instance of PowerMill that is passed in (this should be the COM object)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="powerMillComObject">The COM object of PowerMill to connect to.</param>
public PMAutomation(dynamic powerMillComObject)
{
_powerMILL = powerMillComObject;
// Dialogs are on by default
_isGUIVisible = true;
// Initialise the Macro substitution tokens collection
_substitutionTokens = new PMSubstitutionTokensCollection();
IssueEchoOffCommands = false;
}
/// <summary>
/// Calls down to the base class to start PowerMILL based on the specified
/// option.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="instanceReuse">Specifies how to start the application (e.g. use the running instance, create a new instance).</param>
/// <param name="applicationMode">Represents the GUI option in PowerMill.</param>
/// <remarks></remarks>
public PMAutomation(InstanceReuse instanceReuse, Modes applicationMode = Modes.WithoutGui)
{
_applicationMode = applicationMode;
Initialise(instanceReuse);
// Ensure PowerMILL has started properly
while (DoCommandEx("PRINT \"TEST\"").ToString() != "TEST")
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
DoCommand("ECHO OFF DCPDEBUG UNTRACE COMMAND ACCEPT");
}
// Dialogs are on by default
_isGUIVisible = true;
// Initialise the Macro substitution tokens collection
_substitutionTokens = new PMSubstitutionTokensCollection();
IssueEchoOffCommands = false;
}
