Annoying LaserCut 5.3 glitch

[JamesW]

Yes, I've experienced exactly this glitch time and again, but I'm not sure that the problem is with Laserscript.

As far as I can see, the software inside the controller boards uses a weak check, possibly just the filename (or file size?) to judge whether a file has changed or not.

I make it a habit to delete the old version from the laser every single time.

All the best,

James
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[mickthemagpie]

Had this problem today also. I always delete the previous file. Having corrected an error in the drawing i uploaded the amended file and the machine cut the old file! Got there in the end though but it does happen every now and again.

Mick

[Matrix]

Not sure if this might be related to the problem...
The controller board (so presumably LaserCut itself) only recognises the ancient DOS file-naming standard - only allowed 8 upper case characters for the file name, followed by the 'dot' and file type. Names that don't fit that pattern will be abbreviated and turned into upper case - e.g. "My_file_with_a_long_name.ecp" may become "MY_FILE~.ECP". This used to catch me out a lot - it's easy to think that you have given a file a unique name, only to find that the machine gets confused because the abbreviated version comes out looking the same!