How to view Karel/.PC logic?

    Hello all, trying to make sense of a robot program at work. It is a slip sheet robot and its only purpose is to put a slip sheet on top of a stacked pallet before it is wrapped. I am going through the programs slowly but surely making sense of them. I het to a point where the slip sheet gets measured just before it is placed to ensure that it is centered on the top of the pallet.

    There is a call program that has arguments and contains valuable information on the calculation of the pad just before it is adjusted to be centered. The program is .PC. Is there anyway i can view the logic inside of this program to see the magic? When trying to view it only states that the program is selected. I am not currently at work so i may be able to try and "print" this tomorrow to view in notepad or something. Is there any other way? I am self taught and not very familiar at all with KAREL. Hoping someone can help! Thanks!

    i can take a i believe i may have a backup of the files. If not i can get one tomorrow. This would be part of an AoA backup correct? Would you be kind enough to walk me through the steps to view it or point me in the direction of a thread that explains how?

    Quote from HawkME

    You won't get it with an AoA backup. A copy must be provided from the original programmer, then store it in a safe place.

    So my only option is to contact the programmer? They most likely wont give this information up. There has to be another way...if not, then i guess my studies with this particular robot is over. Such a simple job that it does. Yet i wont be able to see what links the calculations together. I may try and reach out, but the chances are slim to none that i get a response...

    okay. Installer is not going to give up the source code. If someone would be so kind, how exactly would it work if they did? I would take a backup of the .PC file and open it up on my laptop using what? Roboguide? Some special KAREL software? Where would this code need to be entered in order to view this logic? Im just trying to make sense of all this. Sorry for the lack of knowledge...

    No chance. Forget it. It's just like you want to see the program/source behind excel or word.

    Edit:

    The programmer wrote the code, compiled it using roboguide and gave you the compiled code. There is no way back to the source without having the source. You can ask as often as you want, things won't change. :winking_face:

    Quote from TitusLepic

    A .kl file is a text file. You can open it in any text editor. I use notepad++

    again i apologize for my lack of knowledge but at what point would you enter this "code". Is it literally like a password or what? I understand the guys wont give me the code but im still confused on where this code needs to be entered or whatever. I understand it is encrypted. But how could i make a.PC file me readable to a human with some sort of code? Otherwise,as you all know, it looks like hieroglyphics...

    Quote from ezraseth

    again i apologize for my lack of knowledge but at what point would you enter this "code". Is it literally like a password or what? I understand the guys wont give me the code but im still confused on where this code needs to be entered or whatever. I understand it is encrypted. But how could i make a.PC file me readable to a human with some sort of code? Otherwise,as you all know, it looks like hieroglyphics...

    KAREL is a compiled language and is similar to Pascal. The *.KL source file must be translated into p-code before it can be executed on a robot controller. Once the file ist translated to a *.PC file it is no longer human readable. It is then kind of a "black box". Having the *.KL file is the only way to get an insight into the source code.

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