Using while in terminal commands

jcsb1994

Hi,
I am trying to implement a while loop meta command in one of my projects. It works fine when placing it into a g file that is uploaded and run as a print file.

;test.g
;echoes 12345 and executes a successful while loop
echo 12345

while true
	G1 X25 F1500
	G1 H1 X-25 F1500

M0 H1

But I want to see if it is possible to send a while loop via direct usb serial commands (i.e. through sending G code on a terminal). When sending the same string to the terminal (and making sure the indentation is still present) the Duet3D discards the while operation and does the moving only once.

"motors: while true\n
    G1 H0 X25.417066 F528.000676\n
    G1 H1 X-25.417066 F528.000676\n"

Is it possible or the while can onlu be used inside files?
thanks!

A Former User

what is the intended purpose of the motors: before the while loop which seems to differ from the macro file?

jcsb1994

@bearer oups it is not part of the string, its just a pasting mistake