The buttons on the main menu are:

1. The SAVE button


This button is used when you are ready to SAVE the bender data to the Benderlink hard drive or path.

2. The EDIT button


The Edit button is used to edit the FILE NAME to use for saving the data.

Since Benderlink is a true 32 bit program, you can use long filenames when creating a file name.

3. The ASK BENDER button


This button lets you ask the bender for the current drawing number being used in the bender. The name, once retrieved, is places in the Channel File Name box to be used as the file name on the Benderlink disk.

KEINS and Chiyoda bender controls only allow 16 characters, so the name returned will never be longer.

4. The USE NAME button


This button lets you use the name of a current file on the Benderlink disk.

Exercise care when using an existing name: Benderlink will overwrite the existing data if you choose an existing name.

5. The DRIVE buttons


These buttons let you specify the path where the files are to be created.

The HARD DRIVE button uses a fixed path of C:\BENDERLINK\DATA_BENDER to store part data.

The FLOPPY DRIVE button uses a fixed path of A:\.

The OTHER button uses any other path set in the "Set Other" button.

The Current Channel Files box updates every time you push one of the DRIVE buttons. If you push the FLOPPY DRIVE button when the drive is not ready, then Benderlink will automatically switch back the standard HARD DRIVE location.

6. The EXIT button


Allows you to exit this menu without saving data.

Benderlink channel files always use the name that you create plus a hidden filename extension of "channel". All the files displayed in the SAVE CHANNEL menu are only files that use this extension.