I have a CNC88, 1992, 1400-4 processor.

all the fadal manuals that I have found state that macro commands are available in Auto, MDI, via DNC, and at the command line.

I have some programs that use macros, which work great in Auto mode running from the machine's memory, but the macro statements in the same programs are ignored when run via DNC.

More specifically, it seems that any statement with a # in front of it e.g.
#PRINT "VARIABLE 1: ", V1
#INPUT V99
#V1=1.5
#V5=V1-V3
#FY1=FY1+V5

these all get ignored when running DNC, but run ok in Auto from internal memory.

it seems that the R variables still work when running DNC because I have a probing routine that stores a hole center in R1 and R2, then I rapid to R1, R2 as follows

G0 X+R1 Y+R2

this command gets executed correctly via DNC.

All # type of statements get ignored via DNC - even though the manual says that they should work.... wtf

any experience on this?