Need Help! Fanuc FOCAS Library

Hi,

I'm writing a program in vb.net to collect data from Fanuc Robocut EDMs. I'm can successfully establish communication with the machine and get some data but I'm struggling with a few things.

Alarm messages
Wirebreak status
Cutting Conditions
Cutting Times
Program Length and cut length
Current and Voltage

What functions should I be using to get the above info?

I've tried a few things with the following functions for alarm messages but I've had no luck so far except for getting the alarm number of the main alarm:

cnc_alarm
cnc_alarm2
cnc_rdalminfo
cnc_rdalmmsg
cnc_rdalmmsg2

It's very possible that I'm not using them correctly!

I'd appreciate any help anyone could offer.

Thanks!