A numerical controller for a machine tool is equipped with a decoding unit for analyzing a machining program and a plurality of auxiliary programs, a command element extraction unit for determining the presence or absence of a relationship between the auxiliary programs, a load computing unit for computing a processing time of the machining program and processing times of the plurality of auxiliary programs, an execution sequence computing unit for computing an execution sequence of the machining program and the plurality of auxiliary programs so as to execute the auxiliary programs that have the relationship with each other within the same execution cycle, and an execution processing unit for executing the machining program and the auxiliary programs in accordance with the computed execution sequence.

A numerical controller for a machine tool is equipped with a decoding unit for analyzing a machining program and a plurality of auxiliary programs, a command element extraction unit for determining the presence or absence of a relationship between the auxiliary programs, a load computing unit for computing a processing time of the machining program and processing times of the plurality of auxiliary programs, an execution sequence computing unit for computing an execution sequence of the machining program and the plurality of auxiliary programs so as to execute the auxiliary programs that have the relationship with each other within the same execution cycle, and an execution processing unit for executing the machining program and the auxiliary programs in accordance with the computed execution sequence.