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How to enter a variable into a symbol

AdamDaniels
AdamDaniels over 15 years ago

 Hi,

Am trying to find out, whether it is possible to assign a global variable, which, for instance, is defined in the .cdsinit, to a label on a schematic or a symbol?

Thanks

Adam

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    Andrew Beckett over 15 years ago

    Hi Adam,

    If I've understood you correctly, then the way to do this is to create a label on a symbol (the symbol itself, not an instance), and make the text of the label "myGlobalVarName" and set the label type to be "ILLabel".

    Then when you instantiate the symbol, that label will be an evaluated SKILL expression, and should show the value of the variable.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 15 years ago

    Hi Adam,

    If I've understood you correctly, then the way to do this is to create a label on a symbol (the symbol itself, not an instance), and make the text of the label "myGlobalVarName" and set the label type to be "ILLabel".

    Then when you instantiate the symbol, that label will be an evaluated SKILL expression, and should show the value of the variable.

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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