Using db objects in replay file

Hi Elizabeth

Using the ID of a figure in dbMoveFig cmd is the correct approach but we should not use the ID directly. A variable containing the ID should be used. E.g.

a. Select a layout object
b. Execute the following:

obj=car(geGetSelSet())
dbMoveFig(obj nil list(...))

Please let me know if I have misunderstood your question.

Best regards
Quek

Hi Elizabeth

By the way, questions on SKILL programming can be posted to the SKILL forum.


Best regards
Quek

Hi Quek,

Unfortunately, I am not selecting any of the instances I am just looping through all of the instances in the cellview and moving them:

foreach (inst cv_layout~>instances
     ...
     dbMoveFig(inst nil ...)
     ...
)

and using obj = car(inst) does not work in this case. Is there anything I could use without having to actually select the instance?

Thanks,
Elizabeth

Hi Elizabeth

There is no need to use "car" cmd or to select the instance if you are already looping through the individual instance IDs. You can use this:

foreach( inst cv_layout~>instances
   ...
   dbMoveFig(inst nil ...)
   ...
)

The above should work. Would you please let us know the specific error message if it still does not work?

Best regards
Quek

Hi Quek,

These are the commands and error I am getting:
dbMoveFig(db:0x1ea7641d nil list(-2.020000:4.300000 "R0"))
*Error* eval: unbound variable - db
dbMoveFig(db:0x1ea7641c nil list(-1.140000:4.300000 "R0"))
*Error* eval: unbound variable - db
dbMoveFig(db:0x1ea7641a nil list(-0.255000:4.300000 "R0"))
*Error* eval: unbound variable - db
dbMoveFig(db:0x1ea7641f nil list(-2.820000:4.220000 "R0"))
*Error* eval: unbound variable - db
dbMoveFig(db:0x1ea7641e nil list(-1.140000:4.220000 "R0"))
*Error* eval: unbound variable - db
dbMoveFig(db:0x1ea7641b nil list(0.540000:4.220000 "R0"))
*Error* eval: unbound variable - db

Thanks,
Elizabeth

If you're getting that error, you can't be using the foreach as Quek suggested. You must be literally using db:xxxxxxxx as the input to the function. You can't do that, and it is never necessary to do that. 

The dbIds are per-session and may not be the same (quite unlikely to be the same) between different invocations of virtuoso. Also, the dbId is the "print representation" of the dbId, and only output to allow you to see that it's a dbId and whether it is the same as another dbId in the same session (for example).

So why are you trying to enter literal dbIds rather than using a loop (you said before you were using a loop)? Maybe you're generating this replay file programmatically? If so, put the loop code in the replay file rather than references to the objects. 

Regards,

Andrew