copy a layer but replace it with new layer

This post is a classic reason why I put together the Forum Guidelines . Since prBoundary objects are represented completely differently in CDB and OA, knowing which version you're using is rather important in order for somebody to be able to answer this.

Regards,

Andrew.

 oh sorry I missed that...I am using CDB

procedure(MyCopyLayer(@key (cvId geGetEditCellView()) (fromLayer "prBoundary") (fromPurpose "drawing")
    (toLayer "LVT") (toPurpose "drawing"))
let((srcLPP newShape)
  srcLPP=car(exists(LPP cvId~>lpps LPP~>layerName==fromLayer && LPP~>purpose==fromPurpose))
  foreach(shape srcLPP~>shapes
    newShape=dbCopyFig(shape cvId)
    newShape~>layerName=toLayer
    newShape~>purpose=toPurpose
  )
  t
)
)

Code untested, but something like this should do the job. You can then use:

MyCopyLayer(?cvId cvId ?toLayer "newLayer" ?fromLayer "somethingElse")

I made the default copy from prBoundary to "LVT"

Andrew.

Thanks a lot Andrew. I was sweating for getting this done.

Just one more question. I have library named regular_std_cells and I want to do this for all the cells in this library. is there a way to get this done in one shot. 

Probably something like this

procedure( BFdoSomethingByCellViewByPattern( t_libName t_viewNamePattern "tt" )
        let( ( b_ddId d_libId l_cellList l_cellViewList )

d_libId = ddGetObj( t_libName )

l_cellList = setof(
                d_cell
        d_libId~>cells 
        rexMatchList( t_viewNamePattern d_cell~>views~>name )
        )

foreach( d_cell l_cellList
    l_cellViewList = setof(
            d_view
            d_cell~>views
            rexMatchp( t_viewNamePattern d_view~>name )
            )
    foreach( d_cellView l_cellViewList
    b_ddId = ddGetObj( t_libName d_cell~>name d_cellView~>name )
    printf(
        "-- FdoSomethingByCellViewByPattern -- Do something %s/%s/%s\n"
        t_libName d_cell~>name d_cellView~>name
        )
    ;; execute the do code here
    ) ;; close foreach
) ;; close foreach

) ;; close let

 

Bernd