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Deleting ghost layer

dNora

 Hi,

I'm trying to delete ghost layers that exists in database but you can't select or view. I can get layers through

foreach(lpp cv~>lpps when(lpp~>purpose=="hv" printf("layer found %s %s\n" lpp~>layerName lpp~>purpose) ) )

dbDeleteObject complains it's invalid type, if I try to use ddDeleteObj then I get

 *Error* ddDeleteObj: argument #1 should be a ddUserType (type template = "b") - db:248248124

What other command can I use?

 

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  • Hi dNora,

    unfortunately you don't show the code where dbDeleteObject is called - are you calling it with the lpp's found by the foreach, where your printf statement is?  If so I am not sure this is valid - you can delete the shapes of the lpp, but I don't know about deleting the lpp itself.  Try something like this (assuming you were calling dbDeleteObject(lpp) ) :

      mapcar('dbDeleteObject lpp~>shapes)

     A dd object is different to a db object, so this is why the ddDeleteObj function would not work - if you do not have a dd object, then it will not work.  Think of the dd objects as being similar to what you see in the Library Manager, a library dd object, a cell, a view and so on.

    The lpp (LP) object is a collection object, I believe that it is automatically created in virtual memory for shapes on layer purposes, so it probably cannot be directly modified, but if you modify the shapes, this in turn should update the lpps attribute of the cellview object.

    I hope that this helps you.

    Regards,

    Lawrence.

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  • Hi dNora,

    unfortunately you don't show the code where dbDeleteObject is called - are you calling it with the lpp's found by the foreach, where your printf statement is?  If so I am not sure this is valid - you can delete the shapes of the lpp, but I don't know about deleting the lpp itself.  Try something like this (assuming you were calling dbDeleteObject(lpp) ) :

      mapcar('dbDeleteObject lpp~>shapes)

     A dd object is different to a db object, so this is why the ddDeleteObj function would not work - if you do not have a dd object, then it will not work.  Think of the dd objects as being similar to what you see in the Library Manager, a library dd object, a cell, a view and so on.

    The lpp (LP) object is a collection object, I believe that it is automatically created in virtual memory for shapes on layer purposes, so it probably cannot be directly modified, but if you modify the shapes, this in turn should update the lpps attribute of the cellview object.

    I hope that this helps you.

    Regards,

    Lawrence.

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