Reference a file in the toolbar file

You can use the "inheritToolbarsFrom" construct in the toolbar file. Search in cdnshelp for inheritToolbarsFrom for more details.

Andrew.

 I have tried the "inheritToolbarsFrom" but our envirnoment causes an error iin the toolbar creation.

Is there a function I execute to create a toolbar that is defined in the popup toolbar selection?

 Or do I define a toolbar and append the added items with skill?

Thanks 

I think you can only use the inherit to get the toolbars created by Cadence. I added a toolbar to Layout with the following in my Layout.toolbars file:

(
    (
        nil
        inheritToolbarsFrom "Layout"
    )

    (
        nil
        name myLayToolbar
        text "MyTools"
        items (
            (
                nil
                type            action
                name            myTool1
                text            "My Tool1"
                iconFile        "mytool1.png"
                callback        "myTool1()"
            )
            (
                nil
                type            action
                name            myTool2
                text            "My tool2"
                iconFile        "mytool2.png"
                callback        "myTool2()"
            )
        )
    )

)

There are lots of great icons for the toolbars in $CDSHOME/share/cdssetup/icons/24x24/.

If you want to do it in Skill, invoke cdsFinder (from shell) or skillFinder (from CIW) and search for "toolbar". There are plenty of commands like:

hiCreateToolbar
hiAddToolbarItems

Derek

You can inherit any toolbars you like - not just those defined by Cadence. For example, I had two like this:

 ::::::::::::::   
Virtuoso_XL.toolbars
::::::::::::::      
(                   

        (
                nil
                inheritToolbarsFrom "custom"
        )                                   


)
::::::::::::::
custom.toolbars
::::::::::::::
(              

        (
                nil
                inheritToolbarsFrom "Virtuoso_XL"
        )                                        

        ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        ; Cover Obstructions Toolbar                                                                                                     
        ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------                                                          
        (                                                                                                                                
                nil                                                                                                                      
                name CoverObstructionToolbar                                                                                             
                text "Cover Obstructions"                                                                                                
                visibleCondition "vsrEnable"                                                                                             
                items (                                                                                                                  
                    (                                                                                                                    
                        nil                                                                                                              
                        type            action                                                                                           
                        name            abAddCoverObstructionInst                                                                        
                        text            "Add Cover Obstruction to Instances"                                                             
                        iconFile        "placement-blockage-add.png"                                                                     
                        callback        "abCoverObstruction->addSelectedInstances(abCoverObstruction->getLayer())"                       
                        enableCondition editable                                                                                         
                    )                                                                                                                    
                    (                                                                                                                    
                        nil                                                                                                              
                        type            action                                                                                           
                        name            abRemoveCoverObstructionInst                                                                     
                        text            "Remove Cover Obstruction from Instances"                                                        
                        iconFile        "placement-blockage-remove.png"                                                                  
                        callback        "abCoverObstruction->removeSelectedInstances()"                                                  
                        enableCondition editable                                                                                         
                    )                                                                                                                    
                    (                                                                                                                    
                        nil                                                                                                              
                        type            action                                                                                           
                        name            abAddCoverObstruction                                                                            
                        text            "Add Cover Obstruction to CellView"                                                              
                        iconFile        "route-blockage-add.png"                                                                         
                        callback        "abCoverObstruction->add(abCoverObstruction->getLayer())"                                        
                        enableCondition editable
                    )
                    (
                        nil
                        type            action
                        name            abRemoveCoverObstruction
                        text            "Remove Cover Obstruction from CellView"
                        iconFile        "route-blockage-remove.png"
                        callback        "abCoverObstruction->remove()"
                        enableCondition editable
                    )
                    (
                        nil
                        type            comboBox
                        name            abCoverObstructionLayer
                        tooltip         "Cover Obstruction Layer"
                        prompt          "Layer"
                        value           "Metal1"
                        items           ("Metal1" "Metal2" "Metal3")
                        width           100
                        ; don't really need a callback, so add a dummy one (must have a callback)
                        callback        ""
                        editable        nil
                    )
                    (
                        nil
                        type            action
                        name            abHilightCoverObstruction
                        text            "Show Cover Obstruction"
                        iconFile        "unhide.png"
                        callback        "abCoverObstruction->hilight()"
                        enableCondition editable
                    )
                    (
                        nil
                        type            action
                        name            abUnhilightCoverObstruction
                        text            "Hide Cover Obstruction"
                        iconFile        "hide.png"
                        callback        "abCoverObstruction->unhilight()"
                        enableCondition editable
                    )
                )
        )

)