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Descending into a specific instance using Virtuoso Edit-In-Place

DannyRitt

Hello,


At a TOP level layout block there are many instances that overlaps each other. Sometimes it can get tricky to select a specific cell and Edit In Place into it. I am looking for a SKILL script to click anywhere on the TOP level, it will pop a window with the instances names underneath. Upon selecting the instance, it will Edit-In-Place into it.

Any directions or tips are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Danny

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  • Unknown said:
    leEditInPlace( hiGetCurrentWindow() list(list(cv~>geGetWindowCellView() 0 0 0) list(selectiveEIPForm->viewInsts->value 0 1 2) ) )

    There are four problems with this:

    1. The first sublist you're trying to use cv~>geGetWindowCellView() which is going to fail - you can't start from a cellView id and then call a function like that.
    2. The list which is the second argument is expecting to have instance id information. The first sublist has the cellView you're starting from, not the instanceId.
    3. The second sublist you have the name of the instance, not the instanceId (which is a database object)
    4. You are asking it to descend into a particular element of a mosaic - the second row and third column (they're zero-indexed so that's why 1,2 means 2nd and 3rd). I assume that's just because you saw this in the documentation example...

    Anyway, I think you want this (untested, but I think this is roughly it):

    leEditInPlace(hiGetCurrentWindow() list(list(dbFindAnyInstByName(geGetEditCellView() car(selectiveEIPForm->viewInsts->value)) 0 0 0)))

    I think the car is needed because the listbox will have a list of the instance names (you can check this in the CIW after selecting the instances you want).

    Anyway, something like that...

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • Unknown said:
    leEditInPlace( hiGetCurrentWindow() list(list(cv~>geGetWindowCellView() 0 0 0) list(selectiveEIPForm->viewInsts->value 0 1 2) ) )

    There are four problems with this:

    1. The first sublist you're trying to use cv~>geGetWindowCellView() which is going to fail - you can't start from a cellView id and then call a function like that.
    2. The list which is the second argument is expecting to have instance id information. The first sublist has the cellView you're starting from, not the instanceId.
    3. The second sublist you have the name of the instance, not the instanceId (which is a database object)
    4. You are asking it to descend into a particular element of a mosaic - the second row and third column (they're zero-indexed so that's why 1,2 means 2nd and 3rd). I assume that's just because you saw this in the documentation example...

    Anyway, I think you want this (untested, but I think this is roughly it):

    leEditInPlace(hiGetCurrentWindow() list(list(dbFindAnyInstByName(geGetEditCellView() car(selectiveEIPForm->viewInsts->value)) 0 0 0)))

    I think the car is needed because the listbox will have a list of the instance names (you can check this in the CIW after selecting the instances you want).

    Anyway, something like that...

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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