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skill code to instantiate a layout in a master layout cell

Nhumai

Hi All,

I try to build a array of my layout but first I want to see if I can instantiate 1 layout in a master layout cell. 

I am still new in skill and try to learn as much as I can. I came up with 3 line code below 

cv=dbOpenCellViewByType("s279_nl" "uc_array" "layout" "layout" "a")

lib=ddGetObj("s279_nl")

dbCreateParamInstByMasterName(geGetEditCellView() "s279_nl"  "uc_10_19_2018" "layout" "uc"  0:0 "R0"  1)

uc_array is the layout cell I want to put uc_10_19_2018 in it. However, I got the warning  like 

*WARNING* (DB-270208): dbOpenCellViewByType: unrecognized database viewType 'layout'

*WARNING* (DB-270210): dbOpenCellViewByType: library 's279_nl' does not exist

*WARNING* (DB-270329): dbCreateParamInstByMasterName: invalid master id detected.

and the 3 lines code above done not thing. 

Please let me know how I can fix them.

thanks 

Nhumai 

  • HI Nhumai,

    The dbOpenCellViewBtType(..) goes wrong because for one because the library "s279_nl" doesn't exist and other than because you specify an invalid cellViewType "layout" - it must be "maskLayout".
    I assume the non existing library "s279_nl" is also the reason why dbCreateParamInstByMasterName(..) doesn't work - it cannot find the master cell of the instance you try to create.

    I don't see the purpose of the ddGetObj(..) in your code above but it'd be anyway interesting to see it's returns value - it's most likely nil if "s279_nl" does not exist.

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