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Unable to access all the library in database.

Naris Pillaii

Hi. I'm new to Skill and Virtuoso. I recently created a simple skill code to check library existence. The skill code I created were made to be executed within the Command Prompt. Every function involved in this process works file until it reaches the library checking phase. It assumes the library does not exist when it does.(Checked in Virtuoso using the same command). To confirm whether the skill code is able to access all the libraries. Turns out the ddGetLibList only returns 1 library but when used in Virtuoso cmd, it returns all the libraries including the one seen during the function execution. The code is as below.

CSH file that executes in CMD.
echo "Please enter the library name."
set libName = $<
echo "Please enter the top cell name."
set topCellName = $<

if ( $libName == '' || $topCellName == '' ) then
    echo "Please make sure all the required input is filled and not empty."
else
    echo "Your SPS Path is : '$SPS_PATH'"
    echo "Function Example : renameCommand()"
    echo "$libName;$topCellName;$libraryPrefixValue;$cellPrefixValue;$targetCellType" > $SPS_PATH/parameter.txt
    virtuoso -nograph -restore commandreplay.il
endif

commandreplay.il
procedure( runThisCode()

*code to get the user input*
(ddGetLibList)~>name

if( sourcelibNmCH == "empty" then
    sourceNameStatus = "[ Error - Warning ] : The source library value is missing!\n"
else

    if( sourceTopCellNmCH == "empty" then
        sourceTopCellStatus = "[ Error - Warning ] : The source top cell value is missing!\n"
   else
        println(dbOpenCellViewByType( sourcelibNmCH sourceTopCellNmCH "schematic"))

       if( dbOpenCellViewByType( sourcelibNmCH sourceTopCellNmCH "schematic") then
          sourceNameStatus = ""
          sourceTopCellStatus = ""
       else
          sourceNameStatus = ""
          sourceTopCellStatus = "[ Error - Warning ] : Either your library or top cell is not found in CDS Library.\n"
       )
    )

  )

)

Any help could be helpful.

  • Andrew Beckett

    Something must be wrong in your environment - maybe you're running in the wrong directory? I don't think it's going to be easy to debug in the forum - could you contact customer support? 

    For example, I just created a file myreplay.il with:

    printf("The libraries are:\n")
    println(ddGetLibList()~>name)
    exit()

    and then ran "virtuoso -nograph -restore myreplay.il" and then I get:

    The libraries are:
    ("basic" "sample" "functional" "analogLib" "aExamples" "mylib" "yourlib" "ahdlLib" "testoalib" "rfLib" "bmslib" "smgBasicMSLib" "smgAdvancedMSLib" "cdsDefTechLib")

    (i.e. all the libraries showing up in my library manager if I run interactively in that directory).

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • Naris Pillaii
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Hi Andrew,

    The issue was resolved after adding the -cdslib $CDSLIB when launching virtuoso.
    My current execution command looks like the one below.


    virtuoso -nograph -restore commandreplay.il -cdslib $CDSLIB

    I will look into your suggestion. Thanks for the answer.

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