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dbOpenBag warning after compile - SKILL PCELL

Esteban Saavedra
Esteban Saavedra 6 months ago

Hi All,

I;m having these warning, when I compile my PCELL SKILL code, it's something that I never saw before


*WARNING* dbOpenBag: Failed to lock prop bag for 'TEST_PCELL' in 'a' mode, please check the access mode for the data.

And l get a message mentioning that all my CDF parameter already exists

I will appreciate any comment on this, thanks

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett 6 months ago

    Presumably the code is not just defining the PCell (with, say, pcDefinePCell), but also creating the CDF. If creating the CDF, it would need to update the properties in the cell property bag (data.dm) and if either it’s already locked or the lock file is not writable or various other issues like that, it would fail as above. 

    Of course, it would be much easier to know this if you shared your code - otherwise this is guesswork. 

    Andrew

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