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Calculator Skill User Defined functions not updating

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Good evening,

I'm creating a SUD function for the virtuoso (R) Visualization & Analysis XL Calculator, and am making edits to a form, and it isn't reflected on my loaded function until I restart cadence fully. 

Context:
I'm loading the functions locally "load("example.il"), and it all works correctly, its just if I do something as trivial as rearranging the order of fields, it isn't reflected until a full restart.
virtuoso version IC23.1-64b

Is there something I'm missing? 


Thanks,

Trevor

  • Hi,


    It's complicated to help you without viewing your code.

    Are you re-using the same form name?

    If so, you can start by trying to use a different form name after each reload :

    hiCreateLayoutForm( gensym('custom_form) "Custom Form"
      hiCreateFormLayout
      ...
    )

    Maybe your code have a line to check if the form exists and the redisplay it.
    This is often done to keep previously typed inputs as in the following snippet : 

    procedure( display_custom_form()
     "Display new form"
     let( (form)
       ;; Try to fetch the existing form
       form = boundp('custom_form) && hiIsForm(custom_form) && custom_form
       ;; Form does not exist already, recreate it
       unless( form
         form = hiCreateLayoutForm( 'custom_form "Custom Form"
                  hiCreateFormLayout( 'main_layout ?items list(
                      hiCreateLabel(?name 'label0 ?labelText "<b>LABEL 0</b>")
                      ));main_layout 
         ));custom_form ;unless
       hiDisplayForm(form)
     ))

    display_custom_form()

    If you want to keep the same structure, you have to make the sure the form is well closed and deleted when reloading your script : 

    ;; Make sure form is erased during reload
    boundp('custom_form) && hiFormClose(custom_form) && hiDeleteForm(custom_form)

    procedure( display_custom_form()
     "Display new form"
     let( (form)
       ;; Try to fetch the existing form
       form = boundp('custom_form) && hiIsForm(custom_form) && custom_form
       ;; Form does not exist already, recreate it
       unless( form
         form = hiCreateLayoutForm( 'custom_form "Custom Form"
                  hiCreateFormLayout( 'main_layout ?items list(
                      hiCreateLabel(?name 'label0 ?labelText "<b>LABEL 0</b>")
                      ));main_layout 
         ));custom_form ;unless
       hiDisplayForm(form)
     ))

    display_custom_form()


    Another reason could be due to the SKILL IDE being open while you are editing your script in a different editor. 
    (Sometimes in debug mode, when errors occur, the SKILL IDE can pop up and try to show the error line.)
    This can lead to older code being cached in the SKILL IDE editor and loaded instead of the updated version.

    Hope this helps,

    Aurel

  • Hi,


    It's complicated to help you without viewing your code.

    Are you re-using the same form name?

    If so, you can start by trying to use a different form name after each reload :

    hiCreateLayoutForm( gensym('custom_form) "Custom Form"
      hiCreateFormLayout
      ...
    )

    Maybe your code have a line to check if the form exists and the redisplay it.
    This is often done to keep previously typed inputs as in the following snippet : 

    procedure( display_custom_form()
     "Display new form"
     let( (form)
       ;; Try to fetch the existing form
       form = boundp('custom_form) && hiIsForm(custom_form) && custom_form
       ;; Form does not exist already, recreate it
       unless( form
         form = hiCreateLayoutForm( 'custom_form "Custom Form"
                  hiCreateFormLayout( 'main_layout ?items list(
                      hiCreateLabel(?name 'label0 ?labelText "<b>LABEL 0</b>")
                      ));main_layout 
         ));custom_form ;unless
       hiDisplayForm(form)
     ))

    display_custom_form()

    If you want to keep the same structure, you have to make the sure the form is well closed and deleted when reloading your script : 

    ;; Make sure form is erased during reload
    boundp('custom_form) && hiFormClose(custom_form) && hiDeleteForm(custom_form)

    procedure( display_custom_form()
     "Display new form"
     let( (form)
       ;; Try to fetch the existing form
       form = boundp('custom_form) && hiIsForm(custom_form) && custom_form
       ;; Form does not exist already, recreate it
       unless( form
         form = hiCreateLayoutForm( 'custom_form "Custom Form"
                  hiCreateFormLayout( 'main_layout ?items list(
                      hiCreateLabel(?name 'label0 ?labelText "<b>LABEL 0</b>")
                      ));main_layout 
         ));custom_form ;unless
       hiDisplayForm(form)
     ))

    display_custom_form()


    Another reason could be due to the SKILL IDE being open while you are editing your script in a different editor. 
    (Sometimes in debug mode, when errors occur, the SKILL IDE can pop up and try to show the error line.)
    This can lead to older code being cached in the SKILL IDE editor and loaded instead of the updated version.

    Hope this helps,

    Aurel

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