Shell Command Window

 The doc has a netin example, args are:     

    axlRunBatchDBProgram("netin" 
                                         "netin -$ -g -y 1 netlist %s"
                                         ?startMsg "Logic Import"
                                         ?logfile "netin"
                                         ?reloadDB t)

 args:

1) the first arg can be any descriptive string

2) the 2nd arg is the command line with options that you want to run netin. Typically you can go to the

   DOS command window and type "netin -help" to get a description of the arguments. "netlist" is the name

   of the 3rd party netlist file netin should read (netin will automatically add .txt extension). The "%s" is

   where axlRunBatchDBProgram to will insert the name of the current design. By default, axlRunBatchDBProgram

   will save the current design to a temp file on disk before running the specified program. If you want to

   have netin process a different design then use the "?noUnload t" option and but in the real design name

   instead of "%s". 

3) Optional start msg to user

4) Option logfile. If you want axlRunBatchDBProgram to suppress its logfile display use the "?silent t" option

5) Since netin will save the db to disk the reloadDB option tells axlRunBatchDBProgram reload the database if

   netin is successful 

If you want to see how the Allegro GUI sets command line options to its various batch programs then you should

set the env variable "wait_debug" before doing an operation like Import Logic. Allegro reports to

its status area the options it used to invoke the batch program. 

 The doc has a netin example, args are:     

    axlRunBatchDBProgram("netin" 
                                         "netin -$ -g -y 1 netlist %s"
                                         ?startMsg "Logic Import"
                                         ?logfile "netin"
                                         ?reloadDB t)

 args:

1) the first arg can be any descriptive string

2) the 2nd arg is the command line with options that you want to run netin. Typically you can go to the

   DOS command window and type "netin -help" to get a description of the arguments. "netlist" is the name

   of the 3rd party netlist file netin should read (netin will automatically add .txt extension). The "%s" is

   where axlRunBatchDBProgram to will insert the name of the current design. By default, axlRunBatchDBProgram

   will save the current design to a temp file on disk before running the specified program. If you want to

   have netin process a different design then use the "?noUnload t" option and but in the real design name

   instead of "%s". 

3) Optional start msg to user

4) Option logfile. If you want axlRunBatchDBProgram to suppress its logfile display use the "?silent t" option

5) Since netin will save the db to disk the reloadDB option tells axlRunBatchDBProgram reload the database if

   netin is successful 

If you want to see how the Allegro GUI sets command line options to its various batch programs then you should

set the env variable "wait_debug" before doing an operation like Import Logic. Allegro reports to

its status area the options it used to invoke the batch program.