wait the design is loaded to run a SKILL routine

Use the axlTriggerSet function in your allegro.ilinit file to run SKILL code when a database is opened.

rong96 said:

Use the axlTriggerSet function in your allegro.ilinit file to run SKILL code when a database is opened.

Hello rong96.

 Thanks for the reply. In fact I remember that already ask for that and I already got this answer :-)

In fact, I did in another way the last time I asked for, because I did not succeed in with the axlTriggerSet.

And it is the same now:

I have a "(defun redoDesc ()" somewhere. It checks if DESCRIPTION property is defined for "compdefs" and define it again if it is not. So I want this to be run at the loading of the BRD file.

I tried to put axlTriggerSet('open 'redoDesc) in the allegro.ilinit, it failed. I tried everywhere I can, it never works.

What's wrong?

Thanks.

 see the example code in <cdsroot>share/pcb/examples/skill/trigger/trigger.il

without seeing  your code I can only guess your problem is that your redoDesc function does not take an argument  but the openTrigger callback function requires an argument so I would change your function def to

     procedure( redoDes(t_open)

Hello fxffxf

I was reading trigger.il when I received your answer... But without that, I am not sure I would have succeeded.... Now, Yes, I understood how it works:

axlTriggerSet 'open returns a list (t_open) containing a BRD name with full path and a second member t or nil showing if the BRD is existing or not.

Then I need to treat it with my redoDesc function. I first add a argument to my function but if I use the function after the BRD is loaded I was getting an error. So I put an @optional and it works wherever the function is used. (at loading or after): (defun (redoDesc (@optional t_open)... and then I also saw that the axlTriggerSet can be placed anywhere (in the allegro.ilinit but also in the local startup.il or in the redoDesc.il itself...

Many Thanks to all (I finally succeeded to manage it ;-)

Have a nice week-end.