skill code to delete existing films

Hi Marvin,

Try: 

axlDeleteObject(mapcar(lambda((film), axlGetParam(strcat("artwork:", film))), setof(film, axlGetParam("artwork") ->groupMembers, film != "TOP")))

Dave

 Dave,

Thank you for such a quick response.  I now will admit my stupidity by stating that I partcially understand this bit of code, but not fully.

 I have been searching for the documentation in Allegro to understand the AXL commands but as of yet have not located it.

Can you direct me as to the possible location in the Allegro directory structure as to where these might be, or give a breif description as to how this code works?

Also, if I were to implement this in a test skill file, would I call this by way of something like:

axlCmdRegister ( "flmdel" 'film_delete )

then copy your code here

 Thanks again.

Marvin

Hi Marvin,

The code needs to be wrapped in a funcion for it to be called that way:

defun( filmdel () axlDeleteObject(mapcar(lambda((film), axlGetParam(strcat("artwork:", film))), setof(film, axlGetParam("artwork") ->groupMembers, film != "TOP"))))

Place this and your axlCmdRegister line in your Allegro.ilinit file.

The documentation is in:

C:\Cadence\SPB_16.x\doc\algroskill\algroskill.pdf and C:\Cadence\SPB_16.x\doc\sklangref\sklangref.pdf

I refernce the functions in: 

C:\Cadence\SPB_16.x\share\pcb\examples\skill\DOC\FUNCS

 Dave

 Dave,

You have been a great help.

By the way, do you know a Bobby Mosley?

I worked with him at Tektronix.

Marvin.