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Help with "E- *Error* axlFormBuildPopup"

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I've downloaded the skill script "align_sym.il" and I added it to my skill directory and updated my allegro.ilinit file like I do my other skill scripts that I download from Cadence. However this skill script is giving me major problems. Everytime I run it I get the following message "E- *Error* axlFormBuildPopup: argument #1 should be any user-defined (other) type (type template = "otl") - nil". I tried Cadence support first, but they have no clue how to fix it. Can someone here help me figure out what the problem is?

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  • fxffxf

     The code uses "outfile" as the mechanism to create the form file, align_sym.form. If you skill path doesn't have "." as its 1st item then it will create the form file in a directory other then the current directory and axlFormCreate won't be able to find the form file. This can be fixed by:

       - change the code to axlDMOpenFile instead of outfile  -- see the doc on the arguments it requires

       - updating your skill path in your <HOME>/allegro.ilinit file to include a "." -- you will probably see it already being set in this file.

           setSkillPath( cons( "." getSkillPath() ) )

       As an expermiment you can type the the following on the allegro command line,then run the align command again. If it works that was your program:

          skill  setSkillPath( cons( "." getSkillPath() ) )

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  • fxffxf

     The code uses "outfile" as the mechanism to create the form file, align_sym.form. If you skill path doesn't have "." as its 1st item then it will create the form file in a directory other then the current directory and axlFormCreate won't be able to find the form file. This can be fixed by:

       - change the code to axlDMOpenFile instead of outfile  -- see the doc on the arguments it requires

       - updating your skill path in your <HOME>/allegro.ilinit file to include a "." -- you will probably see it already being set in this file.

           setSkillPath( cons( "." getSkillPath() ) )

       As an expermiment you can type the the following on the allegro command line,then run the align command again. If it works that was your program:

          skill  setSkillPath( cons( "." getSkillPath() ) )

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