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how to retain variable during skill session

Ejlersen

Hi

I've got a skill program that parses data to a new .dra file.

So the program actually saves the current session then start a new dra file and after it is finished with the dra file it reloads the original session.

I'm however experiencing that variables get lost so when I return to the original session. Is there any way to prevent this from happening.

At the same time I would like to clear the memory for all variables when the program terminates.

Best regards

Ole

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  • Hi Dave

    Somone (maybe you) once posted the defun AFn_OpenDesign (code further down) which I use together with the following code

    currentDesign = axlCurrentDesign()
    state = axlSaveEnable()
    if(upperCase(axlDesignType(nil)) == "LAYOUT" then
      tempDesignName = "ns_temp.brd"
      if(isFile("ns_temp.brd") then deleteFile("ns_temp.brd"))
    else
      tempDesignName = "ns_temp.dra"
      if(isFile("ns_temp.dra") then deleteFile("ns_temp.dra"))
    )
    axlSaveDesign(?design tempDesignName, ?mode "nocheck", ?noMru t)
    AFn_OpenDesign(?design strcat(draName, ".dra"), ?mode "wf", ?noMru t, ?noConfirm t, ?forceNew t)
    axlSetSymbolType("shape")
    axlDBChangeDesignUnits("millimeters" 3) 

    Some code to generate .dra file

    axlDBChangeDesignExtents(extents)
    axlSaveDesign(?noMru t)
    AFn_OpenDesign(?design tempDesignName, ?mode "wf", ?noMru t, ?noConfirm t)
    axlRenameDesign(currentDesign)
    deleteFile(tempDesignName)
    axlSaveEnable(state)

    ----

    defun( AFn_OpenDesign (@key design, (mode "w"), noMru, noConfirm, forceNew)
     let((noconfirmStatus, result)
      when(noConfirm, noconfirmStatus = axlGetVariable("NOCONFIRM"), axlSetVariable("NOCONFIRM", t))
      when(forceNew && isFile(design), deleteFile(design))
      result = if(noMru && axlVersion('version) >= 16.0
       then axlOpenDesign(?design design, ?mode mode, ?noMru t)
       else axlOpenDesign(?design design, ?mode mode)
      )
      when(noConfirm, if(noconfirmStatus then axlSetVariable("NOCONFIRM", t) else axlUnsetVariable("NOCONFIRM")))
      result
    ))

    Best regards

    Ole

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  • Hi Dave

    Somone (maybe you) once posted the defun AFn_OpenDesign (code further down) which I use together with the following code

    currentDesign = axlCurrentDesign()
    state = axlSaveEnable()
    if(upperCase(axlDesignType(nil)) == "LAYOUT" then
      tempDesignName = "ns_temp.brd"
      if(isFile("ns_temp.brd") then deleteFile("ns_temp.brd"))
    else
      tempDesignName = "ns_temp.dra"
      if(isFile("ns_temp.dra") then deleteFile("ns_temp.dra"))
    )
    axlSaveDesign(?design tempDesignName, ?mode "nocheck", ?noMru t)
    AFn_OpenDesign(?design strcat(draName, ".dra"), ?mode "wf", ?noMru t, ?noConfirm t, ?forceNew t)
    axlSetSymbolType("shape")
    axlDBChangeDesignUnits("millimeters" 3) 

    Some code to generate .dra file

    axlDBChangeDesignExtents(extents)
    axlSaveDesign(?noMru t)
    AFn_OpenDesign(?design tempDesignName, ?mode "wf", ?noMru t, ?noConfirm t)
    axlRenameDesign(currentDesign)
    deleteFile(tempDesignName)
    axlSaveEnable(state)

    ----

    defun( AFn_OpenDesign (@key design, (mode "w"), noMru, noConfirm, forceNew)
     let((noconfirmStatus, result)
      when(noConfirm, noconfirmStatus = axlGetVariable("NOCONFIRM"), axlSetVariable("NOCONFIRM", t))
      when(forceNew && isFile(design), deleteFile(design))
      result = if(noMru && axlVersion('version) >= 16.0
       then axlOpenDesign(?design design, ?mode mode, ?noMru t)
       else axlOpenDesign(?design design, ?mode mode)
      )
      when(noConfirm, if(noconfirmStatus then axlSetVariable("NOCONFIRM", t) else axlUnsetVariable("NOCONFIRM")))
      result
    ))

    Best regards

    Ole

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