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Opening new Allegro instance after selecting symbol to open

So the end goal here is to run a cmd click on a symbol and open a new Allegro session with the symbol selected opened up. This is so I can edit a symbol quickly without having to close the board file I have open. The problem I have is grabbing the Symbol name after selection, symbolvar isn't giving me the symbol name. My code so far is:

axlCmdRegister("le" `lib_edit)
defun( lib_edit ()
let((symbolvar fullpath)
axlClearSelSet()
axlSetFindFilter(?enabled '("NOALL", "SYMBOLS"), ?onButtons '("SYMBOLS"))
axlSelect(?prompt "Select Symbol to edit in library")
symbolvar = axlGetSelSet()
fullpath = "run -b allegro $PSMPATH/" symbolvar ".dra"
axlShell(fullpath)
axlClearSelSet()
axlFinishEnterFun()
))

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

djhutchi over 13 years ago

As a quick test try changing the 2 lines:

symbolvar = axlGetSelSet()
fullpath = "run -b allegro $PSMPATH/" symbolvar ".dra"

To:

symbolvar = car(axlGetSelSet())
fullpath = strcat("run -b allegro $PSMPATH/" symbolvar->name ".dra")
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WilliamR over 13 years ago

Wow thanks for the quick reply, that worked great!!!!
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