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Skill Command for dumping library?

thewill2live
thewill2live over 11 years ago

Is there a Skill version of the dlib command? I want to be able to call it as part of my program but fill in the selection criteria without user input because my program will sort and move the data after it has been generated. I know I could call axlShell(dlib) but that would still require user input for the directory to save to and to hit the Export button. Any way to do this in Skill? I tried axlWritePackageFile() in a loop for each of the dbids but the database has wayyy too many elements for that to run (and it's a terrible workaround to begin with). 

 

Bonus question: Is there a way to obtain a list of the files in a specific directory (obtained via user input) WITHOUT specifying the file ID in the fileops.txt file? I am in a directory I want to be in but I need a way of knowing if the files I'm looking for (.zips and a .doc) are inside said directory so that I can copy them over to a new location. Or should I just make a new entry in the fileops.txt? If that's easier, how would I do that? 

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  • eDave
    eDave over 11 years ago

    The batch help files are in .....\share\pcb\batchhelp. Look for dump_libraries.txt

    Check the syntax for axlRunBatchDBProgram in ....doc\algroskill\algroskill.pdf or ...share\pcb\examples\skill\DOC\FUNCS\axlRunBatchDBProgram.txt

    I expect your commands to look something like this:

    sprintf(cmdStr, "dump_libraries padamfl %s.brd", axlCurrentDesign())

    axlRunBatchDBProgram("dump_libraries", cmdStr,  ?reloadDB nil ?noUnload t)

     

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  • eDave
    eDave over 11 years ago

    The batch help files are in .....\share\pcb\batchhelp. Look for dump_libraries.txt

    Check the syntax for axlRunBatchDBProgram in ....doc\algroskill\algroskill.pdf or ...share\pcb\examples\skill\DOC\FUNCS\axlRunBatchDBProgram.txt

    I expect your commands to look something like this:

    sprintf(cmdStr, "dump_libraries padamfl %s.brd", axlCurrentDesign())

    axlRunBatchDBProgram("dump_libraries", cmdStr,  ?reloadDB nil ?noUnload t)

     

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