obtaining the list and properties of components in a brd file

Hi

Thats a rather comprehensive questions, 

To get you kickstarted you could look at the following pseudocode

Create file with

myfile = axlDMOpenFile("ALLEGRO_TEXT" "myfilename" "w")

To obtain all components you could use

complist = axlDBGetDesign()->components

Then run through each component using

foreach(compid complist

refdes = compid->name

compx=nth(0 compid->symbol->xy)

compy=nth(1 compid->symbol->xy)

fprintf(myfile "%s\t%f\t%f\n" refdes compx compy)

then run through all properties, if there are any you get them through compid->prop

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and remeber to use axlDMClose when finished writing to the file

Best regards

Ole

Thanks Ole.... Its a good start for me .. it really helped ..

Hi Ole, Now I want to retrieve the part number from the compponent property... do you know what function to use to call this property from the components list i generated? Thanks .. Wale

Hi Wale

When you have the list you can simply use

compid->compdef->prop->PART_NUMBER

Best regards

Ole

Thanks Ole... it was helpful.... Another thing please.... i am trying to attach the part number (comp_ipn) of this component to a user defined attribute "ASI_MODEL" using axlDBAddProp () function... i get a "not a floating point number error.... is there a way around this? The goal is to attach the partnumber t o ASI_MODEL ............................................................................................................................................................................. foreach(item comp_dbid
comp_refdes = item->name
comp_symbol = item->symbol->name
comp_xy = item->symbol->xy
comp_ipn = item->compdef->prop->PART_NUMBER



comp_prop = axlDBGetProperties(item '("user" "allegro"))

if(car(comp_prop) != "ASI_MODEL"
comp_prop = axlDBAddProp(item '("ASI_Model", comp_ipn))


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