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Allegro SKILL: Get selected item on canvas dbid

Bijanbina

Hi

In Allegro I want to get selected item that user select before running script and then get its xy position. I don't want to use axlSelect cause it need user to select part again. I see in this thread, registering the command as "general" do the tricks but after try it in Allegro 17.2 HF045, its not working for me Disappointed Am I doing something wrong?

Tested Scenario

1. Load following code

defun( testPick (), printf("COUNT=%d",axlGetSelSetCount()))
axlCmdRegister("tpk" 'testPick ?cmdType "general")

2. Select symbol

3. run tpk in command mode

4. command print COUNT=0 :(((

Please Help!!!!! I'm working almost a week to create my script and now I stuck in this stupid step!

Thanks

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  • B Bruekers

    The best to do (i think) is to set a trigger for selection events. 

    See in the SKILL api: axlTriggerSet(nil nil)
    Triggers supported: (open save close exit menu xprobe select)

    So you need to set a 'select' trigger (before the selections occur!) pointing to a function.  This function gets the selection data, and you need to store it into a global variable. 

    This trigger function should not do more, see also the API about performance of this trigger. 

    Then when you run your program it takes the selection data from the global and uses it.

  • Bijanbina
    in reply to B Bruekers

    WoW. Thanks Bruekers. I never thought that there be a way to overcome this.

    I will try that and share the result.

    God bless you

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  • Bijanbina
    in reply to B Bruekers

    WoW. Thanks Bruekers. I never thought that there be a way to overcome this.

    I will try that and share the result.

    God bless you

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