Pass data/values between two skill codes/allegro instances

Hi, tried some stuff with extracta but is quite slow...

this code using ipcBeginProcess for extracta will crash when run on the library folder (about 4000+ psm/dra pairs)
it probably would be OK if all symbols are already placed in the brd file, but starting new process for each dra is slow...

/*

qqq_cnt = 0
qqq_tmp = list( nil nil)
foreach( qqq_element getDirFiles( "d:/Cadence/Master_Library_Current/PCB/.")
when( substring( lowerCase( qqq_element) -4 4) == ".psm"
when( isFile( sprintf( nil "d:/Cadence/Master_Library_Current/PCB/%s.dra" substring( qqq_element 1 strlen( qqq_element) - 4))) == t
qqq_cid = ipcBeginProcess( sprintf( nil "extracta -q -s -k -r d:/Cadence/Master_Library_Current/PCB/%s.dra d:/Cadence/SKILL/ext_qqq.txt d:/Cadence/SKILL/out.txt" substring( qqq_element 1 length( qqq_element) - 4)))
ipcWait( qqq_cid)
qqq_inPort = infile( "d:/Cadence/SKILL/out.txt")
while(
gets( qqq_readOutLine qqq_inPort)
tconc( qqq_tmp list( qqq_element qqq_readOutLine))
)
close( qqq_inPort)
qqq_cnt++
)
)
)
println( qqq_cnt)
car( qqq_tmp)

*/

however, this code I would like to run in the second instance of allegro (still not able to do that:( ), will be finished in about 2 seconds on the same folder...

/*

qqq_cnt = 0
qqq_tmp = list( nil nil)
foreach( qqq_element getDirFiles( "d:/Cadence/Master_Library_Current/PCB/.")
when( substring( lowerCase( qqq_element) -4 4) == ".psm"
when( isFile( sprintf( nil "d:/Cadence/Master_Library_Current/PCB/%s.dra" substring( qqq_element 1 strlen( qqq_element) - 4))) == t
qqq_padstackID = axlLoadSymbol( "PACKAGE" substring( qqq_element 1 strlen( qqq_element) - 4))
tconc( qqq_tmp list( qqq_element qqq_padstackID -> prop -> VERSION_ID))
qqq_cnt++
)
)
)
println( qqq_cnt)
car( qqq_tmp)

*/

I don't know, maybe I'm doing something wrong with the extracta... I just need to run the axlLoadSymbol in an empty board and get back the list and it will be crazy fast...

Miro

@mir0mik, any further update on this? Is the issue resolved?