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Why can not get the display property of a part with tcl script in ORCAD

Jadystone
I want to get the name of a display property for a part. But it can't work. Why?
 
proc ShowDisplayProperty { } {
    set lStatus [DboState]
    set lNullObj NULL

    set lObject [GetSelectedObjects]

    set lname [DboTclHelper_sMakeCString]

    set lPropsIter [$lObject NewDisplayPropsIter $lStatus]
    #get the first display property on the object
    set lDProp [$lPropsIter NextProp $lStatus]
    while {$lDProp != $lNullObj } {
        #can not run
        $lDProp GetName $lname
        set strName [DboTclHelper_sGetConstCharPtr $lname]
        puts [format "%30s = %-30s" GetName $strName]
    }
    delete_DboDisplayPropsIter $lPropsIter
    $lStatus -delete
}
 
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  • +1

    Hi Jadystone,

    The problem with your code is that once your code enters the while loop it is not getting out of it, because you are not taking the next property from the propIter.

    I have fixed the code by adding the line "set lDProp [$lPropsIter NextProp $lStatus]" and also added line in the code to get the property value.

    proc ShowDisplayProperty { } {
    set lStatus [DboState]
    set lNullObj NULL
    set lObject [GetSelectedObjects]
    set lname [DboTclHelper_sMakeCString]
    set lValue [DboTclHelper_sMakeCString]
    set lPropsIter [$lObject NewDisplayPropsIter $lStatus]
    #get the first display property on the object
    set lDProp [$lPropsIter NextProp $lStatus]
    while {$lDProp != $lNullObj } {
    #can not run
    $lDProp GetName $lname
    $lDProp GetValueString $lValue
    set strName [DboTclHelper_sGetConstCharPtr $lname]
    set strValue [DboTclHelper_sGetConstCharPtr $lValue]
    # puts $strName
    puts [format "%30s = %-30s" GetName $strName]
    puts [format "%30s = %-30s" GetValue $strValue]
    set lDProp [$lPropsIter NextProp $lStatus]
    }
    delete_DboDisplayPropsIter $lPropsIter
    $lStatus -delete
    }

  • 0 in reply to CadAP

    Thank your reply.  I am sorry for that My code miss the "set lDProp [$lPropsIter NextProp $lStatus]" line.

    The next picture is my actual code. I can get the uncomment properties (location /color /rotation). But can't get the name property, so I comment out from my code.

  • +1 in reply to Jadystone

    Currently, the tcl code shown in the above picture will not give the name property of the selected object. The reason is that name property is not displayed. 

    Display Prop only works for the property displayed on the schematic canvas. If property is present on the part but not displayed, then it will not be reported.

    To get the name property of the object please add below line line set lname [DboTclHelper_sMakeCString]

    $lobject GetName $lname

    puts [DboTclHelper_sGetConstCharPtr $lname]

    Hope this helps!

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  • +1 in reply to Jadystone

    Currently, the tcl code shown in the above picture will not give the name property of the selected object. The reason is that name property is not displayed. 

    Display Prop only works for the property displayed on the schematic canvas. If property is present on the part but not displayed, then it will not be reported.

    To get the name property of the object please add below line line set lname [DboTclHelper_sMakeCString]

    $lobject GetName $lname

    puts [DboTclHelper_sGetConstCharPtr $lname]

    Hope this helps!

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