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How to open a .dsn file with tcl command?

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I notice that if I want to open a .dsn file(without .opj file), the cammand is like that : 

MenuCommand "57601"  | FileDialog  "OK" "D:/dsn/b.DSN" 2 | DialogBox  "OK" "D:/a.xml"

a.xml is complex file like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>

<DialogControls>

    <Control Type="EDIT" Enable="TRUE" Visible="TRUE" Id="15858">

        <Value><![CDATA[b]]></Value>

    </Control>

    <Control Type="AUTORADIO_BUTTON" Enable="FALSE" Visible="TRUE" Id="15880">

        <Value><![CDATA[0]]></Value>

        <Text><![CDATA[PSpicePWL]]></Text>

    </Control>

    <Control Type="AUTORADIO_BUTTON" Enable="FALSE" Visible="TRUE" Id="15881">

        <Value><![CDATA[1]]></Value>

        <Text><![CDATA[PSpiceAD]]></Text>

    </Control>

    <Control Type="EDIT" Enable="TRUE" Visible="TRUE" Id="15922">

        <Value><![CDATA[D:\dsn\]]></Value>

    </Control>

    <Control Type="PUSH_BUTTON" Enable="TRUE" Visible="TRUE" Id="1">

        <Value><![CDATA[OK]]></Value>

    </Control>

    <Control Type="PUSH_BUTTON" Enable="TRUE" Visible="TRUE" Id="2">

        <Value><![CDATA[Cancel]]></Value>

    </Control>

    <Control Type="PUSH_BUTTON" Enable="TRUE" Visible="TRUE" Id="57670">

        <Value><![CDATA[&Help]]></Value>

    </Control>

    <Control Type="AUTOCHECK_BOX" Enable="TRUE" Visible="TRUE" Id="15882">

        <Value><![CDATA[0]]></Value>

        <Text><![CDATA[Enable PSpice Simulation]]></Text>

    </Control>

</DialogControls>

However, when I run this cammand, it is no always work! Sometime the b.dsn is opened successfully, sometime fail and block in the DialogBox. Therefore I want to know how this cammand work? What's the meaning of DialogBox?

  • davidsf
    0 in reply to CadAP

    Hello, I am using SPB23.1 and I am also trying to open a .dsn file using a TCL script

    I tried both:

    MenuCommand "57601" | FileDialog "OK" "c:/dsn/BD255-02.dsn" 9
    and
    Menu "File::Open::Design" | FileDialog "OK" "c:/dsn/BD255-02.dsn" 1

    If the .opj file is present, both commands work fine

    However, if only the .dsn file is present (which it is my case), non of these commands produce any effect.

    I suspect it is because when you open a .dsn file without .opj, you reach the following intermediate window.

    Is there any solution (I cannot upgrade to SPB 25 because my company has not yet migrated)

  • PatEscher
    0 in reply to davidsf

    you need to create a basic .opj file through tcl upfront and then simply open this .opj file through tcl.

    You can use similar code like below (I believe there are more extensive examples in the tclscripts delivered with OrCAD)

    This one is for a library, so you need to adjust it for your needs (Type should be Schematic Design)

    set opjContent [open "$opjPath" "w"]

    puts $opjContent {(ExpressProject ""}

    puts $opjContent { (Folder "Design Resources"}

    puts $opjContent { (Folder "Library")}

    puts $opjContent " (File \".\\$filename\""

    puts $opjContent { (Type "Schematic Library"))}

    puts $opjContent { (DOCKED "TRUE")}

    puts $opjContent { )}

    puts $opjContent {)}

    close $opjContent

    btw, instead of going through the MenuCommand, simply use the command Open

    --> Open C:/temp/demoj1.dsn

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