How to use the scripting language to access a function when there is no direct method

The AWR Design Environment platform is an object-oriented application that contains an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). An IDE is a multi-purpose development tool that allows programmers to manage AWR Design Environment platform projects. The program also includes a scripting tool that features its own IDE, has its own main window, runs its own threads, and manipulates the current project's components, such as a collections of objects, their properties, and methods. This allows you to write scripts that control the program asynchronously.

However, many times, there are operations for which in-built functions may not be available in the tool. InvokeCommand() is always helpful when there is no direct method available. You can find the command to use by searching with Scripts > Project > Find Command Names.

For example, if you want to disassociate certain layout elements programmatically using VBscript, there is no direction function available. When you search in Find Commands Names, as shown in the figure below, it will suggest the closest command/related categories to disassociate specific layout cells.

This can be used in the scripting language, as shown below, and will apply to all selected objects in the layout and disassociate specific layout cells.

Project.Schematics(1).Layout.InvokeCommand("SchematicDisassociateCell")

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