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 setting user property in symbol view 

Last post Tue, May 26 2009 3:56 PM by rajivsub. 3 replies.
Started by rajivsub 26 May 2009 09:44 AM. Topic has 3 replies.
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  • Tue, May 26 2009 9:44 AM

    • rajivsub
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    setting user property in symbol view Reply

    I am trying to set a user property on one of the pins of a symbol. The property is 'nlAction' and has a string value of "ignore". 

    I can set it by clicking on the properties of the pin and adding the user property. (in GUI mode)

    Any suggestions if there is a skill function that will allow me to add a user property on a schematic symbol object?

    I tried using dbSetq but it does not show up on the property form. Also, for a pin with the property added via the form, dbSetq returned nil - so not sure where the user property is getting added to. Could not get it to show up with obj~>?? either. 

     Thanks

     
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  • Tue, May 26 2009 9:57 AM

    • skillUser
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    Re: setting user property in symbol view Reply

    Hi Rajiv,

    Any database object, except for a property itself, can have a property added/attached to it. (For a property of a property, you would need to create a hierarchical property object).  You should be able to do what you want using the dbCreateProp() function:

    dbCreateProp(
     g_object
     t_name
     t_propType
     g_value
    )
     => d_prop / nil

    For certain properties, e.g. time, which looks like a string, you need to use a specific function, dbCreateTimeProp() for example.

    I hope that this helps you.

    Regards,

    Lawrence.

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  • Tue, May 26 2009 10:02 AM

    Re: setting user property in symbol view Reply

    Rajiv,

    To answer your specific question, when you add a user defined property on a pin in the symbol editor, the property actually gets added onto the terminal object.

    So you could do the same using:

      dbFindTermByName(cvId "pinName")~>nlAction="ignore"

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • Tue, May 26 2009 3:56 PM

    • rajivsub
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    Re: setting user property in symbol view Reply

    Thanks all,

    Got it to work with your solutions. 

    Appreciate it.

     
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