Installing the Batch Tool

If you have not yet installed any Mentor software, you must start a software installation to install the Mentor Installer where you can access the Batch Tool.

Procedure

Run the PADSVX.2.6_mib.exe to start the installation.
When the Hardware Key dialog box appears, click Cancel.
Run the Mentor Install shortcut from the following Start menu location to access the Batch Tool:
Start > Mentor > Batch Tool
In the Welcome to the Batch Tool screen, click Wizard. At any time, click the “?” help button for more information.
Proceed through the Wizard to create a batch script (.bat).
Click Done to exit the Batch Wizard.
To set the licensing and PADS Projects location, open the batch script using a text editor (for example, Notepad).

For setting the licensing, after the first section of lines starting with "REM" add:

set MGLS_LICENSE_FILE=<value>

For the PADS Projects location add:

set SDD_PADSPROJECTS_DIR=<value>

Below is an example where the license server port@host is 1717@server and the PADS Projects directory is to be C:\PADS Projects VX.2.6:

set MGLS_LICENSE_FILE=1717@myserver
set SDD_PADSPROJECTS_DIR=c:\PADS Projects VX

The following is a sample excerpt (top section) of the batch script showing where to place these two lines:

@echo off
SET LC_ALL=en_US
VER | FINDSTR /IL "6." > NUL
IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 CHCP 65001
REM
*******************************************************************
REM *** This file is provided as-is.  Modifications to this file are
at your own risk.  *** 
REM *** The End User License Agreement was accepted during the
creation of this script. *** 
REM
*******************************************************************
REM Generated by MIP v5.9-022
SET MGLS_LICENSE_FILE=1717@myserver
SET SDD_PADSPROJECTS_DIR=C:\PADS Projects VX
SET PROMPT_TARG=F
...
...

Select File > Save to save changes to the batch script and Exit the text editor.
To start the batch installation, execute the batch script. The batch script is directly executable (assuming you are in the repository location), for example, myBatch.bat