RunISE Method (Application Object)

Scope: Schematic editor - Embedded symbol editor (ESE)

Object: Application Object

Prerequisites: None

Opens an existing non-local symbol in the embedded symbol editor. Otherwise, creates a new empty symbol with a given name.

Usage

Application.RunISE(ByVal Path As String) As Boolean

Arguments

Path

String. A string that contains one of the following:

  • The path to the project file and the symbol (Netlist flow)

  • The path to the library, partition, and name of the symbol (Library Manager mode)

Return Values

Boolean. Returns True if the symbol opened in ESE successfully. Otherwise, returns False.

Examples

Set app = CreateObject("viewdraw.Application")
Scripting.AddTypeLibrary("Viewdraw.Application")

’Opens symbol cap.1 from file – Netlist Flow
run_ESE = "-prj c:\MyProjects\myNetlistProject.prj" _
  + "-file c:\MyLibs\Discrete\sym\cap.1"

app.RunISE(run_ESE)

’Opens symbol cap.1 from partition Discrete from Central Library ’SampleLib2007
run_ESE = "-lmc C:\MentorGraphics\EEVX.2.3\SDD_HOME\standard\" _
  + "examples\SampleLib2007\SymbolLibs -partition Discrete -- cap.1"

app.RunISE(run_ESE)
Parent Topic: Application Object