OpenObject process

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Description

Open a specific object in DXP such as a document or a project.

Parameters

ObjectKind (NewAnything, DocumentList, RecentDocument, RecentProject, RecentProjectGroup, Document, FocusedDocument, FocusedCategory, Variant, Project, FocusedProject, ProjectAndDocuments, FocusedProjectAndDocuments, ProjectDocuments, FocusedProjectDocuments, ProjectGroupDocuments, ProjectGroup, LastProjectGroup, PrimaryDocument, MessageView, MessageViewSelection, CreateProjectsFromPath, All,Assembly, Fabrication, Report, Netlist, Documentation, ,OtherOutput, OutputSingle, OutputBatch, OutputSelected, OutputDuplicate, DatabaseLink, OutputPreference, ControlPanel, FreeDocument, WorkSpaceDocuments, Workspace)

OpenMode (Standard, NewFromExisting, NewFromTemplate, .Project)

Ext (*.PCBDOC, *.SCHDOC)

DocumentType (PCB, SCH)

Filename (String)

Index (Integer) The position in the most recently used documents list.

Kind (EDIF, EDIFLIB, ProtelNetlist, PCB, SCH, SCHLIB, PCBLIB, PCB3DLIB, C, TEXT, CPP, CUPL, MDL, NSX, CKT, SIMDATA, EditScript, OutputJob, DatabaseLink, VHDL,VHDLIB, VHDMDL, VHDTST VHDL,PcbProject, CoreProject, FpgaProject, EmbeddedProject, IntegratedLibrary, ProjectGroup, CAMTastic, WAVE, IntLibrary, ScriptProject, EditScriptUnit, EditScriptForm)

Notes

If ObjectKind = NewAnything, you need to specify the Kind parameter as well.

Example

Process: WorkspaceManager:OpenObject

Parameter: ObjectKind = Project

Example 2: Open a project using the script

Procedure OpenProject(ProjectName : String);

Begin

Result := True;

If Not FileExists(ProjectName) Then Result := False;

ResetParameters;

AddStringParameter('ObjectKind','Project');

AddStringParameter('FileName', ProjectName);

RunProcess('WorkspaceManager:OpenObject');

End;