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Virtuoso ADE SKILL Reference
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

cdfDump

cdfDump(
t_libName
t_fileName 
[ ?cellName t_cellName ]
[ ?level s_level ] 
[ ?edit g_edit ]
) 
=> t / nil

Description

Dumps the CDF description for the specified library and cell into the given file. If a cell is not specified, then only the library CDF description is dumped. The file is created in the current working directory or the directory specified with the file name. If g_edit is t, a text editor window is automatically opened on t_fileName. The default is no editor.

You can also specify the level of the CDF description by using the ?level s_level argument.

Arguments

t_libName

Specifies the name of the library for which the CDF description is to be saved to the given file.

t_fileName

Specifies the name of the file to which the CDF descriptions for the given library and cell are to be saved.

?cellName t_cellName

Specifies the name of the cell for which the CDF description is to be saved to the given file.

?level s_level

Specifies the level of the CDF description to be displayed.

  • base: Saves the base-level CDF descriptions to the specified file.
  • user: Saves the user-level CDF descriptions to the specified file. This is the default.

?edit g_edit

Specified whether the specified file should be opened in a text editor.

  • t: Opens the specified file in a text editor.
  • nil: The specified file is not opened in a text editor.

Value Returned

t

Dumps the CDF description for the specified library and cell to the given file.

nil

When the specified library or cell is invalid.

Examples

cdfDump( "nmos" "tr.mod" ?cellName "pnp" ?level 'base 
?edit t)

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