pcdbOpen

pcdbOpen(
t_libName 
t_cellName 
t_viewName 
t_mode
[ ?nameSpace t_nameSpace ]
[ ?dontOpenNextLevel g_dontOpenNextLevel ]
)
=> h_pcdbHandle / nil

Opens a configuration and gets a handle that will allow access to the parent/child data for a view.

t_libName	The library name for the configuration you want to open.
t_libName	The cell name for the configuration you want to open.
t_viewName	The view name for the configuration you want to open.
t_mode	A string. Must be `r` for read.
`?nameSpace` t_nameSpace
	The name space for library, cell, view, and instance names when using the pcdb SKILL interface. If it is not specified, the default name space, CDBA, is used.
`?dontOpenNextLevel` g_dontOpenNextLevel
	By default, or if the value is `nil`, when opening an Open Access view, the next level of the design is opened to determine whether the instances associated with the part should be ignored. Parts with the `nlAction` property set to `ignore` are excluded from the handle. When set to a value other than `nil`, this argument indicates that while opening an Open Access view, the next level of the design is not opened to determine whether the instances associated with the part should be ignored.

h_pcdbHandle	The pcdb handle of the configuration opened.
`nil`	The open operation failed.

Changes the name space from the default value, CDBA, to Verilog.

pcdbOpen("lib" "cell" "schematic" "r" ?nameSpace "Verilog")

Includes ignored masters.

pcdbOpen("lib" "cell" "schematic" "r" ?dontOpenNextLevel t)

An example for the use of the pcdb functions is at the end of this section.

An example for the use of this function can also be found at:

your_install_dir/tools/hdb/examples/hdbTraverse.il