techOpenDefaultTechFile

techOpenDefaultTechFile( 
) 
=> d_techID / nil

Description

Loads the Cadence-supplied default binary technology database into virtual memory in read mode and returns the database identifier.The default technology database resides at the following location: your_install_dir/tools/dfII/etc/cdsDefTechLib/tech.db

Arguments

None

Value Returned

d_techID	The identifier of the technology database loaded into virtual memory.
nil	The technology database does not exist or is not at the expected location.

Example

techID = techOpenDefaultTechFile()
=> db:23676263

Loads the default technology database, cdsDefTechFile, from the installation directory into virtual memory. Returns the database identifier.

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