ViewFile Window Form
Views and manage its contents but does not let you edit them.
A viewfile window is used in various Virtuoso applications. For example, layout uses a viewfile window to display the design hierarchy tree, bindkey editor displays the bindkey commands in a viewfile window, TechDB Checker uses the viewfile window to display its log file and reports, and tools, such as Assura, ADE, VHDL toolbox and NC Verilog integration window use a viewfile window as a netlist viewer.
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Description
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File
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Specifies an action for the viewfile window.
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Open
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Opens a file for viewing in the current viewfile window
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Save
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Saves the information in the viewfile window to the log file
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Save As
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Saves the information in the viewfile window to a new file
When you start this command, the Save As form appears. You use the form to name the file where you want to save the information.
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Auto Update On
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Causes the simulator to update the information in the view window automatically as the simulation continues.
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Auto Update Off
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Prevents the simulator from updating the information in the viewfile window as the simulation continues.
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Close Window
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Closes the viewfile window.
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Edit
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Edits the viewfile window.
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Copy
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Copies the selected text to the clipboard.
You can also click the Copy command before selecting the text to be copied.
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Select All
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Selects the entire contents of the file
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Find
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Searches for text strings in the viewfile window.
Search for specifies the text string you want to find.
When Found specifies whether to select or deselect the text string.
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select highlights the text string.
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deselect turns off highlighting of the text string.
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scroll to next match scrolls to the section of text that contains the next occurrence of the text string. If the next occurrence is already displayed within the viewing window, the window does not scroll.
Match Options control for partial hits and case.
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whole word specifies a search for the exact string.
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exact case specifies a search for the case (upper or lower) that appears in the Search for field.
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Wrap Around (default) continues the search from the beginning of the file.
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Scan the Whole File, when enabled, finds and highlights all occurrences of the text string you specify.
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Go to Line
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Searches for the line number you specify and highlights the specified line.
Go to line field specifies the line number to which you want to move to.
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View
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Specifies the display option for the viewfile window.
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Line Numbers
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Displays the following sub-menu options:
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Inline: Shows the line numbers on the left side (sidebar) of the log file.
You can enable sidebar by using the following variable in CIW:
(envSetVal "ui.text" "showLineNumbersInSideBar" 'boolean t)
Otherwise, to enable sidebar, you can add the following syntax in the .cdsenv file:
ui.text showLineNumbersInSideBar boolean t -
Status Bar: Displays the line and column number in the lower-right corner of the log file.
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Highlight Current Line
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Highlights the current line in gray.
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Related Topics
Functions of Viewfile Window
Viewing the Hierarchy Tree
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