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willbi
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6/05/2008 2:38 AM  
I want to add some controls before saving the psm file of a symbol dra.
I want this to be done automatically when the symbol is saved (using the Save button to be sure the control is launched by the librarian)
So I need an alias "save" that call my routine but only if the design is a symbol (not a brd, for example).

I use the axlDesignType(nil) that should return "SYMBOL" in case of a symbol, if yes I use axlSetAlias("save" "savesym").

But this has to be done in the loading of ilinit.
The problem is that at this moment (during the load of the ilinit file), the axlDesignType seems to be unknown (it returns "") and then the alias is never created.

How to proceed?

I think that when you open allegro -package at the first time, it loads the skill environment and then the file.
willbi
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6/05/2008 4:55 AM  
One solution:

alias save (skill_routine)

skill_routine:
if axlDesignType(nil) == "SYMBOL then
savesym
else
_save
end if
Dave Elder
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6/05/2008 2:14 PM  
You could use axlTriggerSet with the 'save option.
Cheers, Dave
Dave Elder
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fxf
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6/05/2008 2:38 PM  
The reason why axlDesignType(nil) returns a nil when called from allegro.ilinit is this file is loaded before an Allegro database is
opened. If you do a axlDBGetDesign() from allegro.ilinit, you will see that it returns nil.

As perviously suggested you should look into axlTriggerSet API.
willbi
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6/06/2008 1:19 AM  
Thanks for replies.

As I am not en expert, I prefer my solution ;-)
axlTriggerSet seems to be too complicated for me (i read the doc quickly...)

I will look as ever for an example in accessible code, later.
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