Thanks. I was getting close to resorting to that at one point :). I was just wondering if this is a bug (and a very old one at that), in which case I should log it in the bug tracker, or a feature I don't understand. Looks like it's probably a bug.
Regards, Robert. Richard Webb wrote: > The .sch format is ASCII text with the title block items right up near the > top, so it's a quick edit to make if it doesn't update as or when expected. > > --- In [email protected], Robert <birmingham_spi...@...> wrote: >> I've just had my attention drawn to the fact that the date hadn't >> updated on one of my schematics after I made a few changes to component >> values. I was thankful find a thread on this subject in the archive. >> I had already tried (unnecessarily) editing the sheet properties and >> saving the netlist before searching, but I would never have thought of >> annotating to update the date. The Help just says "The date is >> automatically updated". >> >> I can understand why the date shouldn't just reflect when you last saved >> the file, but surely it should update after any change. Am I missing >> something? >> >> Regards, >> >> Robert. >> >> --- In [email protected], "calvingrier" <cgrier@> wrote: >> > >> > --- In [email protected], "johnppeter" <john_peter@> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > > I am a new user, and I have begun a simple hierarchical design >> > > exercise in eeschema. I notice that when I change the schematic and >> > > save the project, the date field in the title block does NOT change, >> > > on the primary sheet. >> > > >> > > A sub-sheet in the design does not show a date, at all. This is >> > > peculiar and undesirable. >> > > >> > > I am using a very recent version of the KiCad software...Oct 27, >> > 2007, >> > > I believe. >> > > >> > > Could anyone tell me how to: >> > > >> > > 1) get date information into all sheets in a hierarchical design? >> > > 2) change date information manually on one page? >> > > 3) allow eeschema to automatically update the DATE field of the >> > title >> > > block? >> > >> > >> > I know this sounds a little strange, but try annotating, and >> > generating a netlist. Mine seems to update all sheets if I do these >> > steps. >> > >> >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2695 - Release Date: 02/18/10 >> 07:34:00 >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your > question. > Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of > Kicad. > Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your > symbols/modules to the kicad library. > For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the > kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups > Links > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2697 - Release Date: 02/19/10 > 07:34:00 >
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