Re: [PEDA] Exporting ASCII format
Peder, Look under 'Save As'. I don't have Protel loaded right now, so couldn't confirm this. Gary - Original Message - From: Peder K. Hellegaard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 10:58 AM Subject: [PEDA] Exporting ASCII format Anyone who knows how to export pcb and sch files in ASCII format in Protel 99SE ? Peder * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Exporting ASCII format
At 07:58 PM 3/10/2002 +0100, Peder K. Hellegaard wrote: Anyone who knows how to export pcb and sch files in ASCII format in Protel 99SE ? As Mr. Hylton indicated, it is File/SaveAs/Format/PCB ASCII file in PCB or similar in Schematic. This will write an ASCII version of the file in the active .ddb. One then exports this file. In the Document window, rt.click on the filename and select Export. If you have the file open and it is the active window, File/Export will *not* accomplish the desired result, as this command is for exporting to non-Protel or old Protel formats. However, if the Document window is the active window, File/Export exports the highlighted file or files. So I would write the ASCII files as first described, then move to the Document window and select both of them (SCH and PCB) and File/Export. Abdulrahman Lomax Easthampton, Massachusetts USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Exporting ASCII
As a matter of principle, I'd like to see ASCII PCB Library files be available for save and load. But given that it is quite simple to place an entire library on a PCB and save that PCB file as ASCII, and that it is similarly simple and fast to make a library from a PCB file, I would not make this a high priority. (To repeat what another kind user noted: if you select all the parts in the browse window of a PCB library, rt.-click and select Copy, then create a new PCB file and rt.click in the workspace and select Paste, and place what appears on the cursor, you will have all the library parts on the PCB. For this purpose, it is not necessary to spread those parts out.) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abdulrahman Lomax Easthampton, Massachusetts USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Exporting ASCII
At 08:18 PM 2/14/2002 +0100, Peder K. Hellegaard wrote: In Protel 99SE, how do you export/save a file in Protel V2.8 ascii format ? I don't think you can do this directly. I'd do it by writing (Save As) in v 3.0 format, exporting it, loading that into Protel 98, and then choosing Save As to go to 2.8 format. Some stuff gets lost. Protel should provide Protel 98 for any Protel 99 Licensee who needs to do this, I don't know if they do I don't know why they removed it for Protel 99, but it appears they did. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abdulrahman Lomax Easthampton, Massachusetts USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Exporting ASCII
At 11:38 AM 2/14/2002 -0800, Tony Karavidas wrote: Open the PCB in 99SE, then go to File-Export. The Save as type field has a few options; the last one is Protel PCB 2.8 ASCII file. I'm missing that option. Clues why? Oops, just looked. I kept looking at Save As, not Export Yes, it is there under File/Export. What was taken out was Autotrax export which was still in Protel 98 as I recall. That is quite a decent pause before dropping direct backtranslation support Congratulations, Protel. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abdulrahman Lomax Easthampton, Massachusetts USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] Exporting ASCII
I know I can do it by placing the components on a pcb first but that is very cumbersome when you just want to save a whole library into ascii.. Peder K. Hellegaard I have been requesting the ability to save/export/link/import/open PCB Library files in ASCII format for some time now. I'm not assuming that this will necessarily be provided in Phoenix, but it is also not totally out of the question that it could be provided. It has occurred to me that someone using the SDK files could *probably* create an addon server in which a PCB Library file could be translated into an ASCII format file, and such a file translated back into a PCB Library file again. The translation procedures would probably prevent such files from being capable of being saved or opened *directly*, but such a server would still otherwise implement an ASCII format for PCB Library files. Given sufficient spare time, I could probably create such a server myself. But it would still be nice if Altium could implement this, and in a manner which permits such (ASCII format) files to be being saved or (re-)opened directly (with such files being recognised by Phoenix as PCB Library files, rather than merely text files). Regards, Geoff Harland. - E-Mail Disclaimer The Information in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions or advice contained in this e-mail are confidential and not for public display. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
