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Stephen, While you're experimenting, you might like to play with the processes ExportSchematicToDatabase and ImportSchematicFromDatabase. Although the import function takes nearly forever, I've found these two processes to be ideal when I want to make large scale changes to part fields. I use part fields to hold information like: manufacturer part numbers, distributor order codes, common footprint name (while the actual PCB footprint might be MO-187-AA, I keep a common name of MSOP-8 in order to assist the prototype assemblers), etc. I find it much easier to add all this stuff in Excel, before reimporting to Protel using the designator as a key (obviously the project needs to be fully annotated before the export). Cheers, John Haddy > -----Original Message----- > From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 5 October 2001 2:52 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Using Client Spreadsheets to update schematics > > > At 12:42 AM 10/5/01 +0100, Stephen Casey wrote: > >Thanks for the fast response. Indeed, to change one part it > would be easier > >to double-click it and edit it. I'm just experimenting with the > software at > >the moment, and the update from spreadsheet facility could make > my life much > >easier when I need to make lots of changes, so I figured that I'd try it > >out, to see how it worked. I'll investigate the use of processes > now (only > >bought the package on Monday!) > > Try Edit/Export to Spreadsheet > > [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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
