Re: gEDA-user: External attribute read/write - how?

2008-11-09 Thread fricker
On Oct 22, 2008, at 7:31 PM, John Doty wrote: > > On Oct 22, 2008, at 10:01 AM, Peter TB Brett wrote: > >> On Wednesday 22 October 2008 16:36:47 Frank Miles wrote: >>> While a geda-newbie, over the years I've developed a set of >>> programs which >>> use a (Postgresql-based) database to update an

Re: gEDA-user: External attribute read/write - how?

2008-10-23 Thread Frank Miles
Thanks to everyone for their ideas for reading and writing component attributes. Unfortunately this may take some time (being eternally overloaded and unfamiliar with gaf code), but I have a strong interest in making something work. What form this takes is still to-be-determined. Complicating thi

Re: gEDA-user: External attribute read/write - how?

2008-10-22 Thread Steve Meier
Frank, First, there is the geda library libgeda. libgeda more or less defines the internal data structures and many of the methods for controling these data structures. However, libgeda is somewhat convoluted. It would be possible to write an application that makes use of libgeda and then extends

Re: gEDA-user: External attribute read/write - how?

2008-10-22 Thread John Doty
On Oct 22, 2008, at 11:58 AM, al davis wrote: > On Wednesday 22 October 2008, John Doty wrote: >> (3) write a gnetlist back end (not as hard as it looks): >> gnetlist is effectively the tool for libgeda scripting. > > sorry he needs to go the other way. Hmm. Where's the barrier to muckin

Re: gEDA-user: External attribute read/write - how?

2008-10-22 Thread al davis
On Wednesday 22 October 2008, John Doty wrote: > (3) write a gnetlist back end (not as hard as it looks): > gnetlist is   effectively the tool for libgeda scripting. sorry he needs to go the other way. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.s

Re: gEDA-user: External attribute read/write - how?

2008-10-22 Thread John Doty
On Oct 22, 2008, at 10:01 AM, Peter TB Brett wrote: > On Wednesday 22 October 2008 16:36:47 Frank Miles wrote: >> While a geda-newbie, over the years I've developed a set of >> programs which >> use a (Postgresql-based) database to update and error check >> schematics >> originating in a DOS-

Re: gEDA-user: External attribute read/write - how?

2008-10-22 Thread Mike Crowe
I'd like to second Franks request. Our company has an established internal parts database (mysql) from which I'd like to be able to use to stuff attributes with. I've looked at the raw schematic file format and it appears to be straight forward (except for auto placement on the schematic of th

Re: gEDA-user: External attribute read/write - how?

2008-10-22 Thread Peter TB Brett
On Wednesday 22 October 2008 16:36:47 Frank Miles wrote: > While a geda-newbie, over the years I've developed a set of programs which > use a (Postgresql-based) database to update and error check schematics > originating in a DOS-based OrCAD. I would like to have similar > capabilities in gschem/p

gEDA-user: External attribute read/write - how?

2008-10-22 Thread Frank Miles
While a geda-newbie, over the years I've developed a set of programs which use a (Postgresql-based) database to update and error check schematics originating in a DOS-based OrCAD. I would like to have similar capabilities in gschem/pcb. A key requirement is to be able to read and write component