8 Libraries Section 8.5.1.1.1

8.5.1.1.1 The Load Command

Select the Load command from the File option header menu. The window in Figure 64 appears.

Figure 64. The Load command

There are two ways to load a report file.

Scroll to the file you want, select it, and press Enter.
Select the Filespec hot key, highlighting the File Spec. field. Type the file name and press Enter. The file name appears. Press Enter to load it.

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If you are unsure of the exact file name, in the Filespec field type the first part of the name followed by a * extension, or type a * followed by its three letter extension. The file(s) will appear.

8.5.1.1.2 The Delete Command

Select the Delete command from the File menu. The file selection window appears.
Select a file to delete. A window asks you to confirm. You return to the Report Manager screen.

8.5.1.1.3 The Create Command

Select the Create command from the File menu. A list of libraries appears. Press Return. A Package Report screen appears (see Figure 65). It contains two commands:

Figure 65. Create command screen

Setup enables you to choose elements in each library to include in the report.
Report enables you to name and generate the report.

8.5.1.1.3.1 The Setup Option

Select the Setup option. A menu containing a number of elements from the library appears (see Figure 66).

Figure 66. List of package components

Select an element for inclusion in the report and tag it by pressing Enter.

8.5.1.1.3.2 The Report Option

You must invoke the Report option and name the file to generate the report.

Select the Report option. The window in Figure 67 appears.

Figure 67. Report option window

Type a name for the file. If you duplicate an existing report name, a message appears asking if you want to overwrite the existing file. Select Yes to overwrite and generate the report, No to cancel and return to the window to type another name. Use file extensions to give different names to reports for the same dies or components. You return to the Package Report screen.

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8.5.1.2 The Edit Option

Select the Edit header option from the Report Manager screen. The loaded file appears (see Figure 68). You can now scroll through and edit the report.

Figure 68. The Edit option

To set new page breaks, press Alt-S. The page breaks are marked by the control character L in the display.
Define the line width by pressing Alt-L. A window appears. Enter the new length and press Enter.

To exit and save changes, press Alt-X. A window appears asking you to confirm saving the report. If you answer Yes, a second window appears asking you to name the report (see Figure 69).

Figure 69 Saving the edited file

You can save the report under the original name or type a new name. Press Esc to exit without saving changes. Select the Close hot key to confirm. The Report Manager will not make a backup copy if you save under the original name.

8.5.1.3 The Print Option

You must load a report before printing it.

Select the Print option header from the Report Manager screen. A window appears asking you to confirm the print command.
Confirm or cancel the print. If you confirm, a message appears stating that the report is being printed. The Report Manager first checks the specified printer port to determine if the printer is ready. If it is, the Report Manager feeds the file to the printer port line by line.

8.5.1.4 The PageView Option

Select the PageView command from the File menu. The file selection window appears.
Select a file. It appears in the format determined by the current print format settings (see Figure 70).

Figure 70. The PageView command

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To Zoom in on a page, move the pointer over it and press the left mouse button or Enter. A scrollable window appears (see Figure 71). To exit, press Esc or select the Close hot key.

Figure 71. The Zoom option

Select the Xit command from the Pageview top level menu to return to the Report Manager screen.

8.5.1.5 Printer Setup

The Report option enables you to select the printer and print format. CADMP-II uses the printer setup when creating and displaying reports.

Select the Report option in the Options menu from the System Executive screen. A Printer Setup window with the fields described below appears (Figure 72).
The Printer Type field lists the name of the printer used. CADMP-II provides two printer definitions: HP Laserjet II? and Dot Matrix. To select a printer, select the Select command at the right of the window. A list of printers appears (see Figure 73). Select a printer and press Return.

Figure 73. The Printer Setup screen

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Select the Printer Port field, which lists the physical or logical port the printer device is attached to. Press the Space bar or the + or - keys to toggle between LPT1 and LPT2.
Select the Compressed Mode field, which indicates the number of characters per line. Portrait orientation toggles between 80 and 124 characters per line. Landscape orientation toggles between 102 and 176 characters per line.
Select the Orientation field. Pressing the Space bar toggles page size between portrait (8½ x 11) and landscape (11 x 8½). Notice that changing this field affects the Compressed Mode field. Remember that only the HP LaserJet II? printer will support landscape printing.

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