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Where is the syntax manual for ULP?

phoenix710

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I've been programming in C since '83, and ULP programs (as noted in the

manual) are indeed very similar to C. My first need is to write a ULP

similar to normalize-text.ulp, but with some additional features. I've

spent some time looking in this forum (and google generally) for

information leading to a manual on the objects available for use within a

ULP, but haven't found the link yet.

 

For example, in the normalize-text.ulp code I see an object "UL_BOARD" that

has a property "layers" (accessible with the dot operator); moreover the

"layers" property has a dot-accessible property "visible". There is another

object "UL_TEXT" with dot accessible object "layer", and so on.

 

My question is, where do I find a list of the objects that are available to

the ULP, a hierarchy of the objects, and the general syntax of the ULP code

file itself. The rest of the ULP is so similar to C that I'm sure I could

find my way around, but I need the objects and their hierarchy.

 

Thanks.

Dave

 

 

 

 

 

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  • David Dozier wrote:

    >I've been programming in C since '83, and ULP programs (as noted in the

    >manual) are indeed very similar to C. My first need is to write a ULP

    >similar to normalize-text.ulp, but with some additional features. I've

    >spent some time looking in this forum (and google generally) for

    >information leading to a manual on the objects available for use within a

    >ULP, but haven't found the link yet.

    >For example, in the normalize-text.ulp code I see an object "UL_BOARD" that

    >has a property "layers" (accessible with the dot operator); moreover the

    >"layers" property has a dot-accessible property "visible". There is another

    >object "UL_TEXT" with dot accessible object "layer", and so on.

    >My question is, where do I find a list of the objects that are available to

    >the ULP, a hierarchy of the objects, and the general syntax of the ULP code

    >file itself. The rest of the ULP is so similar to C that I'm sure I could

    >find my way around, but I need the objects and their hierarchy.

     

    perhapse under: "User Language - Object Types" in the online help?

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    Lorenz

     

  • Good morning, David,

     

     

    On 06/11/2012 03:28 PM, David Dozier wrote:

    I've been programming in C since '83, and ULP programs (as noted in the

    manual) are indeed very similar to C.

     

    Ha!  Got ya beat.  I started C in 1979, shortly after K&R published the

    first edition of the bible.  I guess that dates us somewhat eh?

     

     

    My question is, where do I find a list of the objects that are available to

    the ULP, a hierarchy of the objects, and the general syntax of the ULP code

    file itself.

     

    Try: ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/eagle/userfiles/doc/ulp5120_en.pdf

     

    The also have a german version of the same manual, if you prefer.  I

    don't see a download for 6.x ulp.

     

    HTH,

        - Chuck