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Changing default BOM export ???

alfredbos

Hi,

 

Does anyone know whether it is possible to change what ULP is used when the FILE-> EXPORT-> BOM option is used ? I like it that it is in the menu, but would like to use a custom BOM export ULP.

 

Regards,

           Alfred.

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    Just move the current bom.ulp out of the way and put your own in its place.

     

    I use BOM-EX myself...

  • 0 in reply to AnalogNotes

    Hi,

     

    Thanks for your reply. Duh, I completly forgot about that image....but where will it look for the bom.ulp. I prefer to have the ULPs that I use in a non-default location (my own location), or else I would have to keep moving the files after each update....

     

    I personnaly think that this is typical a setting (along with the other options) that can be fairly easy be made configurable...perhaps an idea for the developers ?

     

    I've looked at BOM-EX, seems to be ok, but somehow each of these BOM generators doesn't seem to use the variants option, or am I missing something ?

     

    Another thing I noticed, when I look at BOM-AM I'm able to fill in one part and all other similar parts get the same value, does BOM-EX do something similar because it looks like I have to do this for each part, even when they are the same...

  • 0 in reply to alfredbos

    On 09/20/2013 06:48 AM, Alfred Bos wrote:

    Hi,

     

    Thanks for your reply. Duh, I completly forgot about that :p....but

    where will it look for the bom.ulp. I prefer to have the ULPs that I use

    in a non-default location (my own location), or else I would have to

    keep moving the files after each update....

     

    I personnaly think that this is typical a setting (along with the other

    options) that can be fairly easy be made configurable...perhaps an idea

    for the developers ?

     

    From the Control Panel, click Options->Directories, and insert the

    directory of your choice in the "User Language Programs" text box.  Path

    elements should be separated by colons (linux and mac) or semicolons

    (windows).  The paths are environmentally aware in that environment

    variables can be referenced in an element.

     

    I have mine set to "$HOME/eagle/ulp:$EAGLEDIR/ulp".  The latter

    directory will change with each revision of Eagle; the former won't.

     

    HTH,

        - Chuck