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  • Richard,

    Is there a way to print schematics to a PDF file from a Linux shell prompt without user interaction?

    I tried using the -C option to eagle and that almost works:

     

      $ eagle mydesign.sch -C'print 0.59 SHEETS ALL LANDSCAPE PAPER Letter FILE .pdf;'

     

    I've verified that the 'print 0.59 SHEETS ALL LANDSCAPE PAPER Letter FILE .pdf;' command works from the command line in Eagle.

     

    When I use the -C option, Eagle opens the control panel and the schematic editor and then nothing happens until I click on the schematic editor window to give it focus. At that point the print dialog comes up and I have to select the values and click on 'OK' to get the schematic printed to the PDF file. Then I still need to exit Eagle.

     

    What I was expecting, and what I want, is for eagle to start, print the schematic to the PDF file, and exit. All without interacting with the GUI.

     

    Any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong or other ways of accomplishing this task?

     

    ...jerry

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  • Richard,

    Is there a way to print schematics to a PDF file from a Linux shell prompt without user interaction?

    I tried using the -C option to eagle and that almost works:

     

      $ eagle mydesign.sch -C'print 0.59 SHEETS ALL LANDSCAPE PAPER Letter FILE .pdf;'

     

    I've verified that the 'print 0.59 SHEETS ALL LANDSCAPE PAPER Letter FILE .pdf;' command works from the command line in Eagle.

     

    When I use the -C option, Eagle opens the control panel and the schematic editor and then nothing happens until I click on the schematic editor window to give it focus. At that point the print dialog comes up and I have to select the values and click on 'OK' to get the schematic printed to the PDF file. Then I still need to exit Eagle.

     

    What I was expecting, and what I want, is for eagle to start, print the schematic to the PDF file, and exit. All without interacting with the GUI.

     

    Any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong or other ways of accomplishing this task?

     

    ...jerry

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