Virtuoso Layout : How can I search in a layout for contacts

[Norman]

Hello,

I am looking for a possibility to search for contacts with a certain
rows/columns combination.

e.g. I don't want in a layout contact instances with 1 row and 1 column.
How can I search for eventual contact instances with this properties in
a whole layout.

The Search function allows the search of contacts, but I did not find a
way to specify attributes to search.


Do somebody know a way to do this or somekind of workaround.

Best regards

Norman

 

[Bernd Fischer]

The search function does what you want.
But be aware if your contacts are defined in the techfile and placed
by the 'Create Contacts' command, rows and columns are only saved as instance
properties if the value is different form the default.

So if 1 and 1 is your default search will not find it with
property column == 1
property row == 1

You have to be more clever like
property column !EXIST
to find contacts with default settings.

Bernd


Norman wrote:

Hello,

I am looking for a possibility to search for contacts with a certain
rows/columns combination.

e.g. I don't want in a layout contact instances with 1 row and 1 column.
How can I search for eventual contact instances with this properties in
a whole layout.

The Search function allows the search of contacts, but I did not find a
way to specify attributes to search.


Do somebody know a way to do this or somekind of workaround.

Best regards

Norman

 

[Norman]

It worked!!
Thanks! Due to your hint I found 3 erroneous contacts.

Best Regards

Norman


Bernd Fischer > wrote:

The search function does what you want.
But be aware if your contacts are defined in the techfile and placed
by the 'Create Contacts' command, rows and columns are only saved as
instance properties if the value is different form the default.

So if 1 and 1 is your default search will not find it with
property column == 1
property row == 1

You have to be more clever like
property column !EXIST
to find contacts with default settings.

Bernd


Norman wrote:

Hello,

I am looking for a possibility to search for contacts with a certain
rows/columns combination.

e.g. I don't want in a layout contact instances with 1 row and 1 column.
How can I search for eventual contact instances with this properties
in a whole layout.

The Search function allows the search of contacts, but I did not find
a way to specify attributes to search.


Do somebody know a way to do this or somekind of workaround.

Best regards

Norman