Create a text file

nezrick

Hi Matthias,

I would like to know if it is possible to create a text file with a Ruby script. My idea is to get a summary of parameters and calculations at the end of the macro execution.
Example:
Project name: xxxx
Area: yyyy
CD: zzzz
....

Thanks in advance for your answer.
Eric

davidnhutch

Outputting a text file from Ruby can be done in several ways -- search google for other examples if the below doesn't suit.

I will also note that there is a relatively easy way to just get a hash with all of the variables in it. So, if in your code you've calculated project_name, area, cd, ..., then you run this code to generate a hash with everything you want, then output it to txt file.

project_name = 'something'
area = 1.1
cd = 1.2

hash = {}
local_variables.each{ |sym|
  var = "#{sym}"
  val = eval(var)

  unless var == "hash" # ie. ignore the variable called "hash"
    hash[var] = val # append it to the hash
  end
}

# Print out the result to the console
p hash

# The write that hash to a file
yourfile = 'C:\Users\davidnhutch\Downloads\something.txt'
File.open(yourfile, 'w') { |file| 
  file.write(hash) # I haven't attempted to format this in the same way you did, but that can be done
}

nezrick

Thank you David for your answer and your proposal.

I used the following code that it perfectly works for my need:

summaryfile = 'C:\Users\xxxxh\KLayout\Rep_travail\Template\Summary.txt'
File.open(summaryfile, 'w') do |out|

out << "Project name: #{project_name.text} \n"
out << "Design area : #{area} \n"
out << "CD: #{cd} \n"