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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> Exactly and you can start some BOM experimentation work now.  The only
>> thing missing of substance are the fields which will come out within the
>> <libpart>s.
>>
>> Just identify your plugin in the netlist export dialog, and its command
>> line arguments for now are
>>
>> "path/translator  <exportedfile>.tmp  <exportedfile>.net"
>>
>> i.e. it is given the two arguments and this command line is built up
>> from within eeschema based on the file selection dialog, whose root
>> filename is used to formulate <exportedfile> base filename.
>>
>>
>>
>> I think this will change though to give you more control.  I will
>> probably code up some place holder arguments like this:
>>
>> "path/translator -xyzTranlatorFlags %I %O"
>>
>> Where %I, %O and perhaps others can mean distinct runtime substituted
>> arguments or filenames.
>>
>>
>> Please share your BOM goodnesses with others,   although I think Brian
>> is doing the heavy work under the limelight.
>>
>>
>> Dick
>>     
> Dick,
>
> Thanks for doing this work so quickly. I am starting work on this now
> and I will forward some first off scripts to the list at the weekend.
> Sorry for the slight delay, it is one of those weeks!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Brian.
>   

Thanks Brian.  Stuff happens.  I was without electric power for 5 hours
today.  Haven't written a line of code yet.

Looking forward to your help when you can spare it.

Going to start looking at exporting the libparts now, and add some kind
of project header.

Dick