Re: gEDA-user: syntax error

["John Luciani" <jluciani@xxxxxxxxx>]

on Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Ian Chapman <ichapman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  On Sun, 2008-04-13 at 22:45 +0100, Peter Clifton wrote:
>  > On Sun, 2008-04-13 at 17:14 -0400, Ian Chapman wrote:
>  > > Hi,
>  > >     using PCB version 20080202 I did a fair bit of my layout and was asked
>  > > to make some large changes to the schematic.  After updating the
>  > > schematic "gschem version 1.2.1.20071231" I ran gsch2pcb a few times
>  > > after fixing my share of typos.  When at last I came to load the new.pcb
>  > > file to past buffer I got this error.
>  > >
>  > > ERROR parsing file '/home/stanley82/Artwork/Controller/CPLD.new.pcb'
>  > >     line:        553
>  > >     description: 'syntax error'
>  > >
>  > >     Digging into new.pcb using gedit line 553 gives "FileVersion[20070407]"
>  > >
>  > >     Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this or should I simply
>  > > junk the existing layout work and start with an empty sheet?
>  >
>  > Are you using "File->Load element data to paste-buffer", or
>  >               "File->Load layout data to paste-buffer" ?
>  Load layout data to paste-buffer
>  >
>  > (You want the later, and may get errors if you try the former).
>  >
>  >
>  > Your existing layout should be in CPLD.pcb, with elements which are to
>  > be added being dropped into CPLD.new.pcb.
>  CPLD.pcb still loads fine.  The problem is the syntax error when I try
>  to load CPLD.new.pcb.

When you load CPLD.new.pcb are you using "File->Load element data to
paste-buffer", or
"File->Load layout data to paste-buffer" ?

It is easy to pick the wrong one from the menu. It sounds like you are
using "load element data"
rather than "load layout data"

(* jcl *)

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