orcad wirelist

[Steve_Block]

I know this may be a little far fetched, but does anyone know if it is possible to generate a wirelist.dll file for orcad using either CVI or Labview. The install directory for Orcad has a way of doing this is vb, but their example does not compile the the newest visual studio software.

[Gist]

Hello Steve,

I am not sure that there is any direct, straightforward means of creating the aforementioned dll in LabWindows/CVI.  However, one thing does come to mind:  Orcad can interact with an NI product called Multisim.  Multisim can interface with NI's LabVIEW.  LabVIEW can then interface with LabWindows/CVI.  This is a long line of dependecies, but it may afford you some degree of interaction between Orcad and LabWindows/CVI in the end.  I don't know if it will specifically allow you to create the wirelist.dll file you mentioned, but it may provide you a starting point as you further investigate your end goal.

[Steve_Block]

Considering that no sufficient answer was posted, I'll repost the question. Orcad contains a feature to generate a wirelist from the schematic. It contains a microsoft template for generating the DLL, but I would like to generate the DLL using Labwindows or Labview. Would anyone know how to generate the DLL in one of these environments?

[Michael_W.]

Hi Steve, 

Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with Orcad.  Please explain in a bit more detail what Orcad does when it generates the DLL.  Does it provide you with a header file and a source file that you can use to build a DLL?  Or is the template something that VisualStudio recognizes and uses to build a DLL?