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play
CR-110 ModelSim Commands ModelSim EE/SE Command Reference
play
This command is available for UNIX only.
The play command replays a sequence of keyboard and mouse actions, which
were previously saved to a file with the record command
(CR-130). Returns
nothing.
Note: Play returns immediately; the playback proceeds in the background. Caution must be used when
putting play commands in do (macro) files.
Syntax
play
<filename>
Arguments
<filename>
Specifies the recorded file to replay. Required.
Playback controls
The following Tcl set commands control the playback type and speed by setting
the play_macro() global variables. The commands are invoked from the
ModelSim command line.
set play_macro(speed)
Specify the playback speed: either demo (with the delay specified below), or fast (no
delays).
set play_macro(delay)
Specifies the delay time in milliseconds. Controls the speed of playback in demo mode.
See also
macro_option command
(CR-97), and the record command (CR-130)