Technical data

Source window

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The Source window menu bar

The following menu commands are available from the Source window menu bar.

File

Edit menu

To edit a source file, make sure the

Read Only

option in the Source Options

dialog box is

not

selected (use the Source menu

Options > Options

selection).

ect

New edit a new source file

Open select a source file to open

Use Source specifies an alternative file to use for the current source file; this alternative source

mapping exists for the current simulation only

Source Directory add to a list of directories (the SourceDir variable in modelsim.tcl) to search for

source files

Save save the current source file

Save_As save the current source file with a different name

Close close this copy of the Source window; you can create a new window with

View > New from the "The Main window menu bar" (p117)

<editing option> basic editing options include: Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All, and Unselect All; see:

"Editing the command line, the current source file, and notepads" (p125)

Find... find the specified text string within the source file; match case option

read only toggles the read-only status of the current source file

Describe displays information about the selected HDL item; same as the

describe

command (p298) command; the item name is shown in the title bar

Examine displays the current value of the selected HDL item; same as the

examine

(p313)

command; the item name is shown in the title bar