Re: [OpenSTA-users] selecting random data from file

[Dan D. <ddo...@me...>]

Parvinder wrote:
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| Hello,
| Is it possible to select data randomly from a file?=A0 I doesn't appear=
 to
be the case
| out-of-box, if you know of a work around please let me know.
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| I created a variable whose source type is file and marked it as "Random=
",
when I
| try to access the file using the 'generate' command I get an error
"invalid operand
| type."
| Thanks.
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| Parvinder Ghotra

We accomplished randomized file data grab with this code:

! Data File Randomization Definition Block:
! Integer			acquire_loop
! Integer			acquireloopnum ( 1 - 5)
! Integer			acquireloopnum1

!Generate random loop counter=20

	Acquire Mutex "GenLoop"
	Generate acquireloopnum
	Set acquireloopnum1 =3D acquireloopnum
	Release Mutex "GenLoop"

! Add below around the NEXT command within the Acquire Mutex Block

! DO acquire_loop =3D 0, acquireloopnum1=20
! NEXT Whole_String
! ENDDO

! Grab the next row of data in the related data files all at the same tim=
e

ACQUIRE MUTEX "data_row_grab"

DO acquire_loop =3D 0, acquireloopnum1=20
NEXT <data row>
ENDDO
SET data_local =3D <data row>

RELEASE MUTEX "data_row_grab"


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