project_open (::quartus::project)
The following table displays information for the project_open Tcl command:
| Tcl Package and Version |
Belongs to ::quartus::project 6.0 |
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| Syntax | project_open [-h | -help] [-long_help] [-current_revision] [-force] [-preserve_revision_order] [-revision <revision_name> ] <project_name> | |||
| Arguments | -h | -help | Short help | ||
| -long_help | Long help with examples and possible return values | |||
| -current_revision | Option to open the current revision automatically | |||
| -force | Option to open the project and overwrite the compilation database if the database version is incompatible. | |||
| -preserve_revision_order | Option to not move the revision to top in the qpf file and preserve existing revision ordering | |||
| -revision <revision_name> | Revision name | |||
| <project_name> | Project name | |||
| Description |
Opens an existing project. To create a new project, use the project_new command. If the -revision option is not specified, the project name is specified as the revision name. The project_open command gives an error when the compilation database version is not compatible with the current version of Quartus Prime software. You may specify the "-force" option to avoid the error and overwrite the database. |
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| Example Usage |
## Open project "chiptrip" and revision "chiptrip" project_open chiptrip ## Open project "chiptrip" and revision "auto_max" project_open -revision auto_max chiptrip ## Get the current revision before opening ## the project with the current revision set project_name chiptrip set current_revision [get_current_revision $project_name] project_open -revision $current_revision $project_name puts [get_global_assignment -name FAMILY] project_close |
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| Return Value | Code Name | Code | String Return | |
| TCL_OK | 0 | INFO: Operation successful | ||
| TCL_OK | 0 | WARNING: Project is already open: <string> | ||
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: Can't open project: <string>. First close the currently open project: <string>. | ||
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: Can't open project: <string> | ||
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: Can't set revision: <string>. Make sure there is an open, active revision name. | ||
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: Can't run Tcl command while a process is in progress: <string>. To run the command, stop the compilation or simulation; or wait for the compilation or simulation to complete. | ||
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: Cannot open project: <string>. The project is not compatible with the installed version of the Quartus Prime software. Opening the project will overwrite the old project database. If you wish to overwrite the old project database, make sure to specify the -<string> option. | ||
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: Can't open revision: <string> (project: <string>). The revision is not compatible with the installed version of the Quartus Prime software. Opening the revision will overwrite the old revision database. If you wish to overwrite the old revision database, make sure to specify the -<string> option. | ||
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: Found two options: -<string> and -<string>. Choose one of the options. | ||
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: Revision does not exist: <string>. Specify a legal revision name using the -<string> option. | ||
| TCL_ERROR | 1 | ERROR: Project does not exist or has illegal name characters: <string>. Specify a legal project name. | ||