Dracula generates .DAT file, is it normal?

[snaityma]

dracula working directory

When I use Dracula to check DRC error,
Dracula generated "-.DAT" file in my working directory.
Does anyone know that what command in command file create it?
Is it normal?????? :?:

 

[Hughes]

dracula smart inquery

It is normal enough. After you run jxrun.com, a lot of '.DAT' files are generated. So you should make a new directory as Dracula working directory. When you don't need these files, you can just remove all the files in this directory.

 

[sulifen]

how to change default directory in dracula

Before running Dracula, you should have to run PDRACULA first to "compile" your command file.
When PDRACULA done, it will generates the "j***.***" files, and the "jxrun.com" is the really what Dracula to run file. You can use vi to view this file, there are many stages in it, every stage is a individual execution command. They generates the "*.DAT" files. And they can be simply delete by "rm" command when your Dracula done.

And in your command file, in the *DESCRIPTION block, a command called KEEPDATA= can accept these options:
YES: keep all DAT files when Dracula done.
SMART: only keep useful DAT files when Dracula done.
INQUERY: generates extra DAT file for Dracula Interactive.
DRACULAINTERACTIVE: same as INQUERY
NO: deletes all the binary-generated files at the very end of the Dracula.

 

[sulifen]

change working directory in dracula

If you have installed the openbook that came from C@dence, you can execute it and find out more detail information about Dracula usage.

 

[snaityma]

question on dracula

When I use Dracula to check DRC error,
Dracula generated "-.DAT" file in my working directory.
Does anyone know that what command in command file create it?
Is it normal?????? :?:

I know Dracula generate many *.DAT files in working directory.
But I find that it generate a special file, that file name is just -.DAT
In my command file, I do not output any file using the name "-".
I think it is very stranger!!! :?: How come?

 

[sulifen]

question about dracula

What version are you using?
I'm using V4.8 and I never saw a -.DAT file in running directory.

 

[snaityma]

dracula drc inquery smart

What version are you using?
I'm using V4.8 and I never saw a -.DAT file in running directory.

The PDRACULA version I use is V4.8
That is very strange!
I check my command file many times.
PDRACULA does not report any errors/warnings message.
strange :?: :?:

 

[AppleGuo]

dracula drc smart

HI,guys,
Do you know how to change the working directory of Dracula.
I tried WORK-DIR = ...
But It didn't work.
thanks.