Magic-8.3 Command Reference

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## promptsave

Invoke the load-file widget in the GUI version of magic, prompting for a file to load.

### Shortcuts:

> Menu item File->Save layout implements the command promptsave magic.
> Menu item File->Write CIF implements the command promptsave cif.
> Menu item File->Write GDS implements the command promptsave gds.

### Usage:

> promptsave magic|cif|gds

### Summary:

> The promptsave command handles output of various file formats for the GUI layout window in the Tcl-based version of magic when invoked with the magic -w option. The handling of CIF and GDS formats merely makes calls to the cif and gds write routines. The handling of magic (`.mag`) format appends the destination path to the search path. If the destination filename is changed in the Tk file window, the save command is invoked to rename the top-level layout appropriately before writing the output.

### Implementation Notes:

> promptsave is implemented as a Tcl procedure in the "wrapper" script. It calls the tk_getSaveFile widget in Tk.

### See Also:

> promptload

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Last updated: March 7, 2020 at 1:06pm