Executing a user added TCL script

Question

Hello,
If I write the following 2 lines of code inside Quartus TCL console:
set f [open d:/some_file.vhd w]
close $f 
I get a file named "some_file.vhd" created in d:/ of my PC.I wanted this file to be created every time I run compilation - so my idea was to write these two lines inside a TCL file named: "some_script.tcl" and add this file to my Quartus project as a source file.I did that but it doesn't work. It seems like the script inside the TCL file doesn't run and the file isn't created.
What did I do wrong ?

mfro · Answer

That's not how it works.
If you want to execute a specific .tcl script everytime you start the Quartus compilation process (which is what I understood you wanted to do), you need to manually add another line to your &lt;project&gt;.qsf file:

set_global_assignment -name PRE_FLOW_SCRIPT_FILE "quartus_sh:&lt;your_tcl_file&gt;.tcl"

syafieqs · Answer

Hi Kon,You may refer to below links for Quartus II Tcl Example: Automatic Script Executionhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/support/support-resources/design-examples/design-software/tcl/auto_processing.htmlIn your case, you have to modify your .qsf file and add following line set_global_assignment -name PRE_FLOW_SCRIPT_FILE "quartus_sh:&lt;your_tcl_file&gt;.tcl"Thanks,Regards

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