02. Using PyZDDE interactively in a Python shell
The following are few screenshots that demonstrates how one may use PyZDDE to interact with ZEMAX from an IPython QtConsole interactive console.
Note that the process of creating and closing DDE link objects has been simplified. Instead of calling link = pyz.PyZDDE() and then link.zDDEInit() (as shown in the example below), you can just call link = pyz.createLink() and start using the functions related to the data items. For closing you can either use link.close() or pyz.closeLink().
The following figures have been updated to show the color coded operand and button code lists.
In [1]: import pyzdde.zdde as pyz
In [2]: # create an instance of PyZDDE object
In [3]: ln = pyz.createLink()
In [4]: ln.zGetVersion()
Out[4]: 150624
In [5]: # Load a Zemax file into the DDE server
In [6]: ln.zLoadFile?
In [7]:
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Based on a work at https://github.com/indranilsinharoy/PyZDDE.
