FPX file clean-up split categories

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   I have been a user for nearly 10 years now. And in this time there have been many changes to the FPX (or whatever it has been named over the years). What I am running into now is that due to these changes. I have many categories that should be listed under just one. But instead I have anywhere from 2 to 10 separate ones for what should be the same category.
Is there a way to clean these up? I have pulled the FPX into Excel, and I know not to touch the first 5 columns. But I assume in one of these "untouchable" columns is where the problem lies with all these split categories.

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caclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 24 Oct 2012 Location: Cincinnati, OH Status: Offline Points: 181	Post Options Post Reply Quote caclark Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: FPX file clean-up split categories Posted: 22 May 2023 at 4:10am
	I have been a user for nearly 10 years now. And in this time there have been many changes to the FPX (or whatever it has been named over the years). What I am running into now is that due to these changes. I have many categories that should be listed under just one. But instead I have anywhere from 2 to 10 separate ones for what should be the same category. Is there a way to clean these up? I have pulled the FPX into Excel, and I know not to touch the first 5 columns. But I assume in one of these "untouchable" columns is where the problem lies with all these split categories.



Tom H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5780	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 May 2023 at 9:25am
	In the Library Editor, you should run this feature - Utilities > Regenerate Library > Physical Descriptions. Let us know if that works.
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caclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 24 Oct 2012 Location: Cincinnati, OH Status: Offline Points: 181	Post Options Post Reply Quote caclark Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 May 2023 at 10:05am
	Tom,That certainly helped. But are still a few quirky ones that it didn't resolve. They seem to all involve the "(" and ")" being in different locations in the Physical descriptions. (see below screen captures of a few.) For these oddball ones, are these able to be cleaned up by me just using a text tool like NotePad++?

caclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 24 Oct 2012 Location: Cincinnati, OH Status: Offline Points: 181	Post Options Post Reply Quote caclark Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 May 2023 at 10:24am
	Ha Ha, the images didn't post for some reason. Let me try to add them again in a different way besides copy/paste into the message area (which showed just fine until I posted the reply).

Tom H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5780	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 May 2023 at 10:31am
	We updated the FPX Physical Description from this: Quad Flat No-Lead (QFN with Tab), 0.40 mm pitch; 41 pin, square, 10 pin X 10 pin, 5.00 mm L X 5.00 mm W X 0.80 mm H body To this: Quad Flat No-Lead (QFN) with tab, 0.40 mm pitch; 41 pin, square, 10 pin X 10 pin, 5.00 mm L X 5.00 mm W X 0.80 mm H body Reason was to make all component families similar (consistent) with SOP, QFP, etc. If you notice the location of the Comma, that is where the "Categories" start before the comma.
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