AR# 24515: 9.1i Tcl - Error occurs when creating a new project in Tcl console or shell: "ERROR:TclTasksC:project_006: Exception detected while executing [project new]"
AR# 24515
9.1i Tcl - Error occurs when creating a new project in Tcl console or shell: "ERROR:TclTasksC:project_006: Exception detected while executing [project new]"
Description
Keywords: xtclsh, extension, new project, initialize
When I create a new project in the Tcl Console in Project Navigator or in the Xilinx Tcl shell (xtclsh), the following error occurs:
"ERROR:HierarchicalDesignC:73 - HdcC::HDProject::Open: Can't initialize project file "<project name>". HDProject not loaded. ERROR:TclTasksC:project_006: Exception detected while executing [project new]. Type [help project new] for more information."
Solution
This error occurs when attempting to create a new project using the "project new name" Tcl command without specifying an "ise" extension when the project name is less than four characters.
For example, creating a new project with the Tcl command "project new joe" causes the above error. However, creating a new project with the Tcl command "project new joe.ise" does not cause the error. Also, "project new joe1" works because there are more than three characters in the project name.