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WLF files (datasets) UM-229
Aside from the four columns listed above, there are numerous other columns related to code
coverage that can be displayed in structure tabs. You can hide or show columns by rightclicking a column name and selecting the name on the list. See "Workspace pane" (GR-116)
for more details.
Managing multiple datasets
GUI
When you have one or more datasets open, you can manage them using the Dataset
Browser. To open the browser, select View > Datasets.
See "Dataset Browser dialog" (GR-49) for details on this dialog.
Command line
You can open multiple datasets when the simulator is invoked by specifying more than one
vsim -view <filename> option. By default the dataset prefix will be the filename of the
WLF file. You can specify a different dataset name as an optional qualifier to the
vsim -view switch on the command line using the following syntax:
-view <dataset>=<filename>
For example: vsim -view foo=vsim.wlf
ModelSim designates one of the datasets to be the "active" dataset, and refers all names
without dataset prefixes to that dataset. The active dataset is displayed in the context path
at the bottom of the Main window. When you select a design unit in a dataset’s structure
tab, that dataset becomes active automatically. Alternatively, you can use the Dataset
Browser or the environment command (CR-161) to change the active dataset.
Design regions and signal names can be fully specified over multiple WLF files by using
the dataset name as a prefix in the path. For example:
sim:/top/alu/out
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