Starting a tool

Starting a tool
 1ot = impact.gui.output_toolbox
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 3ot.clear()
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 5tools = impact.gui.tools
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 7ot.add("Active Tool: " + str(tools.active_english_tool_name))
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 9english_tool_name = "DiemakingAddDieboard"
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11if tools.is_tool_available(english_tool_name):
12    ot.add("Tool " + str(english_tool_name) + " is available")
13
14    # start a new tool - should be the last thing in the script
15    tools.start_tool(english_tool_name)
16
17else:
18    ot.add("Tool " + str(english_tool_name) + " is not available")
19    ot.add(tools.is_tool_available_reason(english_tool_name))