Search and Replace in layers

Hi,

Is there a lisp that can search the layers name and then replace the name we want like, I have 5 layers that starts with CCF2 and i want to change it to CCF3, is this possible?

Cheers

check out rename ccf2* now ccf3* all done

Hi, that did not renamed the ccf2 to ccf3, it added ccf3 before the ccf2.

I think Bigal indicates to the command *rename* .

Why did not that work for you ?

How did you make it ?

I used the comand *rename*, then i selected the layers that i wanted to rename and wrote ccf3*

I wanted to rename eg_

ccf2_0_LT_house

ccf2_1_LT_garden

to

ccf3_0_LT_house

ccf3_1_LT_garden

Try this buddy.

(defun c:test (/ old new)
 ;; Tharwat 26. 07. 2011
 (cond ((not
          (setq old (getstring T "\n Enter name of Existed Layer  :"))
        )
       )
       ((not (setq new
                    (getstring T "\n Enter The New name of Layer to rename :")
             )
        )
       )
       ((not (tblsearch "LAYER" old))
        (princ "\n Name of Layer is not existed ")
       )
       ((progn (command "_.-rename" "_Layer" old new)
               (princ "\n Well done >> ")
        )
       )
 )
 (princ)
)

Tharwat

This works, but i have to do this layer by layer, is there a way to do this to all layers simultaneous? I have like 120 Layers to change

Write down the name of your existed layers in a drawing , and the new name for each one .

This is like changing one by one that`s what i`ve been doing. I wanted to change all at the same time, like the rename comand but it with a replace comand integrated.

RENAME definately allows wildcard changes as per my first post rename x* to Y* will only change the x to y takes seconds to do manually. let alone write a lisp etc.

Have a go at it.

When i used rename comand it did not replaced the name it added the preffix to the existed layer eg:

I have the layer ccf2_0_LT_house and want to put ccf3_0_LT_house, when i used the rename comand it puts ccf3ccf2_0_LT_house

I want to do this for 120 layers at the same time, doing it one by one it takes times and its a little boring

Write down the name of your existed layers in a drawing , and the new name for each one .

^^^ again .

It takes to long to write all layers names and the new ones in a drawing.

It takes to long to write all layers names and the new ones in a drawing.

So how the routine would search for the name of the required layer to be renamed ?

Screen shot:

Command line output:

Command: ren
RENAME 1 Layer renamed

Edit: I don't know if you're aware of the risk you're taking by posting your email address in a forum, but you're begging for spammers to attack your inbox, dude.

I used the comand *rename*, then i selected the layers that i wanted to rename and wrote ccf3*

I wanted to rename eg_

ccf2_0_LT_house

ccf2_1_LT_garden

 

to

 

ccf3_0_LT_house

ccf3_1_LT_garden

In the rename dialog box, make sure Layer is highlighted in the Named Objects panel, then, WITHOUT SELECTING THE LAYERS, type in ccf2* in the Old Name:, and ccf3* in the Rename to.

^^Ohhmph, beat by 2 minutes.^^

... Looks like HOT'Lanta is a lil' slow on the draw today. LoL

... Looks like HOT'Lanta is a lil' slow on the draw today. LoL

It reminds me I need a cup of coffee.

It was morning and i didn`t field the old name now it works like a charme hehehe.

Sorry guys. Going to remove that email

So how the routine would search for the name of the required layer to be renamed ?

Hint: *wcmatch* :wink: