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jjb299
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Posted - October 20 2014 :  5:26:57 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I want to try to write a LISP to rename a file and use the LISP in Hurricane. After thinking about all the different possibilities, I'm going to just keep it simple and do what I want it to, which is append an attribute to the existing filename. And I want to run it from the command line. What I'm thinking is this:
Let's call this "appendatt.lsp".
1. Enter block name (i.e. "tb1")
2. Enter attribute name (i.e. "description2")
3. Enter Delimiter: (i.e. " - ")

So, the resulting file would be: "current-filename"+"delimiter"+"attribute text".dwg
(i.e. CV001 - SITE GRADING PLAN.DWG)

I know ACAD won't like trying to rename an open drawing, but I'm OK with saving a copy of the file in the CURRENT directory of the existing file.

Can anyone outline a psuedocode for me? Maybe throw in some pertinent code commands?

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Posted - October 21 2014 :  4:32:10 PM  Show Profile  Visit Admin's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Thank you Justin for your contribution! I hope that anyone that uses your lisp routine is kind enough to drop you a "Thank you!"

All the best,
Bill

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