changing symbol name

[DCarpenter]

Writing a simple script to add a prefix to all the symbol names in the drawing but can't seem to find the command to replace the current name with a new name.  I can get a handle to each symbol in the drawing and its name, but can't figure out the command to write a new name for the symbol?  thoughts?

 

H1:=FInSymDef(H1);   {will get me the handle to the first symbol in the drawing}

SymName:=GetSDName(H1);     {will get me the current name of the symbol}

 

current symbol name:  "Toilet"

symbol name after the script is run:  "Toilet-1"
 

[Julian Carr]

I think you would need to use GetSymbolOptionsN() then SetSymbolOptionsN(), loading the latter with the values from the former, except for the symbol name.

[DCarpenter]

Julian, 

 

According to the description of the SetSymbolOptionsN(), it only sets the insertion options and class of the symbol.

 

Dave

[MullinRJ]

Hi Dave,

   Use SetName().

 

   If you have a symbol named 'Bob', the following will change the symbol's name to 'Larry', where 'H' is a variable of type HANDLE;

 

H := GetObject('Bob');
SetName(H, 'Larry');
 

HTH,

Raymond

[JBenghiat]

If you're using 2020, take a look at Batch Rename in the Tools menu.

[DCarpenter]

SetName() and the Batch Rename tool are exactly what i needed. I remembered seeing that batch rename tool in the highlight reel for 2020 but could never figure out where it was.  I kept on looking for it in the Organization window for layers and classes, but now that i know where it is, it's like a whole new day!

 

Thank you for your help,

Dave