Xref renaming

The xref manager is a great tool for repathing xrefs, but I was wondering if
there was a tool for changing xref names in the same way. For example, I
have over 50 drawings that xrefed the drawing called a-block1.dwg and
a-block2.dwg. The drawings have been renamed b-block1.dwg and b-block2.dwg.
I want to be able to do a string replacement on the drawing name (from "a"
to "b") on multiple drawings in a folder - in the same way you can do it
with the paths.

Is something already out there? or is there a lisp they can be written for
that?

Any direction would be helpful,
Thanks

 

Would something like this help??

http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?threadID=367232

Tim

 

If I am reading the thread correctly, it isn't a simple task, and Dotsoft
has already invented that wheel?

 

If all your doing is changing the path, and within the path only changing a certain letter, then it should be easy. I don't have any third party software so I couldn't tell you what people have, but from what I hear Dotsoft stuff is pretty good. I think that express tools has something also, but I'm not sure.

Tim

 

We used the xpath tool to rename the path, but found it could not do the
file name. Unfortunately, it is more like changing the file name from
"winwood.dwg" to wi-win-wood.dwg" ... and a few other variants. Brilliant
idea to change all the files name .... geez. I was trying to help the guys
out, but there were to many variants to write something simple. It seems
the easiest way out is ToolPac.

a certain letter, then it should be easy. I don't have any third party
software so I couldn't tell you what people have, but from what I hear
Dotsoft stuff is pretty good. I think that express tools has something
also, but I'm not sure.

 

The final routine it that topic I pasted earlier would rename the drawing files, then check all drawings picked to change the references in those ones from the old names to the new names. But I have only read good things about ToolPac also.

Hopefully you will find something to work for you.
Tim