Rename a Dictionary

[ChrisPicklesimer]

I have created a dictionary that contains one "sub" dictionary and multiple XRecords. This dictionary was created a couple of dictionaries below the NOD. I was wondering if .net provided a way to rename this dictionary.

Thanks.

Chris

[Anonymous]

Have you tried the DBDictionary.SetName() method?


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I have created a dictionary that contains one "sub" dictionary and multiple
XRecords. This dictionary was created a couple of dictionaries below the
NOD. I was wondering if .net provided a way to rename this dictionary.

Thanks.

Chris

[ChrisPicklesimer]

I tried -> sub2Dict.SetName(strOld, strNew) in the following sub but I error out. Is this the way it is to be used?

Thanks.

Chris

Public Sub RenameCategory(ByVal strOld As String, ByVal strNew As String)

Dim ed As Editor = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor

'get working database
Dim dwg As Database = ed.Document.Database

Using trans As Transaction = dwg.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()
Try
Dim NOD As DBDictionary = CType(trans.GetObject(dwg.NamedObjectsDictionaryId, OpenMode.ForWrite), DBDictionary)
Dim MainDict As DBDictionary = CType(trans.GetObject(NOD.GetAt("PH_Dictionaries"), OpenMode.ForWrite), DBDictionary)
Dim sub1Dict As DBDictionary = CType(trans.GetObject(MainDict.GetAt("PH_Revisions"), OpenMode.ForWrite), DBDictionary)
Dim sub2Dict As DBDictionary = CType(trans.GetObject(sub1Dict.GetAt(strOld), OpenMode.ForWrite), DBDictionary)

sub2Dict.SetName(strOld, strNew)
trans.Commit()

Catch caught As System.Exception
MessageBox.Show(caught.StackTrace)
End Try
End Using


End Sub

[Anonymous]

What's the error?

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I tried -> sub2Dict.SetName(strOld, strNew) in the following sub but I
error out. Is this the way it is to be used?

Thanks.

Chris

Public Sub RenameCategory(ByVal strOld As String, ByVal strNew As
String)

Dim ed As Editor =
Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor

'get working database
Dim dwg As Database = ed.Document.Database

Using trans As Transaction =
dwg.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()
Try
Dim NOD As DBDictionary =
CType(trans.GetObject(dwg.NamedObjectsDictionaryId, OpenMode.ForWrite),
DBDictionary)
Dim MainDict As DBDictionary =
CType(trans.GetObject(NOD.GetAt("PH_Dictionaries"), OpenMode.ForWrite),
DBDictionary)
Dim sub1Dict As DBDictionary =
CType(trans.GetObject(MainDict.GetAt("PH_Revisions"), OpenMode.ForWrite),
DBDictionary)
Dim sub2Dict As DBDictionary =
CType(trans.GetObject(sub1Dict.GetAt(strOld), OpenMode.ForWrite),
DBDictionary)

sub2Dict.SetName(strOld, strNew)
trans.Commit()

Catch caught As System.Exception
MessageBox.Show(caught.StackTrace)
End Try
End Using


End Sub

[ChrisPicklesimer]

Once I hit sub2Dict.SetName(strOld, strNew) I get the following error description: "Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object."

[Anonymous]

You call SetName() on the DBDictionary that *contains* the item whose name
you want to change.

Your code is calling SetName() on the item (sub2Dict, another dictionary in
your case) whose name you want to change.

Try sub1Dict.SetName(...), and don't even bother opening sub2Dict.


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Once I hit sub2Dict.SetName(strOld, strNew) I get the following error
description: "Operation is not valid due to the current state of the
object."

[ChrisPicklesimer]

That did it. Thanks for the help again.

Chris