topic Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace in Visual LISP, AutoLISP and General Customization Forum

Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:42:36 GMT

I'm needing help locating a program that can find an input on multiple lists but that input can be replaced by different outputs per list.

Ex: I have a text input BK|P on 50 lists, I want to change that to different variants of BK(|K,|J,|H.... etc) but without having to find and replace for each list. I want to have that input for each list all up at the same time so just a simple type and click can have them all changed and saving me hours of editing. Please help.

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

JTBWorld — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:53:42 GMT

We might have something for you like JTB Batch Change or can create a custom solution.

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:01:21 GMT

Going to check it out in a few minutes! Thank you for the quick reply.

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

tim_crouse — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:41:58 GMT

Find Dialog >> Is there a reason the "REPLACE ALL" function will not work?

This does not require any interaction other than entering the initial string sets(s).

-Tim C.

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Kent1Cooper — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:42:33 GMT

Questions arise....

In what form do you have the 50 lists? Are they each stored under their own variable name? Or a single list of 50 sub-lists? Something else?

Does position in the list matter? It should be pretty simple to remove a "BK|P" item from any list that contains one, and tack a "BK|J" [etc.] item onto the front of the list. If the replacement needs to be in the same place, it's more complex but certainly possible.

Should the variants be generated by something like simply stepping through the alphabet, or do you have specific variants in mind?

Does it matter what final-letter variant goes into the entry in any given list? Or should whatever variant comes next be given to whatever list comes next?

50 is more than the available letters for after the | character. Should there be repeats after the alphabet is exhausted? Double letters? Numbers? Letter-number combinations like "BK|A1"? Punctuation characters?

Should "BK|P" be skipped over if stepping through the alphabet, or is it acceptable for one list [or more than one if repeats are allowed] to contain that in the end?

Etc., etc.

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Kent1Cooper — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:51:42 GMT

@Kent1Cooper wrote:

Questions arise....

... and I guess the big one that didn't even occur to me before: What are these lists? I assumed an AutoLisp-type list of text string items, such as ("BK|P" "Manny" "Moe" "Jack"), but someone suggested using FIND, which would not be appropriate unless you're talking about Text or Mtext or Attributes or some such thing. Is a list an Mtext object perhaps with a new line for each "item" in it, and "BK|P" on one of the lines? If it's something like a stack of separate Text objects, from AutoCAD's perspective they are independent, and their constituting a "list" would only be by positional relationship. Are they Tables, perhaps?

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

devitg — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:08:26 GMT

@Anonymous all @Kent1Cooper questions and guessing , can be solved with samples , DWG and or LSP.

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:57:26 GMT

I am going to try to answer your questions as best as I can (Still a little bit of a novice when it comes to AutoCAD):

1.)These are DWG files

2.) Yes, position does matter

3.) Specific variables in mind

4.) Given to whatever list comes next

5.) Yes some will double letters and may add numbers (its all based on the part number it is being replaced with)

6.) It will be acceptable if there are repeats.

Thank you for the response and I hope to hear back from you soon.

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

devitg — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 21:29:38 GMT

@Anonymous , a sample DWg , will clear all doubt. Do not be afraid, an upload do not transmit COVID19

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:00:18 GMT

These are the kind of drawings that I am working with.

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Kent1Cooper — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:00:26 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

These are the kind of drawings that I am working with.

And what in that drawing contains or constitutes your 50 or so lists, whatever they are? FIND finds 55 instances of "BK|", but none of "BK|P".

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:45:44 GMT

That was just an example in the 50 or so list I will be changing the section where BK|J is.

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Kent1Cooper — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:27:25 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

That was just an example in the 50 or so list I will be changing the section where BK|J is.

I'm still confused by your use of the word "list," which has a specific meaning in AutoLisp terminology, but nothing in your drawing seems like it could be related to that. All instances the FIND command finds of "BK|J" are in Block Attributes, and there are only four of them. Can you describe in more detail, using AutoCAD's words for things, exactly what you want to change?

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Sea-Haven — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 23:48:25 GMT

Lee-mac.com has a batch find and replace may be useful. Maratovich has one also just google name + Autocad.

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:47:46 GMT

I posted a sample up above.

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:52:55 GMT

I use the BFind from Lee mac and it is almost what I am looking for, but it does not allow multiple outputs (Just a single input on multiple drawings to be changed to the same output).

Re: Batch Find and Multiple Replace

Sea-Haven — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 23:05:28 GMT

As lee's code is provided as source can normally make it repeat and skip say screen entry you may want to contact Lee direct.