How do I run a rule in one assembly to load and modify a second assembly?

[ron.c]

I want to run a rule in one assembly to load and modify (do a Component Replace) a second assembly.

I'm actually using the first assembly as a template to create 30 clones, incrementing the name of the new assemblies 1 through 30, which makes it easy to use them in for or while loops.

My problem is that even after opening the newly cloned assembly for editing Component.Replace ("Old_Component:1", "New_Component.ipt". True)  replaces the component in the original assembly, rather than the new assembly.

I have tried using MakePath, but that does not seem to help.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

[MechMachineMan]

Sounds like you might be better off using the direct API call rather than the iLogic. If you look up ReferencedFileDescriptor.ReplaceReference() it will provide you with a more explicit way of replacing references.

[ron.c]

I'm not having any problem replacing the component using:

Component.Replace(OldComponentName, NewComponentName, True)

My problem is running that rule from one assembly and making component replace in a second assembly.   You see, the same rule first makes a copy of the first assembly, then changes a component reference in the newly created copy.

 I have not been able to find any good documentation for ReferencedFileDescriptor.ReplaceReference()

- Ron