New server name affects plot page setup name

[jfrog]

Hey everyone,

Our company just installed a new server, so the addressing for our plotter has changed.  It changed from \\ABCPDX\Oce Plotwave to \\ABC-DC\Oce Plotwave.  (Server name changed from ABCPDX to ABC-DC)  Suddenly all of my predefined page setup names are invalid. 

Is there an automated way (like LISP) to change the server names while maintaining the page setup names?

Thanks,

John

p.s.  We're using autocad versions 2002, 2015 & 2016.

[rapidcad]

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[rapidcad]

One non-programming way would be to set up an old PC as the plot server and rename it as your old server name.

I've seen companies reuse the old port name over and over again - while it works I don't like it because you have to keep in mind which printer is actually what kind of printer, etc. However since you are dealing with the server address itself, you have few choices except the above mentioned and vlisp programs that would have to be run on any older drawing through Scriptpro on batches of them, which has drawbacks also. VLisp can certainly be used to do this, but it is a little more work than I can pull off today.

I like to use PC3 files in the first place instead and then you can modify or recreate them whenever you change printers.

Hope this Helps.

[jfrog]

Good ideas.  I think most of the people here reference PC3 files anyway.  I've gotten away from it (referencing the printers themselves), which suddenly doesn't seem like the best move.

[patrick_35]

Hi

You can try MIM

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