Renaming with jlink

[diego.peinado]

Hello, I have a codification system in which the project number appears in all the parts. I was thinking on writing a jlink procedure to copy all the files from one project to other directory and then to rename all replacing the project code to the new one. This is neccesary because the save a copy do not work with family tables. I use family tables in assemblies to have the complete range of machines. Of course I have the difficulty in the family tables and in the drawings (in multimodel drawings more).


Somebody has ever made an application like that ?


If so what will be the problems I will face?


Thanks

 

[gkbeer]

I have no help but maybe an insight... Filenames are for naming files. Nothing else.

Trying to code information into a file name is always a problem. Just for the reason you have found. If possible coding it into model parameters is better.

Can a jlink app be created to generate something like a directory listing where model parameters are listed in a column?

 

[jdfelkins]

Hello


You can rename the models using J-Link but are you using PDMLink or Pro/INTRALINK? It is best to put the information into parameters of each model. A J-Link app can create and set parameter very easily. We have a J-Link course that teach parameter topics. Go to www.felcosolutions.com to find out more and contact me if you have anymore questions aobut J-Link at [email protected]. Thanks and good luck.

 

[diego.peinado]

We have to different design offices. In one we use proIntralink 3.4. I go quite well. In the other we installed PDMLink 8.0. I only can say that my opinion about PTC has dramatically changed after that. I loose half of the time of 3 persons in one year accumulating 6 months of delay. All because the work done was continuously destroyed by PDMLink. We have a lot of NullPointerExeptions. I dont know how a so poorly code is sell. Now we do not use pdmlink because i ask PTC changing my licenses to use intralink 3.4 and they said NO. Incredible. I thought to demand to PTC, but it will only give pains. They promisse that with PDMlink 9.0 now it will run smooth. Well I'll try. I only give thanks to god for not replacing the other 10 proe seats now running intralink 3.4 with intralink 8.0 aka -> windchill 8.0.