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    Question Edit the reference name for a Xref via ObjectARX

    Hi,
    If you open xref manager you can edit the reference name for xref. I want to do the same thing programatically using ObjectARX. Can anyone tell me how to do this?
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    Abhilash

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    Default Re: Edit the reference name for a Xref via ObjectARX

    You might want to ask in the Autodesk ObjectARX discussion group:

    NNTP: news://discussion.autodesk.com/autod...ocad.objectarx
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    Default Re: Edit the reference name for a Xref via ObjectARX

    Hi Abhilash

    Please note I have *moved* this thread from the AutoCAD 2007 General forum to this one, as I feel this particular forum is a more appropriate place for such a topic.

    Thanks, Mike

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    Default Re: Edit the reference name for a Xref via ObjectARX

    Hi Abhilash

    I think I have solution to your question. Recently I had to change Xrefs in a dwg using objectARX. I will post some code below, and hopefully that will help you.

    Database db = new Database();
    XrefGraph Xref = null;
    XrefGraphNode XrefNode = null;
    Transaction trans=null;
    BlockTable Btable = null;
    BlockTableRecord BTrecord = null;
    try
    {
    db.ReadDwgFile(file.FullName, FileShare.Read, false, "");
    Xref = db.GetHostDwgXrefGraph(true);
    for (int k = 1; k < Xref.NumNodes; k++)//i starts from 1 because the drawing is always counted as the first reference
    {
    XrefNode = Xref.GetXrefNode(k);
    trans = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction();
    Btable = (BlockTable)trans.GetObject(db.BlockTableId, OpenMode.ForRead);
    BTrecord = (BlockTableRecord)trans.GetObject(Btable[XrefNode.Name], OpenMode.ForWrite);
    BTrecord.Name="Assign the new name for the Xref here";
    //or if you want to look for a specific reference to update
    //you can you can use an if statement around the previous assignment.
    trans.Commit();
    trans.Dispose();
    }
    db.SaveAs("file destination to save",null);

    }
    finally
    {
    db.CloseInput(true);
    }

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