From what I saw your old elements don´t have the same prefix as the new elements (KM1, KM2, KM3). The script posted previously won't renumber those old elements as they do not have the same prefix. I have been working on the script, adding some functionalities, I will post about this later, but for the time this might help you.

I made an example emulating what you posted. I relabeled the elements (OLD, VERYOLD). The element's name is:embed://import/10_electric/fabricantes/controladores_visualizadores/pixsys/atr142-abc.elmt and the prefix I want to use is KM.

Usage:

python xmlrenumber.py -i TEST.qet -o TEST_vr.qet -s8 -e atr142-abc.elmt -p KM

This will number the elements with the name 'atr142-abc.elmt' with a prefix different to KM. This only works with the formaula text+number.

Notice they won´t be numbered with the elements in the order of position x,y. If you want to organize them, then use: python xmlrenumber.py -i TEST_vr.qet -o TEST_vr.qet -s4

You might need to install lxml to run the script https://lxml.de/installation.html

Hope this helps.

I prepared example. please find attachment.

Yes old elements label was written in elements information/label.

With new element KM1; 2; 3 all works fine.

But how to apply autonumbering for old.

Sorry for dumb questions.

Do the old elements have any labels already? or are they without label?

Can someone tell me about autonumbering of old elements? At first I put labels manualy. But then find out autonumbering. For new elements its working perfectly. But I want to go from first folio and rename with autonumbering.

Thanks.

Thank you for your script Jan, it was definitely useful for me. I modified it a little bit according to my needs, I have numbering configurations with text with more than 1 letter, and the prefix was different (only the first letter of the label). This script renumbers all the elements in the project that have a label in the element information, overlooking the prefix. So the elements are organized according to the label, also is only for units, but I think it can be easily modified for tens and hundreds. Also, it changes the sequential number, the element information, and the dynamic text, so when you export the components list the label and the formula are the same (if it had a formula in the beginning).

Usage

python xmlparse_unit.py -i xmltest.qet -o xmltest_renumbered.qet

I hope somebody finds this useful as well.

Regards,

Karen

Usage

python xmlparse.py -i xmltest.qet -o xmltest_renumbered.qet

and result should be renumbered all "ten"s and "hundred"s according to the prefix and position in schematics from top down and left right manner. Items without these tags are ignored.

It actually does only this and nothing else, it does not care at all about any formulas etc.

This is definitely enough for me now - hope somebody find it also useful and perhaps add additional functionality as I really do not have needed skills in Python.

Cheers,
Jan.

I'm thinking about solving the issue of numbering from left to right + from up to down and it would need me to parse whole xml and do really, really a lot of stuff... I'm afraid this is no way, no quick solution for the moment. Giving up  

Regards

Jan.

Depend on distro packaging..

laurent@debian:~/Desktop$ ./renumber_v4.awk 1.qet > test_awk.qet
bash: ./renumber_v4.awk : /bin/awk : mauvais interpréteur: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
[14:13:37] laurent@debian:~/Desktop$ awk -f renumber_v4.awk 1.qet > test_awk.qet  
[14:14:33] laurent@debian:~/Desktop$ whereis awk
awk: /usr/bin/awk /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/awk /usr/share/awk /usr/share/man/man1/awk.1.gz
[14:15:25] laurent@debian:~/Desktop$ whereis gawk
gawk: /usr/bin/gawk /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gawk /usr/share/man/man1/gawk.1.gz
[14:15:46] laurent@debian:~/Desktop$ whereis original-awk
original-awk: /usr/bin/original-awk /usr/share/man/man1/original-awk.1.gz

./renumber_v4.awk contacts.qet > contacts_renumbered.qet

The problems:
- it can go wrong if you have different formula than "%id%prefix%seqt_1"
- if you have device without prefix, it will not work (can be easily fixed but anyway, it is not a solution)
- the numbering increases the item value as it flow through the xml file. So it seems to be a little random... and I have no idea how to fix this.

For my needs I can use as it is... but not really helpful in other cases. The script would be really difficult to implement if you like to catch every possibility.

Regards

Jan.