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does this do what you are after?
modified a script I wrote to do the same with layers.
...//===========================================================
//
// Rename Artboards
//
//===========================================================
//
// Version 0.1
// 25/5/2015
// Qwertyfly
//
//===========================================================
var doc = app.activeDocument, abs = [];
for(var i = 0; i < doc.artboards.length; i++){
abs.push(doc.artboards.name)
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Hi!
I have attached two screen dumps, one of the menu and one of the whole
screen.
Hope it will make you understand.
/Pål
Hi again!
I get an error when i run this script!!!
Kind regards, Pål
>>> "Qwertyfly..." <forums_noreply@adobe.com> 2015-06-07 08:32 >>>
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I forgot to initiate a few of the arrays... Oops.
//===========================================================
//
// Rename Artboards
//
//===========================================================
//
// Version 0.2.1
// 10/6/2015
// Qwertyfly
//
//===========================================================
//
// ChangeLog
//
// Version 0.2
// -added scrollbar (needed full rework)
//
// Version 0.2.1
// -bug fix, forgot to initiate the "pre" "nam" & "suf" arrays.
// -added user var for Seperators
//
//===========================================================
// User set variable
var rows = 10; // Number of visible rows.
var preSep = " - "; // Seperator between Prefix and name
var sufSep = " - "; // Seperator between name and Suffix
//===========================================================
var doc = app.activeDocument, abs = [], item = [], pre = [], nam = [], suf = [];
for(var i = 0; i < doc.artboards.length; i++){
abs = [];
abs = [false,doc.artboards.name,false,i];
}
var w = new Window('dialog',"Artboard Name Editor");
var list = w.add('group');
list.orientation = "Column";
var head = list.add('group');
head.alignment = "left";
var p = head.add('statictext', undefined, "Prefix");
var n = head.add('statictext', [0,0,165,20], " Artboard Name");
var s = head.add('statictext', undefined, "Suffix");
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
var scrollwin = list.add('group');
scrollwin.alignChildren = "fill";
var items = scrollwin.add ("panel");
if(abs.length<rows){
for(var i = 0; i < abs.length; i++){
newLine(i,item);
}
}else{
var sbar = scrollwin.add ("scrollbar", undefined, 0, 0, abs.length-rows);
sbar.preferredSize.width = 20;
for(var i = 0; i < rows; i++){
item = items.add('group');
item.alignment = "left";
newLine(i,item);
}
sbar.onChanging = function(){
var start = Math.round (this.value);
var stop = start+rows;
var r = 0;
for (var i = start; i < stop; i++){
pre
.value = abs[0]; pre
.label = abs[3]; nam
.text = abs[1]; nam
.label = abs[3]; suf
.value = abs[2]; suf
.label = abs[3]; r++;
}
}
}
function newLine(num,item){
pre[num] = item.add('checkbox', undefined,"");
pre[num].value = abs[num][0];
pre[num].label = abs[num][3];
pre[num].onClick = function () {if(abs[this.label][0] == false){abs[this.label][0] = true}else{abs[this.label][0] = false}}
nam[num] = item.add('edittext', [0,0,200,20]);
nam[num].characters = 50;
nam[num].text = abs[num][1];
nam[num].label = abs[num][3];
nam[num].onChange = function() {abs[this.label][1] = this.text;}
suf[num] = item.add('checkbox', undefined, "");
suf[num].value = abs[num][2];
suf[num].label = abs[num][3];
suf[num].onClick = function () {if(abs[this.label][2] == false){abs[this.label][2] = true}else{abs[this.label][2] = false}}
}
var sep1 = list.add("panel");
sep1.alignment = ["fill","fill"];
sep1.minimumSize.height = sep1.maximumSize.height = 2;
var prefixt = list.add('statictext', undefined, "Prefix to add to checked artboards");
var prefix = list.add('edittext', [0,0,250,20], "");
var sep2 = list.add("panel");
sep2.alignment = ["fill","fill"];
sep2.minimumSize.height = sep2.maximumSize.height = 2;
var prefixt = list.add('statictext', undefined, "Suffix to add to checked artboards");
var suffix = list.add('edittext', [0,0,250,20], "");
var sep3 = list.add("panel");
sep3.alignment = ["fill","fill"];
sep3.minimumSize.height = sep3.maximumSize.height = 2;
var ButtonGroup = w.add("group");
ButtonGroup.margins = [0,-10,0,-8];
ButtonGroup.alignment = "right";
var go = ButtonGroup.add ("button", undefined, "OK");
var stop = ButtonGroup.add ("button", undefined, "Cancel");
stop.onClick = function(){
w.close();
}
go.onClick = function(){
var validatePre = false, validateSuf = false, validateMessage = "";
for(var i = 0; i < abs.length; i++){
if(abs[0].value == true && prefix.text == ""){validatePre = true}
if(abs[2].value == true && suffix.text == ""){validateSuf = true}
}
if(validatePre == true){validateMessage = "Artboards have been marked for Prefix, but no Prefix entered\n"}
if(validateSuf == true){validateMessage = validateMessage + "Artboards have been marked for Suffix, but no Suffix entered"}
if(validateMessage != ""){
alert(validateMessage);
}else{
w.close();
goTime();
}
}
w.show();
function goTime(){
for(var i = 0; i < abs.length; i++){
var na = abs[1];
var pr = "";
var su = "";
if(abs[0] == true){pr = prefix.text + "" + preSep}
if(abs[2] == true){su = sufSep + "" + suffix.text}
doc.artboards.name = pr + na + su;
}
}
Hello Qwertyfly! Thanks so much for making this. I was able to get the first script to work but I keep getting the "Error 21: undefined is not an object" on Line: 73 for some reason.
Hi Qwertyfly
I'm super new with scripting and don’t know where to begin 
I have multiple Illustrator artboards that are already named something like this:
icon_DataRawInfo_blue
icon_Devices_blue
I was wondering if there is a script that can find and replace a certain text in this case “blue” to “black” or whatever text it need to be found and replaced.
Any info on this is greatly appreciated. Also how do you install the script.
Thank you!
ben
can you fix this scrip it give me an error in illustrator 2020
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