creating or printing PDF to match drawing file names

I have just loaded MicroStation PowerDraft CONNECT select Edition - PC - Microsoft Windows 10. Research for hours, but can't find the right answer and have been trying different ways.

I am trying to configure the software to print the PDFs to match the drawing name. Tried editing the pdf.pltcfg in the PRINT dialog box, but it's a READ ONLY file. 

Why is this READ ONLY?

So I tried editing in NOTEPAD, but I don't have permission.

Why don't I have permission to edit my pltcfg file? 

Is this something that should be changed in 'Configuration Variables'? I am thinking NO.

This is the line in the pdf.pltcfg file that I think should be edited....

<DefaultPrintFileName>$(MS_PLTFILES)$(basename(_DGNFILE))-$(MS_PLTMODELNAME)&lt;autoInc?prefix=-?digits=3?base=0&gt;</DefaultPrintFileName>

I tried this ... <DefaultPrintFileName>$(MS_PLTFILES)$(basename(_DGNFILE))   BUT got the word DEFAULT at the end.  "a2_1First-Default.pdf"

Thank you!

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  • Even though you have full admin rights you are trying to edit a file in a Windows protected folder which isn't allowed. Try editing a text file in the same folder in Notepad and you'll get the same result. You can delete those protected files, and copy new versions of the files to overwrite them, but you cannot edit them directly.

    Take Mary's advice. 

    Copy the pdf.pltcfg file to a different folder outside of C:\Program Files. You can then attach this copied version and MicroStation and make all of the edits you want.

    The other reason to make a copy before you edit the file is for your protection. If you mess up editing the original, there's no original to go back to to start over.

    Rod Wing
    Senior Systems Analyst

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