Yes, it is possible using the Designer SDK. The Designer SDK can be used by any programming environment that supports COM, but because it requires actually kicking off a session of Designer, I find a client-based VBA solution to work best. Take a look at this utility … Document a universe using Excel and the Designer SDK … and imagine it in reverse. You can find another example that actually makes updates here … Mass update to object names / descriptions.
Now, whether very much of universe maintenance SHOULD be automated, is another discussion 
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Dwayne Hoffpauir 
(BOB member since 2002-09-19)