Creating a Custom Toolbar Button

KimBeckwell

Hi,
I'm not sure if this is where I should post this but if someone could point me in the right direction of learning how to do this, I'd be forever grateful.....I would like to create a custom toolbar button that I can add to my ArcMap.mxd that will run a select and prompt me for a parcel number, and after keying the number in it will zoom to the selected parcel.

I would appreciate any help! Thanks!

Kim

JacobDrvar

I am modifying the script to Search the field RENUM from a Parcels Feature Class.  When, I run the script I receive the following error:
Executing: SelectLayerByAttribute GPL0 NEW_SELECTION 2205529
Start Time: Thu Jul 18 07:56:47 2013
ERROR 000358: Invalid expression
An invalid SQL statement was used.
An invalid SQL statement was used. [Parcels]
An invalid SQL statement was used. [SELECT OBJECTID FROM Parcels WHERE 2205529]
Failed to execute (SelectLayerByAttribute).

2205529 is a valid record within the RENUM field that I enter into the Script.  The tool runs, but the record is not selected.  What am I overlooking?

My script is shown below:

#Import modules
import arcpy
arcpy.AddMessage("Start")

#Variables
Parcels = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
arcpy.AddMessage(Parcels)

mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "Layers")[0]
lyr = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "Parcels", df)[0]
arcpy.AddMessage(lyr.name)

#Logic
try:
 whereClause = "RENUM = '"+Parcels+"'"
 arcpy.AddMessage("whereClause")

 arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(lyr, "NEW_SELECTION", whereClause)
 arcpy.AddMessage("Selection")

except:
 exit()