lyr.saveACopy()

Question

Hi All,

I'm trying to save layers from a mxd to layer files. It all works fine as long as I'm
not providing a version number. If I add a version number I get the message:
'function takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)'.

The doco's suggest otherwise as does the python script (mixins.py) where the error occurs.

Anybody ran into the same problem?

cheers

RandyKreuziger · Answer

after an hour of messing around w/ version number syntax, I found this thread!

Was nice to output all layers as .lyr, but not much help when the client who will receive all the .lyr files is still using 9.3...

one step forward, two steps back.

I too was wasting my time on this one.  Could ESRI please link their online help to known bugs!!!  
http://ideas.arcgis.com/ideaView?id=087300000008EiIAAU  Then your customers won't be wasting time on known bugs.

I totally agree.  We installed verion 10.0 on a PC so we could fix MXDs and layer files as part of a ArcSDE migration.  The server name changed and we are moving away from SQL logins moving to Windows Authentication.  However, there are so many critical bugs in ArcPy that it just isn't usable!  Waiting for SP2 to fix this bug is disappointing at best!

dbecker88, here is my work flow.  Using a script I convert the layer files.  I then add them into ArcMap and save them out 1 by 1 as 9.3 overwriting the orginals.  This is doable because we only have about 50 layer files.

danbecker · Answer

after an hour of messing around w/ version number syntax, I found this thread!

Was nice to output all layers as .lyr, but not much help when the client who will receive all the .lyr files is still using 9.3...

one step forward, two steps back.

TedCronin · Answer

what is the timeline for the Sp2 release.  Will that be around Feb-March timeframe?  Also, speaking of Sp1 will there be any outside testing of the SP, like a SP1 beta?