Export to PDF drops graphics

TereseRowekamp

On my layout I have a couple of graphic files (jpgs) I've added to the layout. When I export to pdf, the graphics are dropped from the pdf file that is created (that part of the layout is just blank). This is an mxd I have successfully exported to pdf in the past, but doesn't work now in either 9.3 or 10.

Ideas?

FelipeHerrerias

For anyonbe still looking, I've had some success running the following script from ArcCatalog with ArcMap closed, to convert the .mxd to PDF...

 

"""

Batch Export and Print

  This script takes MXD files

  and exports all the maps as selected

 

  @author Steven Porter

  @contact: porters1@ohio.edu

  @organization: The Voinovich School for Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University

  @version 1/20/11

"""

 

import arcpy, sys, os

 

#Input variables. Remember arcgis passes lists as semicolon delimited strings (files)

files= sys.argv[1]

yesPDF = sys.argv[2]

yesJPG = sys.argv[3]

yesPNG = sys.argv[4]

yesEMF = sys.argv[5]

yesAI = sys.argv[6]

yesPRINT = sys.argv[7]

printer = sys.argv[8] #relies on code to generate a list in the tool itself

outputFolder = sys.argv[9]

mergePDF = sys.argv[10]

res = sys.argv[11]

 

#if outputFolder is empty use mxd location

if outputFolder=="#":

outputFolder = os.path.dirname(files.split(";")[0])

 

if yesPDF=="true" and mergePDF =="true":

combinedpdf = arcpy.mapping.PDFDocumentCreate(outputFolder + os.sep + "CombinedMaps.pdf")

 

#loop through each passed mxd file split the string back into the list

for file in files.split(";"):

file=file.strip("'")

 

 

#parse out the file name of the file 

filename = os.path.basename(file)

 

#get the name of file without any file extension

mxd_name = filename.split(".")[0]

#create a map object from the file

map = arcpy.mapping

map_document = map.MapDocument(file)

 

#Check for broken data sources

brokenList = arcpy.mapping.ListBrokenDataSources(map_document)

if brokenList:

errorString = filename+" has broken data sources on layer(s): "

for item in brokenList:

errorString = errorString + "'"+item.name+"'"

arcpy.AddError(errorString)

 

# Set all the parameters as variables here:

data_frame = 'PAGE_LAYOUT'

resolution = res

image_quality = "NORMAL"

colorspace = "RGB"

compress_vectors = "True"

image_compression = "DEFLATE"

picture_symbol = 'RASTERIZE_BITMAP'

convert_markers = "TRUE"

embed_fonts = "True"

layers_attributes = "NONE"

georef_info = "False"

 

 

 

#perform selected operations

if yesPDF=="true":

arcpy.AddMessage("Exporting: "+ filename+" as PDF")

out_pdf = outputFolder + os.sep + mxd_name+ ".pdf"

map.ExportToPDF(map_document, out_pdf, data_frame, 640, 480, resolution, image_quality, colorspace, compress_vectors, image_compression, picture_symbol, convert_markers, embed_fonts, layers_attributes, georef_info)

if mergePDF =="true":

combinedpdf.appendPages(out_pdf)

 

if yesJPG=="true":

arcpy.AddMessage("Exporting: "+ filename+" as JPEG")

out_jpg = outputFolder + os.sep + mxd_name+ ".jpg"

map.ExportToJPEG(map_document, out_jpg)

 

if yesPNG=="true":

arcpy.AddMessage("Exporting: "+ filename+" as PNG")

out_png = outputFolder + os.sep + mxd_name+ ".png"

map.ExportToPNG(map_document, out_png, data_frame, 640, 480, resolution)

 

if yesEMF=="true":

arcpy.AddMessage("Exporting: "+ filename+" as EMF")

out_emf= outputFolder + os.sep + mxd_name+ ".emf"

map.ExportToEMF(map_document, out_emf, data_frame, 640, 480, resolution, image_quality, "#", picture_symbol, convert_markers)

 

if yesAI=="true":

arcpy.AddMessage("Exporting: "+ filename+" as AI")

out_AI= outputFolder + os.sep + mxd_name+ ".ai"

map.ExportToAI(map_document, out_AI)

 

if yesPRINT=="true":

arcpy.AddMessage("Printing: "+filename)

map.PrintMap(map_document, printer)

 

 

del map #delete the map opject

 

if yesPDF=="true" and mergePDF =="true":

combinedpdf.saveAndClose()

del combinedpdf

# This gives feedback in the script tool dialog

 

arcpy.GetMessages()