I am trying to create a script tool to do a search but i am having a little trouble putting it together and i am not sure if i am going about it the right way. I would like to have a script tool that can search for a subdivision name inside arcmap in the toolbox. I have attached my python code i have and working with, one other thing i would like this script to do is use a wildcard. For example say a subdivision that i am searching for attribute is "County Side Estates" but I would like to just enter "County" and select all subs with "County" but i am not sure how to accomplish this. Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks.
The error i am getting with my current code.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\GIS\Python Scripts\ZoomToParcelScript6Eb.py", line 9, in <module>
for row in cursor:
RuntimeError: Underlying DBMS error [[Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 10.0][SQL Server]Incorrect syntax near 'ACRES'.] [vector.DBO.Subdivision_boundaries]
Failed to execute (ZoomToSubScript).
import arcpy
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument('CURRENT')
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "Layers") [0]
lyr = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "Subdivision Boundaries")[0]
whereClause = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(lyr, ("PLAT_NAME"), whereClause) as cursor:
for row in cursor:
query_str = whereClause #= '{0}'.format(row[1])
arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(lyr, "NEW_SELECTION", query_str)
df.extent = row[0].extent
df.scale = df.scale * 5
arcpy.RefreshActiveView()
#arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(mxd, "C:/test/" + fc + "_" + str(row[1]) + "_" + str(row[2]) + ".pdf")
Here are my script parameters.