topic Converting complicated VBScript labels to Maplex in ArcGIS 10.1 in Mapping Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/converting-complicated-vbscript-labels-to-maplex/m-p/318932#M3359 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have some fairly complicated labels in VBScript in ArcMap with different formatting specifications depending on the data.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'd like to use Maplex to reduce the time it takes to move all the labels around so they don't overlap, but when I tick "Use Maplex Label Engine", the format of about half of the labels is lost - by which I mean the formatting code is displayed in the label instead of being applied to the label text.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Should Maplex be able to read the VBScript? Is there any place I can find tips on modifying the VB Script so that it is compatible with Maplex?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Sorry if this is a duplicate question, I looked through the forum but couldn't find any similar questions.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Jen</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 16 May 2013 23:10:30 GMT JenMancer 2013-05-16T23:10:30Z Converting complicated VBScript labels to Maplex in ArcGIS 10.1 https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/converting-complicated-vbscript-labels-to-maplex/m-p/318932#M3359 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have some fairly complicated labels in VBScript in ArcMap with different formatting specifications depending on the data.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'd like to use Maplex to reduce the time it takes to move all the labels around so they don't overlap, but when I tick "Use Maplex Label Engine", the format of about half of the labels is lost - by which I mean the formatting code is displayed in the label instead of being applied to the label text.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Should Maplex be able to read the VBScript? Is there any place I can find tips on modifying the VB Script so that it is compatible with Maplex?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Sorry if this is a duplicate question, I looked through the forum but couldn't find any similar questions.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Jen</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 16 May 2013 23:10:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/converting-complicated-vbscript-labels-to-maplex/m-p/318932#M3359 JenMancer 2013-05-16T23:10:30Z Re: Converting complicated VBScript labels to Maplex in ArcGIS 10.1 https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/converting-complicated-vbscript-labels-to-maplex/m-p/318933#M3360 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Apparently there are a couple of bugs in Maplex for 10.1, which should have been fixed with SP 1. See this </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/64773-Maplex-and-labelling-scripts?p=224477#post224477" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thread</A><SPAN>.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/converting-complicated-vbscript-labels-to-maplex/m-p/318933#M3360 KenBuja 2013-05-17T11:00:08Z Re: Converting complicated VBScript labels to Maplex in ArcGIS 10.1 https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/converting-complicated-vbscript-labels-to-maplex/m-p/318934#M3361 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Thanks for your help, updating to SP1 solved my problem!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/converting-complicated-vbscript-labels-to-maplex/m-p/318934#M3361 JenMancer 2013-05-17T15:32:49Z Re: Converting complicated VBScript labels to Maplex in ArcGIS 10.1 https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/converting-complicated-vbscript-labels-to-maplex/m-p/318935#M3362 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Glad to help. Don't forget to click the check mark on the post that answered your question.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 17 May 2013 16:18:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/converting-complicated-vbscript-labels-to-maplex/m-p/318935#M3362 KenBuja 2013-05-17T16:18:05Z