topic Script for Creating Mapbook Index in Python Questions

Script for Creating Mapbook Index

DavidDesmond — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:25:38 GMT

I???m trying to automate the process of creating a mapbook index.

I have two layers: streets layer and page index layer. Streets may span across more than one page within the index layer. I???m trying to export a text file with one column containing street names and a second column containing each index page that the corresponding street exists within.

Example:

StreetA    ???12,13???
StreetB    ???3,7,9???
StreetC    ???20,21,22,23???

If anybody has any tips for how to create a python script to accomplish this task I would be greatly appreciative

Re: Script for Creating Mapbook Index

JeffBarrette — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:13:03 GMT

Have you looked at the methodology outlined in the "arcpy.mapping MapBook with Index Pages" sample on the resource center? There is a very complete README doc.

http://resources.arcgis.com/gallery/file/geoprocessing/details?entryID=FBE3D235-1422-2418-8820-E071ED243854

Jeff

Re: Script for Creating Mapbook Index

DavidDesmond — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:57:16 GMT

Jeffrey,

Thank you very much for responding to my post. I checked out the link you posted. The script downloaded from this site creates index pages that don't combine like roads.

For example the index pages from the mapbook in the link look like this:

RoadA: 3
RoadA: 4
RoadA: 7
RoadB: 23
RoadB: 24

I'm able to get to this point, but I'm looking to combine like roads into one record with each index page listed as a single attribute.

For example I'm trying to convert the above output into the following:

RoadA: 3,4,7
RoadB: 23,24

If anybody can give me some tips on how to do this I would be very appreciative.

Re: Script for Creating Mapbook Index

ScottJackson1 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:15:57 GMT

I have come up with a simple solution to the dreaded Create Street Index. Just read the README to see how it works. I do hope this helps.