topic Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy? in Python Questions

How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

Yaron_YosefCohen — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:55:09 GMT

Hi,

I work on several open mxd's and i try to save them at once with arcpy:

import arcpy,os,sys
import arcpy.mapping
from arcpy import env

env.workspace = r"D:\PROJECTS\bat_galim\gis"
for mxd in arcpy.ListFiles("*.mxd"):
    print mxd 
    mapdoc = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"D:\PROJECTS\bat_galim\gis\\" + mxd)
    mapdoc.save()
    print 'mapdoc.save'
    counter = counter + 1
del mxd

but i get en error:

IOError: MapDocObject: Unable to save.  Check to make sure you have write access to the specified file and that there is enough space on the storage device to hold your document.

what wrong with my code?

Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

DanPatterson_Retired — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:55:11 GMT

probably a path issues... for this ancient thread

see Filenames and file paths in Python

>>> mxd = "text.mxd"
>>> path = r"D:\PROJECTS\bat_galim\gis\\" + mxd
>>> path
'D:\\PROJECTS\\bat_galim\\gis\\\\text.mxd'    # hmmmmmmm
>>> path2 = r"D:\PROJECTS\bat_galim\gis" + "\\" + mxd
>>> path2
'D:\\PROJECTS\\bat_galim\\gis\\text.mxd'

Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

Yaron_YosefCohen — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:03:08 GMT

when i try to save opened MXD's i get an error. And my path is correct, so i don't see any reason to change it

Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

JamesCrandall — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:19:35 GMT

Maybe try to set the workspace Overwrite property?

arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True

Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

DanPatterson_Retired — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:10:00 GMT

and you confirmed that from my example... throw in a print statement and see what it returns and as James says, set overwriting to true

Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

Yaron_YosefCohen — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:55:14 GMT

I enter this line in:

mapdoc.save()
arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True

And got this error:

IOError: MapDocObject: Unable to save.  Check to make sure you have write access to the specified file and that there is enough space on the storage device to hold your document.

Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

DanPatterson_Retired — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:37:02 GMT

it needs the full path to the mapdoc, or has to be 'current'. If you don't have write permission for whatever reasons it throws the message.

MapDocument—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

JamesCrandall — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:55:17 GMT

I'm not sure where you placed the line (it looks like you put it in the for loop?), but it should probably be located just after you set the workspace:

env.workspace = r"D:\PROJECTS\bat_galim\gis" 
env.overwriteOutput = True

Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

Yaron_YosefCohen — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 13:04:32 GMT

i added it to this place- it still throws the same message. Maybe i wasn't clear in my question- the MXD's still open while i run this code. my propose was to save me to click on "save" buttun in all the open MXD's by my self- i wanted the python will do it.

so this what i did with this new row that James send me-there still an error.

Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

JamesCrandall — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 13:26:52 GMT

Your code works fine for me. Double-check the folder and file permissions.

Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

DanPatterson_Retired — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 17:17:26 GMT

if the project is open and you are trying to save it while it is open, you probably don't have permissions to do so at the operating level.... either close the project and just run the script, or change the name of the mxd to 'current'

Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

JamesCrandall — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 18:38:34 GMT

my propose was to save me to click on "save" buttun in all the open MXD's by my self- i wanted the python will do it.

So you are running the script from an Add-In tool? I don't think it is possible to execute this type of save method from a script running parallel to the mxd document you are trying to alter --- I'd think there will be 2 separate instances of python conflicting.

You will likely have to check to see if an .mxd referenced in your for loop is open and perform a saveAs instead.

Re: How to save opened mxd's using ArcPy?

MarielaDel_Rio — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:06:29 GMT

I agree, you cannot save or delete the mxd because it is opened. You stated they are all opened. I imagine you are running this from the python window within an arcMap session. In this case the session thinks those files are opened, they are not the current document. If you want to save the current document, then you have to locate the save command object, but it will only save the current document.

As James suggested, you could use a saveAs, and then use an OS command to force ArcMap windows to close. It is not clean.