topic Re: Perform a calculation inside dynamic text in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/perform-a-calculation-inside-dynamic-text/m-p/161108#M12316 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Nothing within the <STRONG><A href="http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/layouts/add-and-modify-dynamic-text.htm">dynamic text </A></STRONG>section explicitly, but that doesn't rule out producing a static text element from a calculation elsewhere I suspect</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Aug 2017 02:58:46 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2017-08-23T02:58:46Z Perform a calculation inside dynamic text https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/perform-a-calculation-inside-dynamic-text/m-p/161107#M12315 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hey,&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>I am trying to create a dynamic&nbsp;text box as a map label, and it needs to show the <EM>&lt;last year&gt; - &lt;current year&gt;</EM>, so the text today should look like <EM>2016-2017.</EM></P><P></P><P>I have found this below snippet is correct in displaying&nbsp;<EM>2017</EM>, but I am unable to work out how to manipulate the below code to subtract 1 from the figure of 2017, in order to display last year.</P><P></P><P><SPAN style="color: #4d4d4d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;">&lt;dyn type="date" format="yyy"/&gt;</SPAN></P><P></P><P>Any ideas? I would love for there to be a pythonic solution to my dilemma... I just don't know if that would even be possible in a text box.</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P><P></P><P></P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/migrated-users/47933">Nathan Duncan</A>‌ FYI</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 21 Aug 2017 01:44:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/perform-a-calculation-inside-dynamic-text/m-p/161107#M12315 BenVan_Kesteren1 2017-08-21T01:44:15Z Re: Perform a calculation inside dynamic text https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/perform-a-calculation-inside-dynamic-text/m-p/161108#M12316 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Nothing within the <STRONG><A href="http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/layouts/add-and-modify-dynamic-text.htm">dynamic text </A></STRONG>section explicitly, but that doesn't rule out producing a static text element from a calculation elsewhere I suspect</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 Aug 2017 02:58:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/perform-a-calculation-inside-dynamic-text/m-p/161108#M12316 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-08-23T02:58:46Z