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How I get all names of a Style File Markersymbols with ArcPY

UlfSalecker — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:09:49 GMT

I build a new true Type Font and I will check the names

Re: How I get all names of a Style File Markersymbols with ArcPY

JoshuaBixby — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:04:25 GMT

Does this work for you:

style_file = # path to style file
style_folder = "Marker Symbols"

styles = arcpy.mapping.ListStyleItems(style_file, style_folder)
for style in styles:
  print style.itemName‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: How I get all names of a Style File Markersymbols with ArcPY

UlfSalecker — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 10:52:11 GMT

Thanks for your answer. I work with ArcGIS V10.1 and I created the following Python Skript:

import arcpy
style_file = "C:\ArcGIS\Styles"
style_folder = "MVV_Netrion_Bestand_Gas.style"

styles = arcpy.mapping.ListStyleItems(style_file, style_folder)
for style in styles:
print style.itemName

I get the following errors:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\ArcGIS\python\read_style.py", line 6, in <module>
styles = arcpy.mapping.ListStyleItems(style_file, style_folder)
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.1\arcpy\arcpy\mapping.py", line
1599, in ListStyleItems
return convertArcObjectToPythonObject(arcgisscripting._listStyleItems(*gp_fi
xargs([style_file_path, style_folder_name, wildcard], True, False)))
ValueError: StyleGalleryObject: Input value is not valid

Whats the problem?

Re: How I get all names of a Style File Markersymbols with ArcPY

NeilAyres — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:37:46 GMT

This looks the wrong way round to me.

style_file = "C:\ArcGIS\Styles"
style_folder = "MVV_Netrion_Bestand_Gas.style"

Re: How I get all names of a Style File Markersymbols with ArcPY

UlfSalecker — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:58:18 GMT

oh sorry, but it doesn work. Ich think its the wrong ArcPY Version. I work with ArcGIS V10.1.

# C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.1\python.exe C:\ArcGIS\python\read_style.py

import arcpy
style_folder = "C:\ArcGIS\Styles"
style_file = "MVV_Netrion_Bestand_Gas.style"

styles = arcpy.mapping.ListStyleItems(style_file, style_folder)
for style in styles:
print style.itemName

C:\Users\u2267>C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.1\python.exe C:\ArcGIS\python\read_style.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\ArcGIS\python\read_style.py", line 7, in <module>
styles = arcpy.mapping.ListStyleItems(style_file, style_folder)
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.1\arcpy\arcpy\mapping.py", line
1599, in ListStyleItems
return convertArcObjectToPythonObject(arcgisscripting._listStyleItems(*gp_fixargs([style_file_path, style_folder_name, wildcard], True, False)))
IOError

Re: How I get all names of a Style File Markersymbols with ArcPY

NeilAyres — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:43:56 GMT

style_file still needs to be a full path to the style file, including the filename itself.

ListStyleItems—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

Re: How I get all names of a Style File Markersymbols with ArcPY

JoshuaBixby — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:04:28 GMT

It isn't your version, I just ran the following on an ArcGIS 10.1 (build 3143) install:

>>> import os
>>> 
>>> style_dir = os.path.join(arcpy.GetInstallInfo()['InstallDir'], 'Styles')
>>> style_file = os.path.join(style_dir, 'ESRI.style')
>>> style_folder = 'Marker Symbols'
>>> 
>>> styles = arcpy.mapping.ListStyleItems(style_file, style_folder)
>>> for style in styles:
...   print style.itemName
...   
Circle 1
Square 1
Triangle 1
...
Rnd Square 6
Rnd Square 7
Dam Lock
>>> ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Please review the documentation. The style folder name you need to pass isn't a directory on the file system, it is the name of the style folder in the style file itself that you want to get information about. In this case, with marker symbols, it needs to be "Marker Symbols". If you were interested in colors, it would be "Colors".

Re: How I get all names of a Style File Markersymbols with ArcPY

UlfSalecker — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:51:51 GMT

It's work. thanks a lot Joshua

Re: How I get all names of a Style File Markersymbols with ArcPY

JoshuaBixby — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 18:29:59 GMT

Glad you got it working. In order for others to know this thread is answered, please mark a response as correct.