Insert multi-line metadata item description using python

SamanthaNakata1 — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 18:41:31 GMT

I am trying to update ESRI Metadata (i.e. what is viewed as the Item Description), and am specifically trying to update the "Description" with a multi-line entry. (Please see the attached example, which was created manually.)

My generalized workflow has been to

1) Export Metadata (to FGDC style) from a file geodatabase feature class/shapefile

2) Update the XML as needed

3) Import Metadata back to the feature class/shapefile.

(I can edit the xml successfully and import it back to the feature class fine. This would work well if I didn't care about line breaks...)

So far I've tried:

- using \n and \t markers

- using <br> marker

- styling as <![CDATA[This is description line 1

This is description line 2.]]> ...this preserves the line break in the XML, but not doesn't translate as desired in ESRI Metadata.

Has anyone accomplished this successfully?

Thanks you.

Re: Insert multi-line metadata item description using python

JasonHrubizna — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:37:49 GMT

I have the same problem as you've described, but no solution so far. I'm editing my metadata in Enterprise Architect using a custom add-in, but this is an annoying hiccup in my plan. Did you ever fined a solution?

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