topic Text Element - New Line in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/text-element-new-line/m-p/433113#M34043 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a text element in a map document that I would like to update from a Python tool in ArcMap/ArcCatalog, however I'm having trouble getting the text to go to a new line.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>So this works fine if I write this in the code like this for example:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>notesMap = "Note: Cadastral boundaries are indicative only. \nThis Council provides no warranties \nin terms of property boundaries."</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>This updates the text element with \n starting a new line</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>However when I change it to this:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>notesMap = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0) </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>and put that text in a python tool in a toolbox, it does not read the \n bits and just add them into the text element instead of jumping to a new line?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:22:58 GMT ShaunWeston 2012-04-25T22:22:58Z Text Element - New Line https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/text-element-new-line/m-p/433113#M34043 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a text element in a map document that I would like to update from a Python tool in ArcMap/ArcCatalog, however I'm having trouble getting the text to go to a new line.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>So this works fine if I write this in the code like this for example:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>notesMap = "Note: Cadastral boundaries are indicative only. \nThis Council provides no warranties \nin terms of property boundaries."</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>This updates the text element with \n starting a new line</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>However when I change it to this:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>notesMap = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0) </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>and put that text in a python tool in a toolbox, it does not read the \n bits and just add them into the text element instead of jumping to a new line?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:22:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/text-element-new-line/m-p/433113#M34043 ShaunWeston 2012-04-25T22:22:58Z Re: Text Element - New Line https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/text-element-new-line/m-p/433114#M34044 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>You can use </SPAN><PRE class="plain" name="code">arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0).replace('\\n', '\r\n')</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV><SPAN> to get the proper line breaks.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:15:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/text-element-new-line/m-p/433114#M34044 JasonScheirer 2012-04-26T08:15:43Z Re: Text Element - New Line https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/text-element-new-line/m-p/433115#M34045 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Ah awesome that does it! Thanks heaps for that Jason.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:33:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/text-element-new-line/m-p/433115#M34045 ShaunWeston 2012-04-26T20:33:07Z