topic Re: Error in hyperlink script in Python Questions

Error in hyperlink script

Zeke — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:26:48 GMT

I wrote a hyperlink script in Python for the Display tab. It has an if/elif structure based on the value of a field. With just the if clause, it runs fine an opens the document. But when I add the elif clause, Arc gives me an error saying '...name OpenLink is not defined'. This makes no sense to me, it's the default name of the function. Any ideas? Thanks.

import os, threading def OpenLink ([SubtypeCD], [Name] ):     if [SubtypeCD] == 'Recorded' and [Name] is not None:         parsedName = [Name].partition('-')         folderPrefix = parsedName[0].zfill(4)         fileSuffix = parsedName[2].zfill(4)         extension = '.TIF'         fileName = folderPrefix + fileSuffix + extension         loc = r"\\base\path"         image = os.path.join(loc, folderPrefix, fileName)         threading.Thread(target=os.startfile, args=(image,)).start()     elif [SubtypeCD] == 'Unrecorded' and [Name] is not None:         parsedName =[Name].split('-')         folderOne = parsedName[0] + '_Survey'         folderTwo = [Name]         fileName = [Name] + '0001.tif'         loc = r"\\other\base\path'         image = os.path.join(loc, folderOne, folderTwo, fileName)         threading.Thread(target=os.startfile, args=(image,)).start()       else:         pass         return

Re: Error in hyperlink script

JoshuaChisholm — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:59:11 GMT

Hello Greg,

I might be as simple as a syntax error:

loc = r"\\other\base\path' should be loc = r"\\other\base\path"

Let me know if that does the trick!

Re: Error in hyperlink script

benberman — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:06:18 GMT

I am also thinking along similar lines of Josh's suggestions.

Try changing loc = r"\\base\path" to loc = r'\\base\path'

Re: Error in hyperlink script

Zeke — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:10:37 GMT

Yes, that appears to have fixed it. Dumb mistake on my part, but an even dumber error message. Thanks.