topic Re: Verify mxd.findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths() in Python Questions

Verify mxd.findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths()

JaredPilbeam2 — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 22:49:42 GMT

We have a new database connection and all our MXDs have to be updated. I ran a script to update the layers on a bunch of MXDs. Then I opened a map, right clicked a layer, properties, then checked under the source tab to see if the changes took place. But, the layer was still referencing the old connection. Is there a snippet I could include in this script, or something else, that verifies that the layers have indeed been updated?

There is a print statement in the script, but that just prints the name of the MXD. It doesn't really give concrete proof.

import arcpy
import os

def find_and_replace(MXD_workspace, oldPath, newPath):
    arcpy.env.workspace = MXD_workspace
    path = arcpy.env.workspace

    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
        for name in files:
            if name.endswith(".mxd"):
                mxd_name = name
                fullpath = os.path.join(root,name)
                print mxd_name
                print fullpath
                mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(fullpath)
                for df in arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd):
                    for flayer in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "*", df):
                        if flayer.isFeatureLayer or flayer.isRasterLayer:
                            try:
                                mxd.findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths(oldPath, newPath, False)
                                print "Repaired the path for " + name
                            except:
                                print(mxd_name + " cannot replace paths")
                mxd.save()
                del mxd
    print "complete..."

if __name__ == '__main__':
    find_and_replace(r"\\gisfile\GISmaps\AtlasMaps\ATLAS_MAPS_18\CountyBoard",
                     r"Database Connections\BonnScott.sde",
                     r"Database Connections\gisEddy.gissql.sde") #(path2MXDs, path2oldGDB, path2newGDB)‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: Verify mxd.findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths()

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:59:31 GMT

didn't the other print statements produce anything? (ie line 21, 23

Re: Verify mxd.findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths()

JaredPilbeam2 — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:10:05 GMT

Dan,

Line 21 never printed. But, that's OK because every layer points to the same "BonnScott.sde" connection. I think this would have printed if the connection had a name different from BonnScott.

Yes, line 23 did print. Sorry, I should have mentioned that the script ran fine with no errors.

Re: Verify mxd.findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths()

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:18:23 GMT

I am having a hard time figuring out whether the mxd.save is in the right spot … I would be tempted to error on the side of overkill to save it in the try except block to see if one works at least

Re: Verify mxd.findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths()

MichaelVolz — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:59:49 GMT

I would do a SaveAs in python. Then delete the original mxd and rename the SaveAs mxd to the original filename.

Re: Verify mxd.findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths()

JaredPilbeam2 — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 22:49:45 GMT

Thanks for the help.
@Dan I put mxd.save() after both try and except, but no difference.

@michael I attempted saveACopy, but still no change in the data source.

From what I read on Stack Exchange the findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths() function doesn't always work. I couldn't get it to work in three different scripts:

arcpy - Getting findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths to work? - Geographic Information Systems Stack Exchange

ArcGIS 10.2: ArcPy - how to replace workspace paths? - Geographic Information Systems Stack Exchange

arcmap - ArcPy Changing Spatial Database Connection - Geographic Information Systems Stack Exchange

Finally, I used this script, which has replaceWorkspaces(). And it worked.

import os, arcpy

folderPath = r"\\gisfile\GISmaps\AtlasMaps\ATLAS_MAPS_18\Test Folder"
for fileName in [x for x in os.listdir(folderPath) if os.path.splitext(x)[1] == ".mxd"]:
    fullPath = os.path.join(folderPath, fileName)
    if os.path.isfile(fullPath):
        mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(fullPath)
        print "MXD: " + fileName
        arcpy.env.workspace = fullPath
        mxd.replaceWorkspaces("", "NONE", r"Database Connections\pathtoSDE.sde","SDE_WORKSPACE")

        mxd.save()
        del mxd
    else:
        print "error! {0} failed to be replaced".format(fullPath)
print "+++successfully changed data sources+++"‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍