topic How to programatically change view extent based on user input from script tool) in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-programatically-change-view-extent-based-on/m-p/574401#M45013 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I can't for the life of me find a fix to this.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I need to change the extent of my view extent to a given parcel of land (which is a user input in a script tool).&nbsp; My current methodology is to create a feature layer, then select it, then zoomToSelectedFeatures().&nbsp; The problem is, the feature layer isn't automatically added to the Map when that line of code is executed.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I've tried many fixes, and been back and forth with an ESRI Rep (who apparently grew tired of my problem and has since stopped responding to my inqueries).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>For more background, including photos and suggested solutions, you can check this out:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><A href="http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/23348/add-feature-layer-to-display-with-in-a-script-tool-for-desktop-mapping-app">http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/23348/add-feature-layer-to-display-with-in-a-script-tool-for-desktop-mapping-app</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I've been trying to find an answer to this for a while, but I suspect it's the fault of the Script tool Properties.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:07:00 GMT RoyHewitt 2012-04-20T17:07:00Z How to programatically change view extent based on user input from script tool) https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-programatically-change-view-extent-based-on/m-p/574401#M45013 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I can't for the life of me find a fix to this.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I need to change the extent of my view extent to a given parcel of land (which is a user input in a script tool).&nbsp; My current methodology is to create a feature layer, then select it, then zoomToSelectedFeatures().&nbsp; The problem is, the feature layer isn't automatically added to the Map when that line of code is executed.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I've tried many fixes, and been back and forth with an ESRI Rep (who apparently grew tired of my problem and has since stopped responding to my inqueries).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>For more background, including photos and suggested solutions, you can check this out:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><A href="http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/23348/add-feature-layer-to-display-with-in-a-script-tool-for-desktop-mapping-app">http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/23348/add-feature-layer-to-display-with-in-a-script-tool-for-desktop-mapping-app</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I've been trying to find an answer to this for a while, but I suspect it's the fault of the Script tool Properties.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:07:00 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-programatically-change-view-extent-based-on/m-p/574401#M45013 RoyHewitt 2012-04-20T17:07:00Z