topic Re: Change the values of dataDrivenPages in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/change-the-values-of-datadrivenpages/m-p/598605#M46841 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Ok, no wonder it wasn't working... <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span></SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks Jeff</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:06:49 GMT AlmaSanchez 2012-09-22T00:06:49Z Change the values of dataDrivenPages https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/change-the-values-of-datadrivenpages/m-p/598603#M46839 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi there! I have an mxd with dataDrivenPages already enable but with some values that I want to change, first with a loop I search for a layer named "River" on the mxd, then I want to change what's on the first screen of the DDP window: </SPAN><STRONG>Index Layer</STRONG><SPAN>, </SPAN><STRONG>Layer</STRONG><SPAN> and </SPAN><STRONG>Name Field</STRONG><SPAN>, but so far I haven't been able to do it, I have the next code and I don't get any error messages but nothing really happens.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My Data Frame name is "Carto" and I want to set as Index Layer the layer "River" also that layer has a field named "key" wich is the one that I want to set as Name Field.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"D:\MyFile.mxd") df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0] for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "Carto", df): &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if lyr.name == "River": &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; mxd.dataDrivenPages.pageRow = "River" &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; mxd.dataDrivenPages.pageRow.nameField = "key" mxd.dataDrivenPages.refresh() mxd.save()</PRE><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any Idea?...</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:54:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/change-the-values-of-datadrivenpages/m-p/598603#M46839 AlmaSanchez 2012-09-21T00:54:13Z Re: Change the values of dataDrivenPages https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/change-the-values-of-datadrivenpages/m-p/598604#M46840 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Arcpy.mapping can not be used to set up or modify DDP settings.&nbsp; This must be done in the UI.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Jeff</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:39:26 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/change-the-values-of-datadrivenpages/m-p/598604#M46840 JeffBarrette 2012-09-21T18:39:26Z Re: Change the values of dataDrivenPages https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/change-the-values-of-datadrivenpages/m-p/598605#M46841 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Ok, no wonder it wasn't working... <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span></SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks Jeff</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:06:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/change-the-values-of-datadrivenpages/m-p/598605#M46841 AlmaSanchez 2012-09-22T00:06:49Z