topic pdfDoc.saveAndClose syntax error in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/pdfdoc-saveandclose-syntax-error/m-p/604002#M47212 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am testing a script that will append PDF files together into a sngle document.&nbsp; The script performs as exspected until it hits the line pdfDoc.saveAndClose and then it throws a syntax error.&nbsp; It actually creates the combined PDF on disk even though it is throwing the error.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What is wrong ith this syntax?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">import arcpy import os&nbsp; from os.path import isdir, join, normpath, split&nbsp;&nbsp; mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("Current")&nbsp; wPath = r"Y:\Notification Radius Pkgs\dave500\\" RequestID = "Dave Jordan"&nbsp; try:&nbsp; pdfPath = wPath+RequestID+".pdf"&nbsp; arcpy.AddMessage(pdfPath)&nbsp; if os.path.exists(pdfPath): &nbsp; os.remove(pdfPath) #Create the file and append pages&nbsp; pdfDoc = arcpy.mapping.PDFDocumentCreate(pdfPath)&nbsp; for file in os.listdir(wPath): &nbsp; if file.endswith(".pdf"): &nbsp;&nbsp; arcpy.AddMessage("Adding "+file) &nbsp;&nbsp; pdfDoc.appendPages(wPath+file)&nbsp; #Commit changes and delete variable reference&nbsp; pdfDoc.saveAndClose()&nbsp; del pdfDoc&nbsp;&nbsp; except Exception, e: &nbsp; import traceback &nbsp; map(arcpy.AddError, traceback.format_exc().split("\n")) &nbsp; arcpy.AddError(str(e)) &nbsp; </PRE></BODY></HTML> Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:32:58 GMT DaveJordan1 2012-09-07T18:32:58Z pdfDoc.saveAndClose syntax error https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/pdfdoc-saveandclose-syntax-error/m-p/604002#M47212 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am testing a script that will append PDF files together into a sngle document.&nbsp; The script performs as exspected until it hits the line pdfDoc.saveAndClose and then it throws a syntax error.&nbsp; It actually creates the combined PDF on disk even though it is throwing the error.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What is wrong ith this syntax?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">import arcpy import os&nbsp; from os.path import isdir, join, normpath, split&nbsp;&nbsp; mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("Current")&nbsp; wPath = r"Y:\Notification Radius Pkgs\dave500\\" RequestID = "Dave Jordan"&nbsp; try:&nbsp; pdfPath = wPath+RequestID+".pdf"&nbsp; arcpy.AddMessage(pdfPath)&nbsp; if os.path.exists(pdfPath): &nbsp; os.remove(pdfPath) #Create the file and append pages&nbsp; pdfDoc = arcpy.mapping.PDFDocumentCreate(pdfPath)&nbsp; for file in os.listdir(wPath): &nbsp; if file.endswith(".pdf"): &nbsp;&nbsp; arcpy.AddMessage("Adding "+file) &nbsp;&nbsp; pdfDoc.appendPages(wPath+file)&nbsp; #Commit changes and delete variable reference&nbsp; pdfDoc.saveAndClose()&nbsp; del pdfDoc&nbsp;&nbsp; except Exception, e: &nbsp; import traceback &nbsp; map(arcpy.AddError, traceback.format_exc().split("\n")) &nbsp; arcpy.AddError(str(e)) &nbsp; </PRE></BODY></HTML> Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:32:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/pdfdoc-saveandclose-syntax-error/m-p/604002#M47212 DaveJordan1 2012-09-07T18:32:58Z Re: pdfDoc.saveAndClose syntax error https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/pdfdoc-saveandclose-syntax-error/m-p/604003#M47213 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Nevermind - as soon as I posted it I saw the problem, I failed to indent properly (It should be in line with the for statement instead of the flsh to the edge)&nbsp; I am surprised it didn't give thhe indention error...</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">import arcpy import os&nbsp; from os.path import isdir, join, normpath, split&nbsp;&nbsp; mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("Current")&nbsp; wPath = r"Y:\Notification Radius Pkgs\dave500\\" RequestID = "Dave Jordan"&nbsp; try:&nbsp; pdfPath = wPath+RequestID+".pdf"&nbsp; arcpy.AddMessage(pdfPath)&nbsp; if os.path.exists(pdfPath): &nbsp; os.remove(pdfPath) #Create the file and append pages&nbsp; pdfDoc = arcpy.mapping.PDFDocumentCreate(pdfPath)&nbsp; for file in os.listdir(wPath): &nbsp; if file.endswith(".pdf"): &nbsp;&nbsp; arcpy.AddMessage("Adding "+file) &nbsp;&nbsp; pdfDoc.appendPages(wPath+file)&nbsp; #Commit changes and delete variable reference&nbsp;&nbsp; pdfDoc.saveAndClose()&nbsp;&nbsp; del pdfDoc&nbsp;&nbsp; except Exception, e: &nbsp; import traceback &nbsp; map(arcpy.AddError, traceback.format_exc().split("\n")) &nbsp; arcpy.AddError(str(e)) &nbsp; </PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV></BODY></HTML> Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:38:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/pdfdoc-saveandclose-syntax-error/m-p/604003#M47213 DaveJordan1 2012-09-07T18:38:28Z