topic Feels simple but again having problems...opening ArcMap with Python in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/feels-simple-but-again-having-problems-opening/m-p/675239#M52244 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I can open ArcMap with python using os.system. The first problem I seem to have is that it takes like 10 sec to open which I think messes up the script. I think I figured that out but know I want to zoom to a particular township\range\section that I have from a text file. Once I can zoom to that particular spot, I need to refresh the map and export it to .pdfs, and go on the the next township\range\section on the list. The last couple of items I think I have figured out but it is zoom in from a list that I am having problem with. Any ideas?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:43:03 GMT MikePowell 2011-02-15T16:43:03Z Feels simple but again having problems...opening ArcMap with Python https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/feels-simple-but-again-having-problems-opening/m-p/675239#M52244 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I can open ArcMap with python using os.system. The first problem I seem to have is that it takes like 10 sec to open which I think messes up the script. I think I figured that out but know I want to zoom to a particular township\range\section that I have from a text file. Once I can zoom to that particular spot, I need to refresh the map and export it to .pdfs, and go on the the next township\range\section on the list. The last couple of items I think I have figured out but it is zoom in from a list that I am having problem with. Any ideas?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:43:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/feels-simple-but-again-having-problems-opening/m-p/675239#M52244 MikePowell 2011-02-15T16:43:03Z Re: Feels simple but again having problems...opening ArcMap with Python https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/feels-simple-but-again-having-problems-opening/m-p/675240#M52245 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have not looked into it much, but the </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00s300000032000000.htm">arcpy.mapping</A><SPAN> module is supposed to be able to do most of this, including opening MXDs. I am sure there are limitations to it as it's not meant to completely replace ArcObjects, which is what you would have had to use in the past.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:39:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/feels-simple-but-again-having-problems-opening/m-p/675240#M52245 LoganPugh 2011-02-15T17:39:11Z Re: Feels simple but again having problems...opening ArcMap with Python https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/feels-simple-but-again-having-problems-opening/m-p/675241#M52246 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Thanks, I understand that Arcpy.mapping is the way to go with this, but I am still having problems zooming in to a particular township\range\section when the given township\range\section is in a .txt file. I have a PLSS feature class. How do I compare a column in that with what is in the .txt file? I guess that is what me question\problem is.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:01:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/feels-simple-but-again-having-problems-opening/m-p/675241#M52246 MikePowell 2011-02-16T17:01:42Z