topic Re: exporting layout view in arcpy in Python Questions

exporting layout view in arcpy

courtneygarlock — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:51:31 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to export the layout view in arcmap by using the following script:

import arcpy
import os

mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"C:\Project\Project.mxd")
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "Traffic Analysis")[0]
df.time.currentTime = df.time.startTime

while df.time.currentTime <= df.time.endTime:
    # An example str(newTime) would be: "2008-12-29 02:19:59"
    # The following line splits the string at the space and takes the first
    # item in the resulting string.
    fileName = str(df.time.currentTime).split(" ")[0] + ".jpg"
    arcpy.mapping.ExportToJPEG(mxd, os.path.join(r"C:\Project\Output", fileName), df)
    df.time.currentTime = df.time.currentTime + df.time.timeStepInterval
del mxd

This only exports the "data veiw" map but I want the "layout view"

Is python cabable of this....

I can set the mxd.activeView = 'PAGE_LAYOUT'
so when the mxd is opened it always opens to the page layout. I thougth that would allow images to export from that page but it
doesn't seem to be the case.

Is it possible??

Re: exporting layout view in arcpy

MathewCoyle — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:59:33 GMT

You are having issues because you are specifying a dataframe to export. You cannot export a dataframe by layout view.

arcpy.mapping.ExportToJPEG(mxd, os.path.join(r"C:\Project\Output", fileName), df)

You can read the help on the tool here to get the proper parameter.
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//00s300000038000000

Re: exporting layout view in arcpy

courtneygarlock — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:56:25 GMT

Thank you,

It almost works,

I set data_frame = "PAGE_LAYOUT" and took out df and replaced with data_frame

It is now exporting the layout view with all text and mapsurround elements etc... but NOT the data (time enabled layer file)

Do you know why this is? is it bc i'm not calling the dataframe anymore?