topic get extent of selected features in layer - zoom to/locate script in mxd in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/get-extent-of-selected-features-in-layer-zoom-to/m-p/76539#M6213 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I need to make a script that does something like "zoom to/locate" = in ArcMap, user types a ID of an feature and map zooms to the feature... It needs to be independent on data in current mxd.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My idea is to do it like this:</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none">import arcpy dtb="Database Connections\mygdtb.sde" arcpy.env.workspace=dtb searchedLayer="MYGDTB.DATAOWNER.searchedLayer" searchedValue=arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0) sql="[searchedField]='"+searchedValue+"'" lyr=arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(searchedLayer, "lyr") selectedItem=arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(lyr,"NEW_SELECTION",sql)</PRE><BR /><SPAN>and than use </SPAN><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//00s300000008000000" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">layer´s method getSelectedExtent</A><SPAN>, than pass that extent to current mxd and zoom it to that extent... </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>But it doesn´t work that way - I´m not able to get extent of selected features.... How to do it? Any ideas?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I would appreciate any help... Thank you!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:57:41 GMT J_B__K_ 2021-12-10T22:57:41Z get extent of selected features in layer - zoom to/locate script in mxd https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/get-extent-of-selected-features-in-layer-zoom-to/m-p/76539#M6213 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I need to make a script that does something like "zoom to/locate" = in ArcMap, user types a ID of an feature and map zooms to the feature... It needs to be independent on data in current mxd.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My idea is to do it like this:</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none">import arcpy dtb="Database Connections\mygdtb.sde" arcpy.env.workspace=dtb searchedLayer="MYGDTB.DATAOWNER.searchedLayer" searchedValue=arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0) sql="[searchedField]='"+searchedValue+"'" lyr=arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(searchedLayer, "lyr") selectedItem=arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(lyr,"NEW_SELECTION",sql)</PRE><BR /><SPAN>and than use </SPAN><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//00s300000008000000" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">layer´s method getSelectedExtent</A><SPAN>, than pass that extent to current mxd and zoom it to that extent... </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>But it doesn´t work that way - I´m not able to get extent of selected features.... How to do it? Any ideas?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I would appreciate any help... Thank you!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:57:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/get-extent-of-selected-features-in-layer-zoom-to/m-p/76539#M6213 J_B__K_ 2021-12-10T22:57:41Z