topic Re: Arcpy Import MXD into ArcGIS Pro Project in Python Questions

Arcpy Import MXD into ArcGIS Pro Project

ChrisJRoss13 — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 19:35:36 GMT

I am trying to import multiple MXDs into an existing ArcGIS Pro project using arcpy.

When I run the code it completes successfully but when I open the ArcGIS Pro project there is nothing there. I changed the Pro Project variable to 'CURRENT' and inserted the code in ArcGIS Pro's Python terminal and it works fine. Just confused on why the script would run in ArcGIS Pro and not outside.

# Specify the mxd directory
mxdDir = r'C:\Users\rossch\Downloads\NS114_BasemapMXDs'
proProj = 'C:\Users\rossch\Downloads\ArcGISPro_MXDImport\ArcGISPro_MXDImport.aprx'

# Set workspace
arcpy.env.workspace = mxdDir

# List the mxds
mxds = arcpy.ListFiles('*.mxd')
aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject(proProj)

for mxd in mxds:
    mxdFilePath = os.path.join(mxdDir, mxd)
    aprx.importDocument(mxdFilePath)

This was the code I used outside ArcGIS Pro.

Re: Arcpy Import MXD into ArcGIS Pro Project

DanPatterson — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 19:58:17 GMT

You don't save the aprx, so when the script runs, it doesn't retain anything, I suspect.

When you run it within Pro it probably loads, but if you don't save the project, they will vanish as well

see 'save' or saveACopy in

ArcGISProject—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

Re: Arcpy Import MXD into ArcGIS Pro Project

JaredPilbeam2 — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 20:03:37 GMT

Have you added a map to your Pro project or checked in the Catalog under 'Maps', if available? Last I knew when you bring in an *.mxd with arcpy it doesn't open a map automatically.

Re: Arcpy Import MXD into ArcGIS Pro Project

ChrisJRoss13 — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 20:11:50 GMT

Thanks @DanPatterson. That did the trick. For some reason I assumed I didn't have to save the project through an import. Obviously I was wrong!