topic ExportToPDF with Selection in ArcMap in Transportation Questions

ExportToPDF with Selection in ArcMap

Anonymous User — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:28:14 GMT

Original User: WestonSF

I've noticed something odd happening when exporting to PDF using python.

I have an ArcMap document with a parcels layer and a current selection made of one particular parcel. I have changed the selection colour from the standard ArcMap cyan to a yellow, so it looks like this when you make a selection:

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When I run a python command like this from ArcMap:

import arcpy
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"ReportMap.mxd")
arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(mxd, r"Report.pdf")

The PDF is fine with the yellow selection showing. But when I run this script when ArcMap is not open the selection colour in the PDF reverts back to cyan for some reason:

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I don't know why that happens? I guess something needs to be set in the ExportToPDF parameters?

Re: ExportToPDF with Selection in ArcMap

Anonymous User — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:14:21 GMT

Original User: mzcoyle

Changing the default highlighting colour is stored in the normal.mxt I believe, not the mxd. I imagine this parameter won't be read when running outside an ArcMap session.

Re: ExportToPDF with Selection in ArcMap

JeffBarrette — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:47:36 GMT

I assume you set the selection symbol via the main selection menu --> selection options. Try setting your selection symbol at the layer level via the ayer properties symbology tab. I just confirmed this and it works.

Jeff

Re: ExportToPDF with Selection in ArcMap

Anonymous User — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:02:41 GMT

Original User: WestonSF

Thanks for the replies.

I changed the selection colour in layer properties as Jeff suggested and it worked!

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