Enter a String for all the Records of a Field

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03-29-2017 12:00 PM
AzaN
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I have a Text field (Status), which I need to enter a string ('Existing') into all the cells of this field. I have 300 records and prefer to do it via Python or JavaScript. For some reason, I get error messages for my script. Can anyone help me with that? Thanks.

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IanMurray
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The only reason this wouldn't work is if your field was not a text field, or your text field character limit was less than 8 characters.

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IanMurray
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If you are having issues with a script, it is recommended to post the script and the error so people know where you are going wrong.

http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/data-management-toolbox/calculate-field.htm

arcpy.CalculateField_management("yourfilehere", "Status", 
                                'Existing', "PYTHON_9.3")
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AzaN
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New Contributor III

Thanks for your response. I am using the Field calculator. Could you please give the script I should enter into that? By the way, my field name is Status.

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AzaN
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New Contributor III

My script:

!Status!.str('Existing')

Error message:

There was a failure in processing....

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IanMurray
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Try just putting in 'Existing' as your Expression. 

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AzaN
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New Contributor III

Already did. Same error message.

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IanMurray
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The only reason this wouldn't work is if your field was not a text field, or your text field character limit was less than 8 characters.

AzaN
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New Contributor III

Awesome!  Thank you so much. It worked!

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IanMurray
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Sometimes a picture is worth about 25 words....

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JoshuaBixby
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Did you try the code posted by iamurray‌, from your original question I think that code should work.

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