'isOverflowing' not recognised as an Property: arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements

[AdrianRingenbach1]

I try to export a bunch of layers with the arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements function. Each layer should be exported as a single .jpg-map and each with a legend. Because not all layers have the same number of classes the legends have different sizes. To approach this issue, i wanted to use the following piece of code:

#LEGENDSTUFF: print "legende generieren" legend=arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd,"LEGEND_ELEMENT","Legend")[0] legend.autoAdd = True while legend.isOverflowing == True:    legend.elementHeight = legend.elementHeight +0.1

Here I was obviously inspired by the 2nd legend example on the official help page: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//00s300000041000000

But i get the followong error message:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\Python scripts\map_production_test 6.py", line 98, in <module>
    while legend.isOverflowing == True:
AttributeError: 'LegendElement' object has no attribute 'isOverflowing'
>>>

Does anyone see, what I do wrong? I use ArcGIS 10.1...  (even if it seems i've got an older version)...

To better convey to the relationship i post here my whole code.  But tob e honest, i dont think that is necessary (and i has still several constructions sites..)...  Even the print messages or some comments  are sometimes in german: Sorry for  that...

print "START map production"  print "arcpy and os importieren" import arcpy import os, sys, string print "done arcpy and os and so on import"  #Workspacedefinitionen workspace = r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE" arcpy.env.workspace = workspace out_dir=r"H:\\Desktop\\maps\\e95ci\\" counter = 1 name_var= "test__" + str(counter) + ".jpg" outfile = os.path.join (out_dir, name_var)  #Specifies layer file with the symbology you want to apply to the other raster layers sourceLayer1 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\E_95CI.lyr")    sourceLayer2 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\E_95CI_diff.lyr")    sourceLayer3 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\E_mean.lyr")    sourceLayer4 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\E_mean_diff.lyr")    sourceLayer5 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Nr_depos_diff.lyr")    sourceLayer6 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Nr_deposited.lyr")    sourceLayer7 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Nr_pass_diff.lyr")    sourceLayer8 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Nr_passages.lyr")    sourceLayer9 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Nr_tree_impacts.lyr")    sourceLayer10 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Ph_95CI.lyr")    sourceLayer11 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Ph_95CI_diff.lyr")    sourceLayer12 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Ph_mean.lyr")    sourceLayer13 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Ph_mean_diff.lyr")    sourceLayer14 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Reach Probability [%].lyr")    sourceLayer15 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Reach_prob_diff.lyr")    sourceLayer16 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Rvol.lyr")    sourceLayer17 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Rvol_diff.lyr")    sourceLayer18 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Tree_impact_heights .lyr")    sourceLayer19 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Vmax.lyr") sourceLayer20 = arcpy.mapping.Layer(r"H:\Desktop\Masterarbeit\test\RESULTATE\lyr_files_neu\Vmax_diff.lyr")   #Specifies Functions def shortname(name):    name = name.rpartition("\\SH_")[2]    print name    name = name.replace(".","_")    name = name.replace("\\","_")    name = name.replace("_mdb_","_")    print "this is the used name: "+ name    return name  print "specify mxd" #Specifies mxd   mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"H:\\Desktop\\Masterarbeit\\test\\test1.mxd") print "done mxd spezifizieren"  print "specify dataframe" #Specifies dataframe of interest df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "Layers")[0] print "done specify df "  #Turns all layers off print "turn visibility of all layers off" for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd,"",df):    lyr.visible = False    arcpy.RefreshTOC()    arcpy.RefreshActiveView()     print "visibility = False"  #Turns backgroundlayers on print "turn backgroundlayer on: Visibility = true"  for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "hill*", df):    print lyr    lyr.visible = True    arcpy.RefreshTOC()    arcpy.RefreshActiveView() for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "up*", df):    print lyr    lyr.visible = True    arcpy.RefreshTOC()    arcpy.RefreshActiveView() for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "swiss*", df):    print lyr    lyr.visible = True    arcpy.RefreshTOC()    arcpy.RefreshActiveView() print "background = visible"  #lEGENDSTUFF: print "legende generieren" legend=arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd,"LEGEND_ELEMENT","Legend")[0] legend.autoAdd = True while legend.isOverflowing == True:    legend.elementHeight = legend.elementHeight +0.1  print "start withE_95CI" #Loops through the layers given in the quotas (eg. beginning with E_95CI) and creates a list of Layers: for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "E_95CI", df):     print lyr     if lyr.isRasterLayer:         arcpy.ApplySymbologyFromLayer_management(lyr, sourceLayer1)     #For Each: Turn it on:     lyr.visible = True     print " visible: on"        name =lyr.dataSource     name=shortname(name)     #name = name.rpartition("\\SH_")[2]     #print name     #name = name.replace(".","_")     #name = name.replace("\\","_")     #name = name.replace("_mdb_","_")     print "this is the used name: "+ name            arcpy.RefreshTOC()     print " TOC refreshed"     arcpy.RefreshActiveView()     print " Active View refreshed"       print "exporting .JPG"     mxd.activeView = "PAGE_LAYOUT"     arcpy.mapping.ExportToJPEG(mxd, r"H:\\Desktop\\maps\\e95ci\\SH_" + name+ ".jpg")     lyr.visible  = False       #legend=arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd,"LEGEND_ELEMENT","")[0]      #legend=arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "LEGEND_ELEMENT")[0]     #legend.autoAdd = True #newlz added lazers will be automaticallz added to the legend     #legend.elementHeight=4     #legend.elementWidth=4       for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "N*", df):     print lyr     if lyr.isRasterLayer:         arcpy.ApplySymbologyFromLayer_management(lyr, sourceLayer6)     #For Each: Turn it on:     lyr.visible = True     print " visible: on"     print " this is the Source"     name =lyr.dataSource     name=shortname(name)     print "this is the used name: "+ name     arcpy.RefreshTOC()     print " TOC refreshed"     arcpy.RefreshActiveView()     print " Active View refreshed"     print "exporting .JPG"     mxd.activeView = "PAGE_LAYOUT"     arcpy.mapping.ExportToJPEG(mxd, r"H:\\Desktop\\maps\\nr_deposited\\SH_" + name + ".jpg")     lyr.visible  = False             #     #print legend     #legend=arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "LEGEND_ELEMENT")[0]     #legend.autoAdd = True #newlz added lazers will be automaticallz added to the legend     #legend.elementHeight=4     #legend.elementWidth=4       print "done_"    #print "start reach_probability" ##Loops through the layers given in the quotas (eg. reach_probability) and creates a list of Layers: #for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "reach_probability", df):     #For Each: Turn it on: #   lyr.visible= True #   arcpy.RefreshTOC() #   arcpy.RefreshActiveView() #   arcpy.mapping.ExportToJPEG(mxd, r"H:\\Desktop\\map_export\\" + outfile, df)  #print"done_2"   #Saves mxd   print "__________________________________________" print "_xxx____xx___xx___x__xxxxx________________" print "_x__x__x__x__x_x__x__x____________________" print "_x__x__x__x__x__x_x__xxx__________________" print "_xxx____xx___x___xx__xxxxx________________" print "__________________________________________"  #Deletes the reference to the mxd from memory (not the actual mxd file) del mxd

[curtvprice]

Is the legend property checkbox set to FixedFrame in the ArcMap interface? The help implies that that has to be the case for this property to be used.

[AdrianRingenbach1 · Accepted solution]

Sorry for bothering you, but it finally came out, that my university still has the version 10.0. Recently, hey were just speaking about the update, and not as I thought, realising it...   😞

But thanks anyway!