Latest Contributions by FrankVignati

Thanks again ... View more

Thank you, so I understand as I’m new at this, you copy the code from “Inspect Element” then edit it with a text editor and paste it back? ... View more

It is a map journal app, javascript api sorry for any confusion ... View more

I'm beginning this process myself for debris removal from a central location for five zones What have you found to work best Cary? ... View more

this would be extremely helpful for us using arcpy ... View more

No there is not.  This is a property that would need to be authored in the map document or a layer file ahead of time. If that is not possible, we'd like to learn more about your scenario for possible consideration to future releases. Jeff what is happening is a python script runs creating feature classes from dxf files and adds them to mxds as layers to be edited and the layers are symbolized and labeled in a manner to make it easier for the editors to save time the script does it all and the editor need only open the mxd with the data already to go besides for purposes like above, it would be helpful for automating output if the "Advanced" on the label could be set through arcpy for folks adding layers and making maps ... View more

this will give you an extent for a data frame in arcmap import arcpy import arcpy.mapping ## Sets the MXD file IMXD = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT") ## Sets the Dataframe DF = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(IMXD, "Layers")[0] print DF.extent ... View more

thank you, the LabelClass object does allow me to get close to setting the label for a layer as opposed to the work around however there is still a problem the layer when originaly added to the MXD is labeling on a single attribute by default and when the following script is run the label expression is not valid since the label expression is not set to advaced, is there a way to set the expression to advanced through arcpy? this is the script that attempts to set the expression: ## Import standard modules import sys, os ## Set the necessary product code import arcinfo ## Import arcpy module and environment module import arcpy import arcpy.mapping from arcpy import env ## Overwrite pre-existing files arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True ## Sets the MXD file IMXD = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT") ## Sets the Dataframe DF = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(IMXD, "Layers")[0] ## Set a Layer ILayer = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(IMXD, "Footprints_0592", DF)[0] NewX = "Function FindLabel ( [BLDG_CODE] , [ALTKEY]  )" + "\n" + "If  [BLDG_CODE] <> \"Base Residential Area (BAS)\" Then" + "\n" + "  FindLabel = [BLDG_CODE]" + "\n" + "Else" + "\n" + "  FindLabel =  [ALTKEY] &  vbCrLf & [BLDG_CODE]" + "\n" + "End If" + "\n" + "End Function" for Label in ILayer.labelClasses:   Label.expression = NewX the NewX variable comes out like and if the expression is saved it stays this way: Function FindLabel ( [BLDG_CODE] , [ALTKEY]  ) If  [BLDG_CODE] <> "Base Residential Area (BAS)" Then   FindLabel = [BLDG_CODE] Else   FindLabel =  [ALTKEY] &  vbCrLf & [BLDG_CODE] End If End Function but in the properties for the layer the expression is still set to simple so it will not work ... View more

thank you is it necessary to call the product in all scripts; import arcview or import acinfo? if arcpy.ProductInfo() == "ArcView":   import arcview elif arcpy.ProductInfo() == "ArcInfo":   import arcinfo ... View more