I am having a very frustrating issue with changing the source of image for a picture using python. I just keep getting the below error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "E:\Current Projects\Kapiti Coast District Council\Scripts\PictureElement.py", line 20, in <module>
elm.sourceImage = Pic1976
File "D:\ArcGIS\Desktop10.0\arcpy\arcpy\arcobjects\_base.py", line 77, in _set
return setattr(self._arc_object, attr_name, ao)
IOError: LayoutElementObject: Unexpected error
LayoutElementObject: Unexpected error
Completed script ChangePicture...
Failed to execute (ChangePicture).
It runs fine if I reference a picture with an element name that isn't actually present in the mxd, but whenever I try and change the source path for an image that is in the mxd, it stuffs up and I just can't figure out why! My code is below:
import arcpy, os, string
try:
#Read input parameters from script tool
mxdPath = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
#Reference Map Document
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(mxdPath)
Pic1976 = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT")[0]
Pic2003 = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT")[1]
elm = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "PICTURE_ELEMENT", "Pic1976")[0]
elm.sourceImage = Pic1976
mxd.save()
except Exception, e:
import traceback
map(arcpy.AddError, traceback.format_exc().split("\n"))
arcpy.AddError(str(e))
