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Hi friends, Can you help me with this? Script run on Windows 7 results in this: Traceback (most recent call last):   File "U:\Tools\Toolbox\PCM_Data_Clip\PCM_Data_Clip.py", line 8, in <module>     arcpy.CreateFolder_management("C:/PCM/", property)   File "c:\program files\arcgis\desktop10.1\arcpy\arcpy\management.py", line 14477, in CreateFolder     raise e ExecuteError: ERROR 999999: Error executing function. Failed to execute (CreateFolder). Failed to execute (PCMDataClip). Same script run in Windows XP, works fine. Both computers using ArcMap 10.1, script is kept on shared network drive so no differences there. Anyone know what the issue might be? Thanks! ... View more

Hi friends, I am experiencing a weird issue. We have a layer that seems fine. It is visible in our map and we are able to manipulate it in many ways. However, when trying to clip it out given a shapefile, we get the following error: Error 000229 Cannot open blah blah blah The ESRI help is not very helpful on this: http://help.arcgis.com/EN/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00vp00000005000229.htm Obviously, the data exists, we can see it on our map. Furthermore, performing the same clip on a different computer works just fine. It's just this one computer that seems to be experiencing this issue. Any ideas? Thanks! ... View more

Hi friends, It's me again 🙂 I am having some difficulty getting arcpy.mapping.UpdateLayer to actually bring in labeling. It brings in everything else fine from the reference layer (legend colours etc...) except once it is in my map, the layer does not have the necessary labeling. If I go in and check the checkbox and fill in the expression myself, it works fine. Of course, when I open the reference .lyr file itself, it does indeed have the checkbox ticked and the expression is present. Anyone know why this happens? I've tried using the following bits of code as well, but they do nothing either 😞     if landtypelayer.supports("LABELCLASSES"):         arcpy.AddMessage("supports labelclass!")         landtypelayer.showLabels = True         for lblclass in landtypelayer.labelClasses:             arcpy.AddMessage("in labelclass forloooooooooooooop!")             lblclass.className = "Land Types"             lblclass.expression = "[GLM_CODE] & vbnewline & [GLM_PC]"             lblclass.showClassLabels = True Any ideas? Thanks! ... View more

Hi friends, Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can collapse layers in my table of contents using a Python script? My current script grabs a MXD template, does a bunch of stuff, and saves a copy. Unfortunately a lot of the layers that begin minimized somehow get expanded and vice versa, and I can't figure out a way to control this. I know it's nitpicking, but it is helpful when you have a trillion things in the table contents to be able to collapse them all. Thanks everyone! ... View more

Hi friends, I am lucky to have found a solution to my previous problem, only through your kind help. However, I have come across another one that leaves me just as dumbfounded. Basically, I can't get arcpy.mapping.MoveLayer (http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00s300000029000000) to work at all. It seems like very simply syntax, yet it just refuses to move my layers. At first, my own simple adaptation did not work, arcpy.mapping.MoveLayer(df, "Contours 10m - MARANOA REGIONAL", "SPOT 2009 Image Date", "BEFORE") so I tried based on their example     for lyr in layerlist:         if lyr.name == "Contours 10m - MARANOA REGIONAL":             moveLayer = lyr             arcpy.AddMessage(moveLayer)         if lyr.name == "SPOT 2009 Image Date":             refLayer = lyr             arcpy.AddMessage(refLayer)         arcpy.mapping.MoveLayer(df, refLayer, moveLayer, "BEFORE") and still the outcome is the same. The layer that is supposed to be moved just stays where it was introduced. Has anyone come across this before or have any good tips for me? Thanks! ... View more