In ArcMap 10.0, is it possible to access the attributes from a layer to populate the text property of text elements in the map document. Or do you have to be using data driven pages?
I'm trying to do just that. A portion of my code worked, but then I started to receive parsing errors including syntax and attribute errors. It might have to do with the whereclause under the SearchCursor. Perhaps I should set up a definition query based on the route number.
Very new to python, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm trying to do just that. A portion of my code worked, but then I started to receive parsing errors including syntax and attribute errors. It might have to do with the whereclause under the SearchCursor. Perhaps I should set up a definition query based on the route number.
Code:
# import arcpy
import arcpy
#Get parameter as text
RtNum = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
#set to current map document
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
# set dataframe to current
df1 = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd,"SurveyMap")[0]
df2 = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd,"InsetMap")[0]
#set current layer
lyr = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "Routes2010_NHigh_Alldata", df1)
# get the reference to the text elements in the map document. I have 14 text elements.
RtNumElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "RTNUM")[0]
CoElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "COUNTY")[0]
LocElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "LOCATION")[0]
DateElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "DATE")[0]
TimeStartElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "TimeStart")[0]
TimeEndElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "TimeStop")[0]
TempStartElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "TempStart")[0]
TempEndElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "TempStop")[0]
RHStartElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "RelHumStart")[0]
RHEndElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "RelHumstop")[0]
WStartElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "WindStart")[0]
WEndElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "WindStop")[0]
SurvElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "Surveyors")[0]
LengthElem = arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements (mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "RouteLength")[0]
# create a cursor and or create definition query for SURVEYS All Text Elements
rows = arcpy.SearchCursor("Routes*", "RTNUM = ", "","","","")
row = rows.next()
RtNumElem.text = row.getValue("RTNUM")
CoElem.text = row.getValue("County")
LocElem.text = row.getValue(“Location”)
DateElem.text = row.getValue(“Start_Date”)
TempStartElem.text = row.getValue(“Start_Temp”)
TempEndElem.text = row.getValue(“End_Temp”)
RHStartElem.text = row.getValue(“Start_Humi")
RHEndElem.text = row.getValue(“End_Humidi”)
WStartElem.text = row.getValue(“Start_Wind”)
WEndElem.text = row.getValue(“End_Wind”)
SurvElem.text = row.getValue(“Surveyor_s”)
LengthElem.text = row.getvalue("Length")
# refresh map
arcpy.RefreshActiveView()