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How to use CURRENT map document in Python tool?

I am attempting to use this code in a tool that I am working on: mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT") df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0] XMIN = df.extent.XMin YMIN = df.extent.YMin XMAX ...
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How to Average neighboring county data and store in original?

I have data for several rain stations, i have averaged the data and given each county a value. Some counties have null values and I would like to pull the data from the all the bordering counties and ...
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Query and display a layer using arcgis script tool

I have database which contains point shapefiles and raster files for 3 species. My aim is to develop a script tool that should have a search tab to enter the species name. also, a check box to select ...
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Python code help for Program that “Reads a field in Feature class and Compares to PDFs Created from Feature Class” [closed]

I have a code that I found and I want to arrange it to do what I need it to do. I need some help making sure my correections will work. This program I think by what I read is searching through the mxd ...
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Data Driven Pages, Graphs, and selections in ArcMap 10.1

Is it possible in python to create a selection set based on the extent from a Data Driven Page (DDP)? I have a layout view with a map and a graph. The graph is set to only plot the selected set of ...
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How to update element text in arcpy.mapping? [closed]

I have a problem updating a map element text (named element1) in a map document using the following code: a1 = '"' + ("element" + str(1)) + '"' for elm in arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, ...
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Create a Menu Containing a List of Layers That Can be Added to an MXD Using arcpy.mapping

Is it possible to create a list of layers (residing in something like a menu) that can be selected and added to an mxd using arcpy.mapping. I've been using the bit of code below (there's someone I ...
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How to code Data Driven Process using ArcPy?

I need to come up with a Python code to automate a map creation process but I am a little bit of lack of python knowledge. Any help would be much appreciated. My problem is that I have a 20 mxd file ...
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How to update shapefile data source in multiple dataframes and mxds using lyr.replaceDataSource and Python dictionary?

After reorganizing the file structure for some of our GIS base data files I need a script to update the data sources for ~ 100 shapefiles in about 50 mxd files. Some of the mxds have multiple data ...
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ExportToJPEG() arcpy script failure

I'm attempting to writing a python script that will automate exporting a set of stock maps to JPEG from their mxd files, and I'm having some strange issues getting there. I've alternatively been ...