I have a script to investigate mxd's and save them as lyr symbology/kmz and sld which works fine when run from the .py but does not run when used as a tool from arctoolbox. I have tried arcpy.AddMessage statements to see what's wrong but it just does not work.
Please help...
SCRIPT
# Author: George Corea, Atherton Tablelands GIS
# [email protected]; [email protected]
# Licence:Creative Commons
import arcpy, string, datetime, shutil, os
import arcpy.mapping as MAP
#Read input parameters from script tool
MXDList = string.split(arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0), ";")
ProjectPath = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)
#MXDList=r'P:\2012\183_TownPlanning_Symbology\Working\TP_Biodiversity.mxd'
#ProjectPath=r'P:\2012\183_TownPlanning_Symbology\Working'
count=0
#Loop through each MXD and print
#for MXDPath in MXDList:
#MXDFile=r'P:\2012\189_Townplanning_scheme\Working\TRC_PlanningScheme_LayoutMaster_v10.mxd'
count=count+1
arcpy.AddMessage('starting...'+str(MXDList))
##try:
for MXDFile in MXDList:
mxd=arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(MXDFile)
outPath = ProjectPath+'\\'+mxd.filePath[mxd.filePath.rfind('\\')+1:mxd.filePath.rfind('.')]
arcpy.AddMessage('working on 1...'+str(mxd)+str(outPath))
try:
os.mkdir(outPath)
except:
pass
dfList = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)
arcpy.AddMessage('working on 2...'+str(dfList)+str(outPath))
for df in dfList:
#msd = outPath+'.msd'
#arcpy.mapping.ConvertToMSD(mxd, msd, df, "NORMAL", "NORMAL")
#arcpy.AddMessage(str(count)+'...' +str(outPath)+'...'+'\n')
lyrList=arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "", df)
outPath = ProjectPath+'\\'+mxd.filePath[mxd.filePath.rfind('\\')+1:mxd.filePath.rfind('.')]+'\\'+str(df.name)
#os.mkdir(outPath)
arcpy.AddMessage('working on 3...'+str(lyrList)+str(outPath))
for lyrFile in lyrList:
arcpy.AddMessage(str(lyrFile))
if lyrFile.isFeatureLayer == True:
if lyrFile.visible == True:
arcpy.AddMessage(str(lyrFile)+' is visible')
#print str(lyrFile)+' is visible...exporting dataset'
outFileN=str(arcpy.ValidateTableName(lyrFile.longName[lyrFile.longName.rfind('\\')+1:]))
try:
arcpy.FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion(lyrFile.dataSource, outPath, outFileN)
arcpy.SaveToLayerFile_management(lyrFile,outPath+'\\'+outFileN+'.lyr', "ABSOLUTE")
arcpy.LayerToKML_conversion(outPath+'\\'+outFileN+'.lyr', outPath+'\\'+outFileN+'.kmz')
except:
errorm=arcpy.GetMessages()
arcpy.AddMessage('Error...'+str(errorm)+' ...continuing')
arcpy.AddMessage(str(lyrFile)+' is visible. Not Processing')
#print str(lyrFile)+' is not visible'
##except:
## errorM=arcpy.GetMessages()
## arcpy.AddMessage(str(count)+str(errorM)+'\n continuing...\n')
## print errorM
## #MAP.PrintMap(MXD, printer)
#Remove variable reference to file
del mxd, msd
ERROR
![enter image description here][1] and that's it. The text 'working 2...' from the arcpy.AddMessages doesn't work.
When run in the Python Interpreter window you get
>>> import os
>>> os.getcwd()
'Q:\\scripts\\py'
>>> MXDFile=r'P:\2011\Job_031_TownPlanning_SeriesProduction\Working\mxd\Nov14_Landslide\18_TownPlanning_B&L_Overlay_Ver4a_Chillagoe.mxd'
>>> mxd=arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(MXDFile)
>>> ProjectPath=r'Q:\scripts\py\junk'
>>> outPath = ProjectPath+'\\'+mxd.filePath[mxd.filePath.rfind('\\')+1:mxd.filePath.rfind('.')]
>>> dfList = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)
>>> for df in dfList:
... lyrList=arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "", df)
... print lyrList
...
[<map group layer u'Residences'>, <map layer u'Residential Structure'>, <map layer u'Residential Structure'>, <map group layer u'Base_Top'>, <map layer u'Regional Activity Centre'>, <map layer u'Homesteads'>, <map layer u'State Controlled Road'>, <map layer u'Local Road'>, <map layer u'Local Road'>, <map layer u'Wetland'>, <map layer u'Waterbody'>, <map layer u'Protected Area'>, <map layer u'TRC Boundary'>, <map layer u'Property Boundary'>, <map layer u'Watercourse'>, <map layer u'Tri_RiversTRCClip'>, <map layer u'Rural_DrainageTRCClip'>, <map group layer u'Hazard'>, <map group layer u'NewLandslide'>, <map layer u'100k_trc_tiles_TVM'>, <map layer u'BULLOCK_CREEK'>, <map layer u'BULIMBA'>, <map layer u'BLACKDOWN'>, <map layer u'BELLEVUE'>, <map layer u'MAYTOWN'>, <map layer u'M_SURPRISE'>, <map layer u'LYNDBROOK'>, <map layer u'KIRRAMA'>, <map layer u'KINGFISH'>, <map layer u'HIGHBURY'>, <map layer u'CASHMERE'>, <map layer u'CAIRNS'>, <map layer u'MUNGANA'>, <map layer u'MOUNT'>, <map layer u'MOSSMAN'>, <map layer u'GALLOWAY'>, <map layer u'CONJUBOY'>, <map layer u'CHILLAGOE'>, <map layer u'BARTLE_FRERE'>, <map layer u'ATHERTON'>, <map layer u'ABINGDON_DOWNS'>, <map layer u'WALSH'>, <map layer u'WALLABADAH'>, <map layer u'VALLEY_LAGOONS'>, <map layer u'TULLY'>, <map layer u'STRATHMORE'>, <map layer u'ST_RONANS'>, <map layer u'SOUTH'>, <map layer u'RUMULA'>, <map layer u'RAVENSHOE'>, <map layer u'Landslide Zone'>, <map layer u'High Bushfire Hazard'>, <map layer u'High Bushfire Hazard Buffer '>, <map layer u'Medium Bushfire Hazard'>, <map layer u'Medium Bushfire Hazard Buffer'>, <map group layer u'Base_Bottom'>, <map layer u'Protected Area'>]
[<map group layer u'Residences'>, <map layer u'Residential Structure'>, <map layer u'Residential Structure'>, <map group layer u'Base_Top'>, <map layer u'Regional Activity Centre'>, <map layer u'Homesteads'>, <map layer u'State Controlled Road'>, <map layer u'Local Road'>, <map layer u'Local Road'>, <map layer u'Wetland'>, <map layer u'Waterbody'>, <map layer u'Protected Area'>, <map layer u'TRC Boundary'>, <map layer u'Property Boundary'>, <map layer u'River'>, <map layer u'Tri_RiversTRCClip'>, <map layer u'Rural_DrainageTRCClip'>, <map group layer u'Hazard'>, <map group layer u'NewLandslide'>, <map layer u'100k_trc_tiles_TVM'>, <map layer u'BULLOCK_CREEK'>, <map layer u'BULIMBA'>, <map layer u'BLACKDOWN'>, <map layer u'BELLEVUE'>, <map layer u'MAYTOWN'>, <map layer u'M_SURPRISE'>, <map layer u'LYNDBROOK'>, <map layer u'KIRRAMA'>, <map layer u'KINGFISH'>, <map layer u'HIGHBURY'>, <map layer u'CASHMERE'>, <map layer u'CAIRNS'>, <map layer u'MUNGANA'>, <map layer u'MOUNT'>, <map layer u'MOSSMAN'>, <map layer u'GALLOWAY'>, <map layer u'CONJUBOY'>, <map layer u'CHILLAGOE'>, <map layer u'BARTLE_FRERE'>, <map layer u'ATHERTON'>, <map layer u'ABINGDON_DOWNS'>, <map layer u'WALSH'>, <map layer u'WALLABADAH'>, <map layer u'VALLEY_LAGOONS'>, <map layer u'TULLY'>, <map layer u'STRATHMORE'>, <map layer u'ST_RONANS'>, <map layer u'SOUTH'>, <map layer u'RUMULA'>, <map layer u'RAVENSHOE'>, <map layer u'Landslide Zone'>, <map layer u'High Bushfire Hazard'>, <map layer u'High Bushfire Hazard Buffer '>, <map layer u'Medium Bushfire Hazard'>, <map layer u'Medium Bushfire Hazard Buffer'>, <map group layer u'Base_Bottom'>, <map layer u'Protected Area'>]
[<map layer u'Regional Activity Centre'>, <map layer u'State Controlled Road'>, <map layer u'Frame_Extents2'>, <map layer u'TRC Boundary'>]
>>>
TOOL PARAMS
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