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# This tool will build two scout maps based on Quarter section location and add a title and job number
#import resources
import sys
import platform
import imp
print "Importing arcpy... this may take a moment\n"
import arcpy

print "START"

#Map that the scout maps will be based on
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("C:\GIS_Data\ScoutMap.mxd")

#Selecting the data frame
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0]

# QUARTERS is what the map will use to zoom to the location
QUART = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "QUARTERS", df)[0]
zoomlayer = QUART

# setting the location based on user input. the format must be correct
print "Enter location of scout map. Must be like the following:NE Sec-03 Twp-012 Rge-15 Mer-4"
subject = raw_input()
zoomed = "DESCRIPTOR = '%s'" % subject

#prompting for title of the map, will except and string.
print " What would you like this map to be called? "
name = raw_input()

# uses job number for the title of the mamp as well as in the layout
print " What is the job number? "
jobnum = raw_input()
print "building map from template,please wait"

# print5 and print20 are used to show the scale of the map in the pdf title
print5 = jobnum + '-5'
print20 = jobnum + '-20'
#rotangle = 30
#selects and zooms to the quarter section based on user imput
arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(QUART, "NEW_SELECTION", zoomed) 
df.panToExtent(zoomlayer.getSelectedExtent())

#changes text elements in the map and adds the new titles ect.
for elm in arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT"):
    if elm.text == "Location":
        elm.text = subject
#print "2"
for elm in arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT"):
    if elm.text == "Name of Site":
        elm.text = name
for elm in arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT"):
    if elm.text == "replace":
        elm.text = jobnum
print rotangle
rotangle = "angle"
print rotangle

#for ang in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "QUARTERS", df)[0] :
#	arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(QUART, "NEW_SELECTION", zoomed)
#	fc = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "QUARTERS", df)[0]
#	field = 'angle'
#	rotangle = [row[0] for row in arcpy.da.SearchCursor(fc, field)]

#Exports two copies of the map to pdf

print "exporting map now"
for df in arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd):
	df.rotation = (rotangle)
	df.scale = 5000 
	arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(mxd, "C:\GIS_Data\%s.pdf" % print5 )
#for df in arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd):
#	df.rotation = rotangle
#	df.scale = 20000
#	arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(mxd, "C:\GIS_Data\%s.pdf" % print20 )
	
print " finished"
print "Close this window and find your map in C:\GIS_Data\%s.pdf " % jobnum

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