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This is fantastic! Thank you Tom. I'm making note of this for future use. One follow up question as I try to run this, I'm getting a syntax error on line 10. I'm not seeing the error in syntax on that line. 'Parsing error SyntaxError: invalid syntax (line 10)'

Howard Smith
– Howard Smith

2015-12-02 16:30:51 +00:00
Commented Dec 2, 2015 at 16:30
Glad I could help, @HowardSmith. The syntax error is actually because I had neglected to close the parentheses on line 9. There should be three right-parentheses at the end of the line. I fixed it in my answer.

Tom
– Tom

2015-12-02 16:39:22 +00:00
Commented Dec 2, 2015 at 16:39
Really appreciate the help! I see where that extra ) in line nine fixed the syntax. Trying to learn arcpy as best I can with a combo of python basics and applying it on current projects. Stackexchange is really been helping pointing out errors that a beginner like me run in to.

Howard Smith
– Howard Smith

2015-12-02 16:51:18 +00:00
Commented Dec 2, 2015 at 16:51
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@HowardSmith, I wish you luck in your journey to learn coding. It's incredibly helpful when working with GIS, and it's about the only way to get a job in GIS anymore. If my answer fixed your issue, feel free to mark it is the correct answer.

Tom
– Tom

2015-12-02 16:59:26 +00:00
Commented Dec 2, 2015 at 16:59

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