I am trying to:
it goes something like this:
for filename in glob.glob(os.path.join(folderPath, "*.mxd")):
fullpath = os.path.join(folderPath, filename)
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(filename)
if os.path.isfile(fullpath):
basename, filename2 = os.path.split(fullpath)
# Make some changes to my file here
# Copy the in memory file to a new location. If the file name already exists, then rename the file with the next instance of i (e.g. filename + "_" + i)
for i in range(50):
if i > 0:
print "Test1"
if arcpy.Exists(draftloc + "\\" + filename2) or arcpy.Exists(draftloc + "\\" + shortname + "_" + str(i) + extension):
print "Test2"
pass
else:
print "Test3"
arcpy.Copy_management(filename2, draftloc + "\\" + shortname + "_" + str(i) + extension)
mxd.save()
So, 2 things I decided to do, was to just set the range of files well beyond what I expect to ever occur (50). I'm sure there's a better way of doing this, by just incrementing to the next number without setting a range.
The second thing, as you may see, is that the script saves everything in the range. I just want to save it once on the next instance of i that does not occur.
Hope this makes sense,
Mike
thanks to Maty suggestion above, I've come up with my answer. For those who are interested, my code is:
result_name = filename2
print result_name
i = 0
# Check if file exists
if arcpy.Exists(draftloc + "\\" + result_name):
# If it does, increment i by 1
i+=1
# While each successive filename (including i) does not exists, then save the next filename
while not arcpy.Exists(draftloc + "\\" + shortname + "_" + str(i) + extension):
mxd.saveACopy(draftloc + "\\" + shortname + "_" + str(i) + extension)
# else if the original file didn't satisfy the if, the save it.
else:
mxd.saveACopy(draftloc + "\\" + result_name)
Use a while loop instead of a for loop. Use the while loop to find the appropriate i, and then save afterwards.
The code/pseudocode would look like:
result_name = original name
i = 0
while arcpy.Exists(result_name):
i+=1
result_name = draftloc + "\\" + shortname + "_" + str(i) + extension
save as result_name
This should fix both issues.