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pdbartsch/arcmap_example_update_source_folder.py

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Simple example of updating a single mxd file that has missing sources when data is moved to a new folder. For more information see: http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.6/analyze/arcpy-mapping/updatingandfixingdatasources.htm
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arcmap_example_update_source_folder.py
import arcpy
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"C:\Projects\arc_examples\broken_sources_example.mxd")
original_directory = r"C:\Projects\arc_examples"
new_directory = r"C:\Projects\arc_examples\data_moved_to_this_folder"
mxd.findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths(original_directory, new_directory)
mxd.saveACopy(r"C:\Projects\arc_examples\data_moved_to_this_folder\new_map.mxd")
del mxd
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