| #Name: ArcMap Layers to LYR Files with Python | |
| #Author: Bryan McIntosh | |
| #Description: Iterate through an ArcMap MXD, and export all layers to LYR files. | |
| import arcpy, os | |
| #Set the working directory to where the Python file is stored | |
| cwd = os.getcwd() | |
| #Set the location of the MXD file | |
| mxdPath = os.path.join(cwd,"MyMap.mxd") | |
| #Set the location to store LYR files | |
| layersOutPath = os.path.join(cwd,"export") | |
| #Get the MXD and layers | |
| mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(mxdPath) | |
| layers = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd) | |
| for layer in layers: | |
| if str(layer.name) == str(layer.longName): | |
| tempOutName = str(layer.name).replace("/","-") | |
| tempOutName = str(tempOutName).replace(":","-") | |
| fn = os.path.join(layersOutPath, str(tempOutName) + ".lyr") | |
| layer.saveACopy(fn) | |
| print "LYR Extraction Complete" |