Fixing individual layer and table objects with replaceDataSource()
The previous recipes in this chapter have used various methods on the MapDocument object to fix broken data links. The Layer and TableView objects also have methods that can be used to fix broken data links at the individual object level rather than working on all datasets in a map document file. This recipe discusses the repairing of Layer and TableView objects.
Getting ready
Both the Layer and TableView classes have a replaceDataSource() method. This method changes the workspace path, workspace type, and/or dataset name for a single layer or table. In this recipe, you'll write a script that changes the workspace path and workspace type for a single layer. The replaceDataSource() ...
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