GetIDMessage

Summary

Get the string of the error or warning ID message.

Discussion

GetIDMessage allows you to access geoprocessing tool message codes for use in Python.

Syntax

GetIDMessage (message_ID)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
message_ID	The geoprocessing message ID.	Integer

Return Value

Data Type	Explanation
String	The message string associated with the message ID.

Code sample

GetIDMessage example

Access a message string using GetIDMessage and add to the tool messages using AddMessage.

import arcpy

message = arcpy.GetIDMessage(84001)

# The returned value should be: u'Reading Data....'
arcpy.AddMessage(message)