Summary
The GetIDMessage function gets 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 |
| Data Type | Explanation |
| String | The message string associated with the message ID. |
Code sample
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)