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+# Author:  ESRI
+# Date:    July 5, 2010
+# Version: ArcGIS 10.0
+# Summary: This script will add a layer file into a map document. The script
+#          must be run from within ArcMap because it references the CURRENT
+#          map document.  The purpose of the script is to create a user
+#          friendly tool that allows users to simply add a layer from a list
+#          of existing layer files all stored in a common location. A validation
+#          script is used to automatically populate two of the parameters.
+#          The parameters are:
+#               1) Browse to a folder that contains layer files. This could be
+#                  hard coded within the validation script eliminating the need
+#                  for entering this parameter.
+#               2) Select a layer file from the list.  This is auto populated
+#                  using a validation script.
+#               3) Select a data frame.  This is also auto populated using a 
+#                  validation script.
+#               4) Select one of 3 placement positions.
+#
+# Note: This script tool will only work if background processing is disabled.
+#       because CURRENT is being used.
+# Note: To run the script from ArcMap either run the script tool from the
+#       Catalog window from within ArcMap or add the script tool into the UI
+#       via the customize dialog box [Geoprocessing Tools].
+
+import arcpy
+import shlex, subprocess
+
+#Helper for executing an external shell-scrip or programm
+def executeCommand(command):
+    success = False
+    try:
+        args = shlex.split(command)
+        p = subprocess.Popen(args)
+        p.wait()
+
+        returnCode = p.returncode
+
+        if (returnCode == 0):
+            success = True
+        else:
+            print "Subproccess terminates with %s. This is an error"\
+                       % returnCode
+    except OSError, err:
+        success = False
+
+    return success
+
+try:
+    #Read parameters from dialog
+    inputMXD = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
+    outputMXD = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)
+    template = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2)
+
+    print "InputMXD: %s,\nOutputMXD: %s" % (inputMXD, outputMXD)
+
+    # execute Java-command for converting
+    javacmd = "-Dmapserver.library.name=lib/mapscript -jar mxd-testbed_sh.jar"
+    javafiles = "-mxd %s -map %s -template %s " % (inputMXD, outputMXD, template)
+
+    cmd = "java "+ javafiles + javacmd
+    print cmd
+    executeCommand(cmd)
+    
+except Exception, e:
+  import traceback
+  map(arcpy.AddError, traceback.format_exc().split("\n"))
+  arcpy.AddError(str(e))