GetMessage

Summary

Returns a geoprocessing tool message by its index position.

Syntax

GetMessage (index)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
index	The message to retrieve.	Integer

Return Value

Data Type	Explanation
String	The geoprocessing tool message.

Code Sample

GetMessage example

Returns specified geoprocessing messages.

import arcpy

fc = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)

# Run the GetCount tool
#
result = arcpy.GetCount_management(fc)

# Print the first and last message returned by the last 
#  tool executed (GetCount)
#
messageCount = arcpy.GetMessageCount()

# Print the first message
#
print arcpy.GetMessage(0)

# Print the last message
#
print arcpy.GetMessage(messageCount - 1)