[SOLVED] Reclassifying an "Add Field" with If/Else statement based on multiple fields

Reclassifying an "Add Field" with If/Else statement based on multiple fields

I am just too new to Python to figure it out myself. Here goes:

I have a table of Traffic Count data with: Street Location | Direction | Dir__NB_or | Dir_SB_or and I was attempting to write a reclassification into the new field of Count.

What I am looking for is a script to say: "if direction is N or E, insert Dir__NB_or into field Count"

Is what I have, (probably horrific) but I would appreciate any help you can provide!

Reclass (Dir__NB_or , Dir_SB_or, Direction):
    if (Direction == "N"):
           return Dir__NB_or
    elif (Direction == "S"):
            return Dir_SB_or
    elif (Direction == "E"):
            return Dir__NB_or
    elif (Direction == "W"):
            return Dir_SB_or
    else:
            return "0000"

Count = Reclass ( !Dir__NB_or! , !Dir_SB_or!, !Direction! )

Edit: I should mention I am using ESRI's ArcMap and Field Calculator for this task.

Solution

Try it from attribute table field calculator, mark check on Show Codeblock in attribute table Field Calculator

type this in the Pre-logic Script Code:

def pFunction(Direction,DirNB,DirSB):
  if (Direction == "N") or (Direction == "E"):
    return DirNB
  elif (Direction == "W") or (Direction == "S"):
    return DirSB
  else:
    return 00

and this in lower textbox

pFunction(!Direction!,!Dir__NB_or!,!Dir_SB_or!)