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I want to show labels in ArcMap on multiple lines. The label I have is written as: Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center, DRC, Handicap International, NRC, SCI. I want to show it in separate lines. e.g.:

Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center, DRC, 
Handicap International, NRC, SCI

Or:

Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center, DRC, 
Handicap International, NRC, 
SCI

Is that possible to do using an expression?

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You could probably write a vb expression to replace every second comma, but I find it easier to work in python. Something like this would work:

def FindLabel([LABELFIELD]):
    labels = map(str.strip, [LABELFIELD].split(','))
    out = ''
    for i in xrange(0, len(labels), 2):
        if i + 1 < len(labels):
            out += '{}, {}\n'.format(labels[i], labels[i + 1]))
        else:
            out += labels[i]
    return out
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  • Output comes like this: P,r,i,v,a,t,e, ,P,m, ........... Commented Nov 17, 2017 at 12:43
  • @Mehmud oops, sorry. Forgot to split the label field. I've edited the code. Commented Nov 17, 2017 at 13:42
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The ArcGIS Desktop help on Building label expressions explains how to use vbScript to:

Create stacked text. For example, this expression creates a label with the Name field and the two address fields all on separate lines:

"Name: " & [NAME] & vbCrLf& [ADDRESS_1] & vbCrLf& [ADDRESS_2]
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  • This line of code worked for replacing comma(,) with new lines. FindLabel = replace([LABELFIELD], ", ", vbnewline) But I was looking for to replace every 2nd comma. Thanks for the help.as always. Commented Nov 17, 2017 at 9:34
  • That sounds like a slightly harder question so I think you should edit it to explain that the label is coming from only one field, and more precisely your scenario. Commented Nov 17, 2017 at 9:41

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