I am trying to create an user input for the Distance parameter for arcpy.MultipleRingBuffer_analysis with the following but it's giving me an error on line 54 which is arcpy.MultipleRingBuffer_analysis tool. I am assuming it is not recognizing the GetParameterAsText but i am not sure why? any help/input would be great. thanks.
Error
Code:
import arcpy, string, os
arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "Layers")[0]
lyr = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "TAXLOTS")[0]
arcpy.env.workspace = os.path.dirname(mxd.filePath)
wp = os.path.dirname(mxd.filePath)
values = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
fieldName = "DXF_TEXT"
values = values.split(";") # split values into list
values = ["'{0}'".format(v) for v in values] # add single quotes
whereClause = "{0} IN ({1})".format(fieldName, ",".join(values))
arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(lyr, "NEW_SELECTION", whereClause)
Name = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)
for elm in arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT"):
if elm.text == "Template":
elm.text = Name
Distance = (arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2))
if Distance == '#' or not Distance:
Distance = "600" # provide a default value if unspecified
df.extent = lyr.getSelectedExtent()
df.scale = 24000
if int(arcpy.GetCount_management("TAXLOTS").getOutput(0)) > 0:
arcpy.Select_analysis("TAXLOTS", "SUBJECT_PROPERTY")
arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management("TAXLOTS", "CLEAR_SELECTION")
del mxd, wp, lyr
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
lyr = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd, "SUBJECT_PROPERTY")[0]
#lyrpath = lyr.workspacePath
wp = os.path.dirname(mxd.filePath)
SP = "SUBJECT_PROPERTY"
lyr.replaceDataSource(wp, "SHAPEFILE_WORKSPACE", SP, True )
arcpy.RefreshActiveView()
arcpy.RefreshTOC()
arcpy.MultipleRingBuffer_analysis(SP, "1_2",[1,2],"Miles","ToBufDist","ALL" )
arcpy.MultipleRingBuffer_analysis(SP, "NOTIFBUF1", Distance,"Feet","ToBufDist","ALL")Code:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\GIS\Python Scripts\CaseMapNotification_Address_Points_Large_Distance.py", line 54, in <module>
arcpy.MultipleRingBuffer_analysis(SP, "NOTIFBUF1", Distance,"Feet","ToBufDist","ALL")
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.1\arcpy\arcpy\analysis.py", line 849, in MultipleRingBuffer
raise e
ExecuteError: Failed to execute. Parameters are not valid.
ERROR 000735: Distances: Value is required
Failed to execute (MultipleRingBuffer)