Change text element in data view
Hello, Is it possible to change the text of a textelement in the data view? I know this is possible with elements created within the layout view using 'arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements' but i can not...
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Calculating values for point percolation's
Hey Esri forums, once again i find myself stuck and in need of someone to point me in the right direction... I need to find some python or VBA script that will allow me to calculate a linear...
View ArticlePython Add-In Q: Polygons
I need to replicate the Select By Polygon tool (minus the selecting step). I simply need to be able to draw a temporary polygon to 'do stuff' with. What am I missing here? --- I see a way to set...
View ArticleExportReport Function, Report Title Property Limitation?
I am using the ExportReport function in a script. I've noticed that the report title doesn't populate if the string is too long. If I have something like: Quote: Significant Point in Polygons within...
View ArticleStrange bugs or functionality with mapping module
I have two problems with the same script that worked in 10.0 but now is throwing some serious curveballs at me using 10.1. Problem #1 I have a script that worked fine in 10.0 giving a list of some...
View Articlearcpy.mapping: Determine if nothing is selected
I just need to be able to determine if nothing is selected. SearchCusors and GetCount_management only return either just the selected features or all of the features. ...pretty sure I am missing the...
View ArticleArcPy mapping - MapDocObject: Unable to save Attribute Error
I’m running a script to update the SDE Connection file path. This works fine. But I’m getting an output error – SOMETIMES! The error occurs at the Save Map statement: File "c:\program...
View ArticleAdd new Text Elements
Is it possible to add a new Text Element to a layout view? I am building a new Python Add-In and this ArcObjects developer is getting frustrated with the amount of limitations I am finding in the...
View ArticleCreate Lines Between Points With Matched Attributes
I have a data set with beginning and ending points for events. I have geocoded the data set twice, once for each location, and I would like to figure out a way to draw a line from each starting point...
View ArticleUpdate SDE
I have two tables in SQL Server, one is my main table called permits, the other is new permits which I have created from CSV using python. Is there a way to insert the rows from new permits into the...
View ArticlereplaceDataSource in layer file (not mxd)
My world: Win7, ArcGIS 10.0 SP1, Python 2.6.5 I am attempting to update a group layer file with new data source locations (FGDB moved from one location to another location). I get no errors running...
View ArticleWord spacing in labels
I've got an easy one for you. How do you add a space between field names in a feature class label in python using lblclass.expression? I was using [Field1]& " " &[Field2] and can't find the...
View Articlecontrolling cell size of output in raster operation
Another updating from 9.2 to 10.1 script issue. I have a Python script I'm updating, wherein there is a raster calculator calculation made via a string expression I want to update. The calculation is a...
View ArticleRaster calculator expressions - not transferable to 10.1?
Another question! I am in the process of updating a bunch of scripts written not by me, that work under arc 9.2, to work under 10.1. The original author used many raster calculator string expressions...
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Want to dissolve adjacent polygons but no common edges.
I have a bunch of parcel data, I want to join the polygons basing on the same owner name. Even they are not touched, I want merge them together, such a 100 feet tolerance. The purpose is to show the...
View Articlepython toolbox "no syntax errors" yet non-functional
I make many small changes to the code in my Python Toolbox on a daily basis, and therefore often refresh the toolbox to solidify the changes before running the tool. Usually when I have a syntax error,...
View ArticlePython AddIn: How can I package/deploy a custom lib with my python addin?
I have a couple custom .py modules that live in my C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.1\Lib directory. I "import" these into all my tools (mainly custom utils that I use alot). I've created a python addin.esriaddin,...
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Add and Calculate Field within a python script
I'm trying to build a tool in python that will add a field and calcuate the field that was just added to the script. I'm getting error 000732: Input Table: Dataset test.txt does not exist or is not...
View ArticleUse pythonaddins.GPToolDialog to open "Create Feature Class" Tool?
I have a new MyCustomToolbox.tbx that has a couple of "Scripts" I have created and added to it that I can invoke/open with the following: Code:...
View ArticleHow to get back "Edit with IDLE" in Right-Click Menu
So I installed the 64-bit background geoprocessing service along with SP1 and all of my scripts broke (and python thought I was running an AMD64 when I am running Intel). So after uninstalling my...
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