Sum Point attribute in Polygons
Hello I have a polygon file that is continent wide. Within each unique polygon ID (14,000 total), I have a point dataset where bird point counts were collected. Within a unique polygon ID there could...
View ArticleCan I install Python 3.3 on the computer with ArcGIS 9.3 and Python 2.5?
I have ArcGIS 9.3 on Windows Vista 32. I want to study a Python course which requires Python 3.3. Can I install it using the official installer python-3.3.2.msi? Will something happen to ArcGIS? I have...
View ArticleScript runs in ArcMap but fails in Geoprocessing Service
This script works well when I run in in ArcMap, but when I create a geoprocessing service it fails. I have to create a geoprocessing service because I will use this in a Javascript webmap. Do you guys...
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Error when trying to publish geoprocessing service
I am trying to publish a geoprocessing script from a script tool in python. The code runs great in ArcGIS but I am getting error messages when trying to publish the geoprocessing service. Attachment...
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Python + GME (Spatial Ecology) + Subprocess.call
I am attempting to run GME functions using python using "subprocess.call". But every time I receive a Windows error message (see attached image). Apparently the log file cannot be found (incorrect...
View ArticleWhat is going on here?
Hello, So i am trying to do some basic math which i have done before yet i get an error.. Anyone have any idea why? the function I am trying to run to populate a Double Field: math.atan2( !DeltaY! ,...
View Articlearcgisscripting in CGI script
Hi all, I'm trying to write a Python script that imports arcgisscripting (yes, stuck in pre-history here) which is then run as CGI by a web app. It runs fine from the Windows command line but as soon...
View ArticleDeleteFeatures.... FeatClass has Attachments
Perhaps I am just missing something very simple here, but the docs say I need to convert the Feature Class to a Feature Layer, apply a selection in order to apply DeleteFeatures on the selected...
View ArticleAdd layer works for a dataframe but not the other
I am creating a tool that the user can use to clip polygons to soils. So he first starts editing, draws a polygon, clicks the tool, choose the soil file to be used for the clipping, then runs the tool....
View ArticlePython Add-In does not report to python window
Hi, I just began to take a look at the Python Add-Ins. Simple tests with buttons and tools do work, after normal installation. But in my case the Add-Ins do not report any information to the python...
View Articlepython precission
Hi All: I have just started programming some scripts in Arcgis. So, the problem i have encountered is the next one. I traverse all the vertices in a shp feature, and create another shp with all the...
View ArticleOne point, one foot from the end of many lines?
Is there a tool which will place a point a specific distance from the end of a line? I have a .shp with 2345 lines, all which need one single point about a foot from their end point. These lines are...
View ArticleScipy install steps for ArcGIS v10.1
I would like to install the scipy site package (not the entire scipy "stack"), and am looking for someone's advice (a brief how-to) who has done this before and not totally whacked their ArcGIS Python...
View ArticleNeed help with editing value in versioned sde. Using arcpy.da.Editor
I have a python script that updates the tiles for a cached basemap using a feature class of polygons for the area of interest. Once the tiles are updated, I would like to update the values in the...
View Articlecut & paste annotations
Can Python be used to cut & paste Annotations? I have read through arcpy.CopyFeatures_management and arcpy.Copy_management ESRI help docs. I have been unable to find anything that mentions cut...
View ArticleRandomly occuring python errors in script
I've got a long script that performs a bunch of different geoprocessing tasks. It creates a File GDB, creates empty feature classes and builds data, often with cursors. 1/2 the time I run the script,...
View Articlearcpy.MakeGraph/arcpy.Graph() not respecting template design
Hi I'm using ArcGIS 10.2 Advanced/32-bit Python 2.7.3. I'm needing to create multiple graphs using Arcpy (4 feature classes per graph: 2 vertical line, 2 scatter plot). My code works great using a...
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Replacing SDE connection in MXD's
Hi All, Like many before me (and yes, I have perused the forums looking for pointers) I am having to change servers for one of the several SDE databases. I would like to have a script that can be run...
View ArticlePassing Hidden Arguments to a script tool script
I am wanting to pass a hidden argument to a script tool script which will be passed to a child script. The only solution that I have found that works is to create a derived parameter with a default...
View ArticleConverting multiple labels to annotations and back
Hello all! My team and I are working over a very large area and creating hundreds of small maps in layout view for permitting purposes. We are looking for a way to change a bunch of labels to...
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