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Select and zoom python script

I am attempting to make a simple select and zoom python script for my address points. Currently the script will complete successfully but will not select or zoom to the entered point. I am using two ...
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Performance of ArcGISScripting and large spatial data sets

I am currently writing a python script using the arcgisscripting module to process a reasonably large data set (~10,000 records in total) normalised over a small number of tables, 8 in total. The ...
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Unable to save selected layer by attribute for ArcGIS Geoprocessing

I am troubles using the SelectLayerByAttribute() function for arcgis geoprocessing. I have a layer and I want to select everything that matches on a particular attribute. I call MakeFeatureLayer() ...
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How do results from a Python script get added to an ArcGIS map? [duplicate]

I have a Python script for ArcGIS that makes a new feature class. I can add this to ArcGIS as a new Script (without parameters), however the resulting feature class is not automatically added to the ...
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How to use ArcGIS 10.1 to make Python scripts for ArcGIS 9.3?

Recently I have been making scripts to run geoprocessing tools for a client who is running ArcGIS 9.3. However I only have access to ArcGIS 10.1. As a result I cannot use model builder in 10.1, and ...
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Is there anything faster than a cursor in ArcGIS to calculate records?

What is the most efficient (fastest) way to calculate records in a layer in ArcGIS? Is there anything faster than the Cursor in ArcGIS?
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Running python 2.6 and 2.7 in ArcGIS 10.0

I figure that there must be a way for me to run python 2.6 and 2.7 on the same computer. I've got a program that requires 2.7, but ArcGIS requires 2.6. I'd like to be able to run both programs at ...
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How to manually break statement execution in python console of ArcMap

How does one break the execution of a long-running process in the python console of ArcMap? For example, how do you break a long iteration like the one below once it is started? for i in range(1, ...
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Automate removal of duplicate polygon nodes from shape file in Arcmap

I have a whole lot of polygon shape files, many of which have got duplicate nodes. This makes processing difficult as almost all tools (erase, union, calculate area) do not work. I found that by ...
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How to use VBA in the field calculator, to copy the last 7 characters to a new field?

Im using ArcMap 9.3. Im looking for a VBA code to use in the field calculator to make a new field of the last 7 digits of a "pin" field. For example. my pin is 00-00-999-999 and i want it to ...
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How to use model-builder iterator with a custom bit of arbitrary code?

How do I integrate a in-line variable from modelbuilder into a python script? Specifically, I'm using an iterator, and I'm trying to include the 'name' variable in a python script. I believe the ...
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How to improve Python script processing speed (performance)?

I've been working on a script which essentially reads in a large amount of point and polygon data and generates frequency values for a featureclass of 2.5 acre hexes covering California. I have found ...
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How to interpolate points along a line in Python for ArcGIS 9.3?

I am building a Python geoprocessing script for ArcGIS 9.3. In the script, I have a simple LINE feature class with one row, one line. How can I use a linear referencing system to interpolate a point ...
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gp.CreateFeatureClass(..) and gp.CopyFeatures(..) isn't copying all fields of feature class

How do I get the ArcGIS 9.3 geoprocessor to copy all of the fields of a feature class? Here is a description of what I'm trying to do: I am modifying an existing script created by a developer not on ...
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Get Raster Catalog Names from a File Geodatabase Programmatically

I'm trying to get only raster catalog entries from a file geodatabase using the arcgisscripting geoprocessing API. So far I am able to do this using the ListDatasets function using the ALL argument. ...
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How to repair paths of an unmanaged raster catalog in file GDB?

I'm using ArcGIS 9.3.1 and I have an unmanaged file geodatabase with raster catalogs in it. Tiles are loaded inside the catalog and each tile has a "Full Path" property which is environment specific. ...
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How to smooth/interpolate a raster in python using GDAL?

This is my first post so please feel free to critique where necessary. Background: I am developing in Python and using GDAL from OSGEO to manipulate and interact with rasters and shapefiles. ...
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ArcGIS Geoprocessing Script - Calling External EXE Works in Desktop - Causes GP Service to Quit Abruptly

I have an interesting problem on my hands... I have a generic python script that does a bunch of geoprocessing functions using the standard arcgisscripting module (Yes, I am still at 9.3.1). At one ...
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Calculating length with Python and the PYTHON_9.3

(Please critic wholly if possible) If I have polyline data in NAD83 and I want to calculate geometry using the PYTHON_9.3 parameter from the arcgisscripting.create(9.3), I am getting mixed results. If ...
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(New at Python Scripting) Creating a Loop so i can replace text in page layout in multiple mxds instead of one mxd at a time

I found some code on a website that will perform a search and replace on page layout text elements. Currently you can only do it one MXD at a time. I was hoping to change the code so I can do a search ...
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Is there a ArcGIS python script development API?

I'm a somewhat experienced software engineer new to the GIS world. I started working on a GIS project that supports ArcGIS 9.3 and 10.0 and looking through existing code it looks like the main ...
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stratigraphic ranking with field calculator?

I would like to populate a feature class float attribute with a numerical ranking of a text attribute of a geologic map. I have a field named [sheet_unit] with strings such as "H10, Q" and "J10, Pl" ...
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Cannot get rid of lock on file geodatabase and feature class created in Python script

I have a python script, (for ArcGIS 10), that creates a new file geodatabase, creates a new feature class in that file geodatabase and then reads data from an SDE feature class to populate the new ...
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Raster to Polygon Scripting Problems

I am trying to make a script which selects every .png file in a folder beginning with the letters "LG". I then want the scipt create a shapefile, replacing the "LG" with "SH", and then i want the ...
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Can I create a balloon callout on an address point on a published map?

Very new to this, so please excuse any ignorant question! I've created a vb.net app to open a published map in ArcReader. Have a few questions... First, I started with the query attribute sample ...
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Field Calculator syntax

I can't get the syntax correct for a fairly simple if statement. Right now it looks like this: dim Output as Integer If [HECTARES] >= 30 AND [HEIGHT] >= 17 AND [CROWN] >= 59 THEN Output = ...
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KeyboardInterrupt doesn't work when arcgisscripting module is loaded

The KeyboardInterrupt exception -- thrown when Ctrl-C, or Ctrl-Break on some machines, are pressed in a Python console window -- is commonly used to gracefully break out of long-process loops, ...
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an arcgisscripting method for sanitizing a filename?

Is there an arcgisscripting method for sanitizing a filename to get rid of characters which Arcgis barfs on, the meek hyphen - for example?