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Can ArcPy collapse layer in current data frame?

Online arcgis resource help provides a list of layer properties which can be used as needed. I am not able to find a way to collapse a layer using arcpy in it. Please suggest if there is a way to ...
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What tool would you use to “clip” a vector line file to a vector polygon file?

I am trying to select the use of a large vector line file within only the parameter of a vector polygon file to do spatial analysis. It would be the same thing as using the extract> clip tool under ...
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GDAL bindings problem with ArcMap 10.1 Python tool

I'm really getting mad with this. ArcGIS sometimes can be so just...irritating! Forgive me if this question is by any means duplicating this one or similar ones, but I really can't find my way out of ...
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Collapsing the multi-row output of a one-to-many spatial join to single-row (arcmap 10.1)

I'm working with TIGER data, looking at the relationships among incorporated places and counties. Not all places are completely contained by counties; some do span multiple counties. In the final ...
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Create point geometry in a feature class with all the attributes prepopulated

So here is the problem. I have a text file with space delimited values. A standard text file with the headings separated by spaces and then on each next line values for these headings (columns) also ...
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AGS 10.1 geoprocessing service returning the wrong URL

I have an image export geoprocessing service that runs on ArcGIS server 10.1. It works by writing an image out to the scratch folder, and returning the location of that image. Basically just this: ...
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Why has Arc's Analysis Tools>Overlay>Identity tool not populated the fields in the output table with the input features' attributes?

I've benefitted from the answers on this site a couple of times - thanks all!!, but this is the first question I have posted. I'd like to know the stream length in a number of watersheds I'm working ...
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Point transects along a line

I would like to create a point shapefile that will contain sampling points along, and perpendicular to either side of a track route that I have as a line feature in ArcGIS 10.1. The points on the ...
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Python Script to convert a mass of KMLs to a single fGDB

I have a mass of KML files, approx 350+ that I need in a single fGDB. I lifted a string of code from ESRI help to attempt to do this - I got it working to the point of creating all the individual ...
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Custom c# GP Tool ArcGIS Server 10.1 - build for 'Any CPU', x86, or 64bit? Does it matter?

I think I understand most explanations of these targets, but I get confused in the context of ArcGIS customizations like this because what we are compiling has to work in conjunction with ArcGIS, not ...
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ArcGIS 10.1 - c# custom geoprocessing function tool - how to populate a polyline output parameter?

I'm at 10.1SP1 with VS2010. In my tool's ParameterInfo property I create an output GPParameter object of IGPParameterEdit.DataType GPLineTypeClass. Then in the Execute() method I do work that ...
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How to create iterative Select by Location, Summary Statistics tool using ModelBuilder?

I do a lot of proximity analysis using "select by location" and would like to cut down on the effort spent each time doing this! I have put together a model using ModelBuilder that: Iterates over ...
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Extract polygon from several FC in one process

I've built a polygon and used Clip (Analysis Tools) in order to extract information from several FC that intersect the polygon. Of course, I used the clip tool for each feature class. My boss wants a ...
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“The tool not licensed” ERROR on a geoprocessing service on ArcGIS Server 10.1

I have a python script which runs well as geoprocesing tool. When published on ArcGIS Server 10.1 as geoprocessing service, however, it throws the following error: Unable to complete operation. Error ...
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ArcGIS Server 10.1 Geoprocessing service weirdly changed file path

I encountered a weird phenomenon on my ArcGIS Server 10.1. I have a geoprocessing tool that exports a mxd file to an image file on my local directory, say "c://map/dir/export/image.png" It worked ...
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ArcGIS Server 10.1 publish geoprocessing tools

I have been trying to publish a geoprocessing tool to our new ArcGIS for Server 10.1 with SP1. I configured the serves to not to copy data to server when publishing services. The tool ran well and ...
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Make Buffer like Offset in Arcpy

I would like to make a buffer for a polyline and get as Output a Polygon with the same angles as the polyline, having not arcs, like in ordinary buffers. i tried the FLAT option in arcpy, but it's ...
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Truncate Table tool with geoprocessing service (ArcGIS 10.1)

A model I built with ModelBuilder works as expected in Desktop yet generates numerous error messages when published as a geoprocessing (GP) service in ArcGIS Server 10.1 SP1. I've decided to start ...
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XY event layer doesn't work with ArcGIS Server 10.1

I have a geoprocessing tool written in Python that contains operations on an XY event layer. It worked perfectly when running from ArcCatalog. When published as geoprocessing service on ArcGIS Server ...
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Are FME2013 and 64bit Background Geoprocessing of ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 compatible?

We are running ArcGIS 10.1 sp1 and have installed 64-bit background geoprocessing. We are also upgrading to FME 2013. I know in the past we have had to install the 32-bit version of FME due to ...
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How does the geoprocessing results window store the tasks?

Yesterday I was working in a single mxd all day, performing dozens of calculations and other analysis using multiple tools. A lot of it was trial and error, so when I found the correct combination I ...
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How to make a 'Make Table Query' script in ArcGIS?

I am trying to get the make table query running in a script. IF I simply export the script from a model, it works without a problem. However, I do have to change the variable names, as this will be ...
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ArcGIS Server 10.1 Python GP script shape as input parameter

I am writing a geoprocessing script that will need to accept a shape as an input parameter. This shape will be obtained by a user drawing the shape in a web application. The web application will ...
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How to dissolve polygons that have been split back into their original polygons?

I had a feature class containging about a thousand polygons.After some processing such as intersecting, dissolving, merging, more intersecting, I ended up with a feature class of about 6000 polys. ...
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CopyRows_Management with Python (ArcGIS 10.1)

I get the following error when running a CopyRows_Management with Python (ArcGIS 10.1): ERROR 000732: Input Rows: Dataset \MyConnection.odc\MyTable does not exist or is not supported Here is the ...
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Good practices for storing connection info while deploying geoprocessing tool on Server

I have a geoprocessing tool written in python. It will be deployed on ArcGIS for Server 10.1 as a GeoProcessing Service and it's processing workflow includes some manipulations with data in SDE ...
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ArcGIS Server 10.1 and Postgres Geoprocessing Service issue

I'm hitting an error when publishing a model from ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 to ArcGIS Server 10.1. The model I want to publish uses a layer from a Postgres DB defined via a Query Layer in my MXD. The ...
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Can you script publishing a GP service?

I have a geoprocessing service in ArcGIS for Server 10.1. I would like to share this service with a number of external organisations that also have ArcGIS Server 10.1. i.e I dont want them hitting ...
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How do I stop GP script from adding temporary data to Table of Contents?

I have a script that does a series of calculations, producing temporary data along the way. However, at each step of the script, data is added to the TOC and then removed when I call the ...
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ArcServer 10.1 - Publishing C# Executable as a Geoprocessing Service

I am trying to publish an arcobjects C# executable as a gpservice. We did this in 10.0 by adding it to a toolbox and hitting publish. Using ArcCatalog in 10.1 you must first run the script before you ...