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ArcGIS 9.3 geoprocessing service output consideration

I'm developing geoprocessing service which do few processes with geographic data. I would like to get somehow geometry of those data and use it in my web aplication (JS ArcGIS API). Now I'm wondering ...
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psexec remote file execution with ArcGIS Server

This is perhaps going a bit out of bounds, so i'm not confident I'll get an answer. The short of this is that I've created a python script which leverages psexec to start a bat file on a remote ...
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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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“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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Are there any Python scripts for creating .mxd files?

I am a newbie to both ArcGIS and Python. My requirement is to automate the below MANUAL process: Creating a layer in ArcGIS for Desktop. To put it in another words, creating an ArcMap document ...
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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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Error code 500 at REST Endpoint of published geoprocessing service - Problem with output parameter type?

Using ArcGIS 10.1 (Server and Desktop) I've been trying to publish a geoprocessing service based on a python script I wrote. Of course, it all works flawlessly from ArcGIS Desktop but I run into all ...
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How to create an Shapefile on ArcGIS Server side?

I am developing a script which gets an JSON array with point coordinates. This array is encoded to a python dictionary. From this I filter all points (latitude and longitude) and an ID. This ...
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Any advice to help troubleshoot failing ArcGIS Server (10.0 sp5) Geoprocesses?

There are a few geoprocesses on a recently restored ArcGIS Server that are behaving strangely. If we turn on 'show messages' and try to run the process from the rest interface, the process will report ...
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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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ArcPy TableToTable conversion does not work when published to ArcGIS Server

I have a python code that uses ArcPy command "arcpy.TableToTable_conversion" to convert a database table to a dbf file. arcpy.TableToTable_conversion The input table is from a SQL Server database ...
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ArcServer Geoprocessing Service

I originally posted this in the ArcGIS forums, but I haven't been getting any bites. I've developed a set of ArcToolbox Python scripts, which I've been using on certain projects for clients. The ...
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Geographic limit to overlay analysis in geoprocessing service

Function: I've created a geoprocessing service that serves a toolbox containing a custom python tool. This python tool selects a polygon and buffers it by 1 mile. This buffer is then used to ...
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Using threading module with Arcpy: Manager/Worker architecture

I asked this question on Stack Overflow on how to setup a manager/worker scenario. But I am getting some error when trying to use threading on my Python install with ArcGIS 10 (just the python ...
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Exposing ArcInfo level liscenses to ArcView desktops via ArcGIS Server and custom python script tool

I have a script that uses an ArcInfo level tool. The script works great on my machine but uses an ArcInfo level tool which the ArcView users don't have. Is exposing these ArcInfo level tools ...
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ArcGIS 10.0 - How to have GP Service make rest calls instead of Silverlight client?

I have a Silverlight client that densifies a user drawn polyline. The returned vertices from the polyline are then sent to esri elevation sample server for each vertex to find an elevation value. ...
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Access Geoprocessing results in Flex Viewer (Enhanced) Search Widget

I have Robert Scheitlin's Enhanced Search Widget up and running successfully with my MapService using ArcGIS Server and Flex Viewer 2.3. I also have a geoprocessing service that returns a point layer ...
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GIS data - Geoprocessing Service to receive data

I would like to move 8 shapefiles from one intranet to another intranet via arcgisserver (or an other method). Creating a FTP site is not an option. I think I saw somewhere on how to send data to a ...
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How to enumerate ArcGIS Server 10 map services with ArcPy

I need to connect to ArcGIS server with ArcPy and enumerate over map services. I need to: Loop through each ArcGIS server map service Stop/Start the service Get the service source document (MXD/MSD) ...
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ArcGIS Geoprocessing Services - Don't work if 'Run python script in process' not checked

I have a standard geoprocessing toolbox that I am exposing as a geoprocessing service. The tools in this toolbox are plain 'ol python scripts. All of this is being done in ArcGIS 9.3.1. As a ...
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Programmatically start and stop map services with Python

Is it possible to programmatically stop and start ArcGIS Server map services using Python?
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Python Geoprocessing Service Script - how to use SetParameter

I have a script that needs to be published to ArcGIS Server as a geoprocessing service. This script computes a set of records in table form. I need to set an output parameter so that it returns the ...
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Is there a way to get layers from a .msd using arcpy?

I need the name of each layer in an .msd, but I could not find support using arcpy (ArcGIS 10.0). Is there a method I missed? In the current workflow, since I am publishing the document, I use the ...
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arcgis server 10, vb.net, non pooled service, web adf

i am running arcgis server 10. i created a A.MXD file, then started arcgis server and successfully added non-pooled service using A.MXD. i also installed visual web developer 2010 express and created ...
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Creating and serving pdf files from ArcGIS server 10.0

I am tasked with sending map data from the Flex client to an MXD then to serve that as a PDF to the client and/or a server side location. Creating the PDF isn't an issue, however, I am having trouble ...
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Cropping an image with a map extent

I have an raster file in my server space, which has the same projection as my webmap, and I would like to crop the image by passing the visible extent of a webmap. I think the cropping function is ...
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Is it possible to install 9.3 Desktop Administrator as a standalone program?

I have ArcServer 9.3 installed on a server that I use for running scheduled Python geoprocessing scripts. I have several running, and now I'm trying to schedule one to rec/post, delete and recreate ...
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Does Arcpy work for Engine or Server the same as Desktop?

I am contemplating a project where there is not going to be access to ArcGIS Desktop and wondering if Engine and/or Server install ArcPy and Python? Is this possible? Does anyone have an example?
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Will there be a Python API for ArcGIS Server?

It seems like an obvious next step given the big push towards Python in ArcGIS Desktop at 10.0. Are there any limitations of Python compared to javascript, flex, etc that would prevent ESRI from ...