Arabella

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I have a Bachelor of Science in Applied Geoinformatics, with my main areas of study being Geography and Environmental Studies, GIS, Computer Science and Information Systems. I have always had a passion for computers and geography, so studying and working in the GIS field has given me the best of both worlds.

My questions/answers will be written in South African (UK) English - please do not "correct" my spelling.

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12h	comment	how to remove underscore from filename in directory using modelbuilder I would suggest using Copy Features instead, as the OP would like to copy the shapefiles over to a new folder.
Jun 12	comment	Export selected converted geotagged photo points to a new feature class I was manually selecting the points because visually I had to spread them also evenly across my study area, and I also had to check the photo quality before selecting the point, so I just did a normal export. Afterwards I tried a combo of joining to the attachment table/copying the table over, both of which did not work (wasn't really expecting it to). I will try the Select with a few test points now.
Jun 11	comment	Export selected converted geotagged photo points to a new feature class I've added my workaround below, though I would still like to know if there is a better way to do this.
Jun 3	comment	Trigger a python script to run after a row is added to the feature class @blah238 agreed.
Jun 3	comment	Trigger a python script to run after a row is added to the feature class I like the idea of a script checking the flag status before running the other tools. I think I will go with the idea of running the script more frequently (say, once every 2 hours instead of only once a day), and the check will prevent it from running the entire script unnecessarily.
Jun 3	comment	Python Development Project - Team working Are you saying that you version the toolbox in SDE so that multiple people can edit the different tools at the same time? You haven't had any problems with this approach?
May 31	comment	How to convert field values from lower case to upper case in ArcGIS 10.1? +1 it would be best for everyone to wean themselves off vbscript and move onto python asap.
May 31	comment	Relative paths not working in model builder I've found that this setting is very inconsistent in ModelBuilder. I always check it by default, because I have found that if I don't check it, my model will fall apart if I move it, even if I have cleared any path references in the tools. Having it checked on limits that.
May 30	comment	Creating an ArcMap Extension +1 This book looks interesting, I've been waiting for something like this because my computer science courses at university focussed on pure (intensive) programming skills for people who were planning on becoming java/c++ etc developers, whereas I was thrown into the deep end of not knowing how those skills would relate to my GIS skills.
May 24	comment	Is there any way to spead up the Properties - Change Symbol and Symbol Selector - Edit Symbol actions? I keep hoping that they will improve all the symbol selector dialog boxes i.t.o usability and performance :-/ as @blah238 said, try to keep them as simple as possible.
May 23	comment	Editor and projections ArcGIS @DevdattaTengshe could you add this as an answer? I agree it is quite terrible, and one would not be inclined to think that something so simple is the cause.
May 22	comment	Configuring image popups in a Silverlight application I did try that option. I just wanted to know if there was an option in the Silverlight viewer to set it so that the image displays in the popup. I had to import the images as attachments so it displays at the bottom of the popup, and you have to click it to open in a new tab. What I actually want is only for the image to show in the popup. Disabling the other fields does not increase the size of the image at the bottom, it constrains it to a "thumbnail" view.
May 21	comment	ArcGIS 10.1 Model cannot be transferred between Win7 and Win8 machines I am on Win 7 Enterprise. At this point, all I can suggest is dragging in fresh copies of each tool and filling your inputs in again.
May 21	comment	Can you successfully migrate arcgis 10.0 mxd to 10.1 or are there steps to follow? You should be able to open a 10.0 mxd in 10.1 without any issues. You will not be able to open a 10.1 mxd in 10.0 though. Do you have the service pack and patches installed? I have lost data as you have described in both versions, but that was always due to the network connection dropping in the middle of an edit session, and not from simply opening a 10.0 mxd in 10.1.
May 17	comment	ArcGIS 10.1 Model cannot be transferred between Win7 and Win8 machines The permissions could be the issue, as I have full admin rights on both Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs.
May 17	comment	ArcGIS 10.1 Model cannot be transferred between Win7 and Win8 machines I have to disagree with your above comment (see my answer to this question). On a daily basis I work with models syncing between my Win 8 Pro 64 bit and Win 7 Enterprise 64 bit computers, without an issue. Your comment is a blanket statement, when it should be "It appears that the model cannot be transferred between platforms" in your particular situation. If it works in a different scenario, then (theoretically) it should be able to work for other people as well.
May 13	comment	importing coordinates via a csv file does not work What software do you have available? You seem to be implying you have ArcMap, but which version? How was the data captured?
May 9	comment	Search cursor stops selecting after two iterations @artwork21 ArcMap now crashes after running the first two selections successfully. Actually, now that I've placed the `del row` object in the same place it was before, it still crashes after running the first two selections!
May 7	comment	Search cursor stops selecting after two iterations A colleague took the same script and ran it in ArcMap 10, and it worked, no adjustments made. I tried running it from Eclipse and I got the same issue. It seems like it was by chance that the script worked once last week, after about the 5th try, and has not worked correctly since.
May 7	comment	Search cursor stops selecting after two iterations @artwork21 It still only runs the first two rows, exports the images, and then finishes executing.