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The ArcGIS SpatialJoin online help page has a long list of match_options when joining data spatially, including HAVE_THEIR_CENTER_IN.

However running the arcpy.SpatialJoin_analysis tool in Python with this option results in an error:

ExecuteError: Failed to execute. Parameters are not valid.
ERROR 000800: The value is not a member of INTERSECT | CONTAINS | WITHIN | CLOSEST.
Failed to execute (SpatialJoin).

These options are also missing from ArcToolBox:

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The licensing on the help page suggests this tool is available for all versions of ArcGIS:

ArcView: Yes ArcEditor: Yes ArcInfo: Yes

So is this an error in the docs, licensing on keywords, or a misunderstanding on my part?

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    Just looked in my version of ArcGIS 10 (SP3). I have an ArcEditor Licence on the machine I'm using at the moment and I DO have the HAVE_THEIR_CENTER_IN in option in ArcToolBox. So, this isn't an answer, but it does prove that it is NOT a misunderstanding of the documentation on your part and that something else must be awry. It wouldn't be a Service Pack issue would it?
    – MappaGnosis
    Commented May 1, 2012 at 14:15
  • Can you post your script? Maybe you have your parameters out of order. The Match Option should be the 7th argument. "HAVE_THEIR_CENTER_IN" is a valid match option.
    – klewis
    Commented May 1, 2012 at 14:21
  • @klewis - I tried both with named arguments, and the full 7 parameters - same result. The error message indicates it is the correct parameter, but not a valid option.
    – geographika
    Commented May 1, 2012 at 14:25
  • @sylvester - will look at updating service packs, I fear it is a license limitation (using ArcView at the moment)
    – geographika
    Commented May 1, 2012 at 14:26
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    Using ArcGIS 10 SP3, I see a "HAVE_THEIR_CENTER_IN" with the ArcView license level and when I run it I don't get an error.
    – GIS-Jonathan
    Commented May 1, 2012 at 14:27

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Looking at the list of fixes in SP3 it appears it was an error and has been fixed:

NIM070795 - Spatial Join tool not ignoring invalid match options.

I installed the service pack, and now all options are present in the ArcToolbox tool, and my script runs without problems.

Thanks to @sylvester for the suggestion.

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A similar question has been asked with ERROR 000800 before and it looks like it wasn't a licensing error then. The previous question - ERROR 000800 when trying to snap points layer to line or buffer layer - so the problem is most likely an error with your script though you'll have to give us more specifics of the script if you want specific feedback.

There's also a ESRI thread here: The value is not a member of %s

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