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I'm trying to run the Merge tool using ArcObjects c# .Net. I'm fairly new to the skill but I have been able to run other tools such as Buffer and Points to Line. However, I have met my match with Merge because it requires more than one input (two layers). Would anyone have an idea how I'm suppose to put two layers into "MergeTool.inputs"? I think right now, my Layer1 is being replaced by Layer2 so when the tool runs, I end up with just one layer being merged into nothing and I get the same layer returned.

IMxDocument pMxDoc = ArcMap.Application.Document as IMxDocument;
        IMap map = pMxDoc.FocusMap;

        Geoprocessor GPMerge2 = new Geoprocessor();

        ESRI.ArcGIS.DataManagementTools.Merge MergeTool = new ESRI.ArcGIS.DataManagementTools.Merge();

        MergeTool.inputs = Layer1;
        MergeTool.inputs = Layer2;
        MergeTool.output = OutputName;

        GPMerge2.Execute(MergeTool, null);

Edit: I've seen some solutions to use semicolon and quotes. Something like MergeTool.inputs = "Layer1;Layer2" But I'm actually using some variables and I can't get the exact path to the layers to make it into a string. The difference can be seen below if I try to do that. I also want to try and keep this set of code if possible and not set up parameter array.

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    How and where are you setting the Layer1 and Layer2 parameters? – Dowlers Jul 25 '17 at 22:10
  • What version of ArcGIS are you writing for? Your reference seems to be quite old... have a look at resources.arcgis.com/en/help/arcobjects-net/conceptualhelp/… about executing a tool with IGeoProcessor2 interface with arguments as IVariantArray. – Michael Stimson Jul 25 '17 at 22:21
  • Usually when you have several inputs, they are separated by commas. If I've ever had a question on what the parameters of a tool are, I would run in manually in the toolbox and examine the results. I use your method of adding parameters instead of using IVariantArray in the geoproccessing tools I write – kenbuja Jul 25 '17 at 23:53
  • Here is more information on the inputs. I made global variables that are set up earlier in the code. MergeTool.inputs = GlobalVariables.Layer1 and MergeTool.inputs = GlobalVariables.Layer2. I tried doing something like MergeTool.inputs = GlobalVariables.Layer1, GlobalVariables.Layer2 but that didn't work. As far as my Arc Version, I'm working in 10.3.1 but I'm new to developing add-ins so I'm probably not utilizing the most up-to-date method. I just use whatever reources I come across in google searches. – GISense Jul 26 '17 at 12:40
  • Possible duplicate: gis.stackexchange.com/questions/17930/… – mkennedy Jul 26 '17 at 18:07
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@mkennedy suggestion of Using Merge GeoProcess task in ArcGIS Engine with C#? wasn't the same example but I was able to get a hint from it.

This wasn't working for my input:

MergeTool.inputs = "Layer1;Layer2"

But this worked:

MergeTool.inputs = Layer1 + ";" + Layer2
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