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Use this tag when ArcGIS 10.0 is the version you are using from the ArcGIS platform.

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Out of Range error when creating thumbnails of MXDs

I am tryting to create thumbnails of all the mxd's in a directory but no mater how high I set the value of the "While" loop it gives me an "Index out of range" error... Also can I get it to look at s …
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Defining projections for multiple shapefiles in ArcMap?

Here's what I use...it will only define the projection for raster files which don't have a projection. Hope it helps. It also creates a list of the files without projection for Quality Assurance purpo …
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Issue with branching model

I am having an issue with a branching model when the iteration tool is used. The test code/scripts/models are in Google docs or arcgis forums It runs and creates both versions of the process whereas …
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Batch convert ArcGIS 9x files to 10

I would like to convert all mxd's in a directory and it's subdirectories to ArcGIS 10 mxd's. This is so that I can then run python to automate some updates within them. Is this possible? This is my …
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Can concurrent processes be run in a single model?

In model builder (for Arc GIS 10) is it possible to run two or more geoprocessing operations concurrently? For example I have to run repair geometry on 2 files and then merge them. Currently it repai …
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Change Symbology of layers from within ArcMap

In an active ArcMap session - I want to change the symbology of a layer which is repeated multiple times in the mxd. Can I do this? The basic code I have for getting the layers is below. This is runn …
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Unique name segment creation in ModelBuilder?

Is it possible for us to give each output of a process a unique name segment (inline name). So for example I have a process that dissolves, then eliminates and buffers a single input file. I need to s …
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Inserting DATAFRAME_ELEMENT value into dynamically generated shapefile containing its extent?

This is for ArcGIS 10, Python 2.65. I have code which captures the extent of dataframes within all mxd's in a directory. I also want it to add the dataframe name, scale and the name of the MXD it ext …
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Replace text using python in active map view

I would like to update misc text in an active map window but can't seem to crack the code and I found some presentations that mention it can be done but the full code isn't there. The following is fr …
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Can I change the font type in all Text_Elements in a page?

I want to change all the font styles in a number of mxd's from "Lucinda Sans" or whatever the current one is to "Arial" without changing the font size. I wrote a simple script to find/replace text bu …
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Automatically emailing interim results from ModelBuilder?

I want to get ModelBuilder to email me the results of processes at certain stages so that if there are issues I can remotely login and deal with them as I do with python scripts. I have a python based …
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Automating capture of Extent from multiple mxds with multiple dataframes

npeihl, Thanks for your input...I now get. P:\2011\Job_031_TownPlanning_SeriesProduction\Working\mxd\1 219157.947938379 8072842.27839025 377350.947938381 8205437.27 …
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Automating capture of Extent from multiple mxds with multiple dataframes

Thanks all, the code has been (fixed) and the basic functionality is working. I am still trying to get it to write the mxd file name, extent name and scale but the extent->polygon shp file works when …
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Import ArcInfo licence when required by tool in ModelBuilder?

Is it possible to check licences in/out as needed within modelbuilder? or will the following work -write a script to turn arcinfo licence on when the tool requires it and off once it's done? I need t …
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Null output from field calculator code block

I have a simple calculation to compare two columns and populate a new column with the lower value but I am getting null output...any ideas? expression re_score(!Signal_Strength!,!Signal_Strength_1!, …
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