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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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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 …
23 votes
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Obtaining extent of each polygon in shapefile using ArcPy with ArcMap

In ArcGIS 10 and Python I want to get the extent (xmax, ymax, xmin, ymin) info of each of the polygons in a shapefile. I can get the extent of the whole shapefile using file=r"D:\SCRATCH\ARCGIS\100k …
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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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Why Intersect gives ERROR 999999: Error executing function Invalid Topology [Too many linese...

I am trying to run an Intersect process in arcgis 10 sp 3 with 2 file sets (aspect and slope) from up to a 1m DEM across an area of 65,000sq km. The aspect has 9,930,384 records and the slope has 31,4 …
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Automating capture of Extent from multiple mxds with multiple dataframes

I want to create a single shapefile from multiple mxd's that have multiple frame sets with different extents in them. I have found/started a script to do this (attached) but can't figure out how to wr …
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Hotlink vector/raster files to open in current workspace in ArcGIS 10 similar to MapInfo

I want to add datasets to ArcMap and place them in a particular group layer by simply clicking on hotlinked polygons in a shapefile. The same process is easy in MapInfo and I want to implement the sam …
4 votes
2 answers
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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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1 answer
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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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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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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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Splitting data into geographic zones for multiprocessing

I have been looking at multiprocessing and tools like Find Duplicates in Big Data and they seem to simply split the data into sections based on rows/number of records. I am trying to do an intersect o …
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Stop ArcGIS model until all values are collected and then merge?

This is similar to Using If precondition is false, continue iterating next input in ModelBuilder? but I want the iterate tool to run to collect all the values and only then continue to the merge. Any …
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Comparing extents of rasters using ArcPy?

I am writing a script that takes an input of an Area of Interest (AOI) and then walks through the base directories to find any file that has an extent that intersects with the AOI, clip it and generat …
6 votes
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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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Why does Erase give ERROR 999999 (Error executing function Invalid Topology Negative point v...

I am getting the following error when I try to erase a set of data from a file within a gdb. Any idea on what to do? I have done repair geometry multiple times on the input/erase datasets. I have 16GB …

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