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Windows security warning (ActiveX) when clicking into fields in ArcToolbox tool?
I found a solution that worked for me.
I change setting in the register. Search for 1201 and value 0 (DWORD) at:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0
...
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Windows security warning (ActiveX) when clicking into fields in ArcToolbox tool?
Quick and short solution:
Please follow this post: REDIRECT: axtiveX error warning
Original Posting
I found a fix for this on ESRI's web site - axtiveX error warning. A staff member came into the ...
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Windows security warning (ActiveX) when clicking into fields in ArcToolbox tool?
The one important difference that most suggestions omit, and very possibly this is all that's needed to fix this, is that in Zone 0 a new DWORD 1201 MUST be created if it doesn't already exist. In ...
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Reference a script/model from within the same Toolbox
ArcGIS has to be able to find the Toolbox, but that doesn't mean you have to specify the path each time.
The easiest way may be to just ensure that the toolboxes are in the same folder, and then ...
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Snap Point to Specific Edge of Polygon
The would be a four step process, involving determining which polygons don't have overlapping sides.
Given:
Initiate a feature to line on your parcel feature class.
Perform a spatial join on the ...
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Create default ArcToolbox parameter with current folder location of ArcToolbox .tbx
What you're looking for is the __file__ variable, which in this case will contain a path such as:
C:\Users\users\Documents\ArcGIS\Toolbox.tbx#Script.InitializeParameters.py
So just do a pathname = ...
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ArcGIS tool when opened is not appearing
I've tried the suggestions from the comments as well as read through the threads referred too, however they didn't lead to a solution.
I was able to figure out the solution after some tinkering. It ...
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Applying four colors theorem in polygon map using ArcMap
This is an adaptation of @radouxju's answer into a function. It will add a color field to the input feature layer and calculate. It should work regardless of the field name endings of PolygonNeighbors ...
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Reference a script/model from within the same Toolbox
This is how I currently do it:
import arcpy
tbx_path = r'C:\ArcGIS\Toolbox.tbx'
tbx_alias = 'MyCustomToolbox'
tbx = arcpy.ImportToolbox(tbx_path,tbx_alias)
tbx
>>> <module '...
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Removing functions from Python Toolbox Template?
My understanding is that ArcToolbox is a window within ArcMap, ArcCatalog and the 3D applications, after earlier being a separate application. As such I think that it is quite independent of any ...
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Using tool from ArcToolbox gives error?
Option 1: Remove IE enhanced security configuration
https://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-disable-internet-explorer-enhanced-security-configuration-ie-esc-in-windows-server-2012/
Option 2: Adjust ...
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Keeping unmatched records using Join Field in ArcMap
Using python, you could setup your code to specify the input tables and fields, in addition you could specify keep all fields. Here is the syntax table to refer to that uses the join field tool, that ...
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Deleting specific vertex in polygon in ArcGIS Desktop?
You can Delete Vertex manually, if you want, from the editor tools. Deleting vertex tool can delete a vertex or multiple vertices at a time to reshape the feature. To do that:
Click the Edit tool on ...
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Run script tool in python script
Take a look at Adding toolboxes in Python and ImportToolbox
Import the toolbox, giving it an alias (myToolbox), then run your tool, referencing the tool name NameOfTool and the alias myToolBox ...
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Data driven pages - toolbox
You need to still make the map document object from its parameter path, and make sure the data driven page is enabled and saved within the map doc, try:
mxdPath = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)
mxd = ...
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Need tool for ArcMap to draw circle touching three points
The script below works on selected points.
It is best to attach it to menu item, it will start without prompt dialog.
Can be easily modified to do all points in once if they have "triangle" attribute ...
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Using custom Python tool to change closed mxd?
You can just add the script as a script tool to any toolbox, or integrate it into a Python Toolbox.
How to add a script tool to a toolbox: ESRI Help
Python Toolbox Intro: ESRI Help
You'll just need ...
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Tool (Simplify Polygon) parameter is not visible anymore
Even I faced same problem. Searched for help. Found this solution.
Go to Search/ Simplify line/ Right click/Batch.
There you will find option for "Simplification Tolerance"
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Toolbox blank when sending to someone else?
The best workaround that I have found is to simply create a new ArcToolbox in version 10.4 then in ArcCatalog select all scripts from the problematic toolbox (that was created in the one of the ...
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updateCursor not updating rows correctly with conditional statement only with arcpy toolbox
you use arcpy.GetParameterAsText() so your threeshold would be a string not float
use arcpy.GetParameter() with input parameter data type defined as double instead
# populate occurrence probability ...
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How to select attribute over another through model builder?
Select by attributes on MEASUREDLENGTH is not Null or maybe MEASUREDLENGHT>0 depending on your data
Summarize MEASUREDLENGTH, for example with Summary Statistics
Switch selection with Select Layer ...
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Retrieving color information about pixels beneath polygon in ArcGIS Desktop?
Zonal Statistics as Table is the ArcGIS tool you will need. You can use polygons or raster data as your zones.
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Deleting specific vertex in polygon in ArcGIS Desktop?
If the walls and windows are separate features and the walls and windows overlap, Clip (ArcToolbox/Analysis Tools/Extract) the window features using the wall features.
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Arctoolbox Icon Change to Folder Icons?
I sometimes get this problem, I find it happens after I have edited some metadata, this action seems to derail ArcMap, even in 10.5. I would just reboot ArcMap, not a lot you can do about it.
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Deleting specific vertex in polygon in ArcGIS Desktop?
Here is a solution that uses Minimum Bounding Geometry.
Assumptions:
Wall widths are uniform
Access to an Advanced Licence
Walls can be identified (grouped) by building as an attribute
Buildings ...
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DSAS tool compatibility with ArcMap 10.4?
The problem has been resolved. It turns out they released a new version of the plug-in (DSAS v4.4) and can be found here.
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Opening ArcToolbox Tools in previous versions of ArcMap?
It may prove to be difficult to make all the tools visible/available due to Esri documentation Saving toolboxes to earlier versions Unless as PolyGeo mentioned, if it is a Python script.
The internal ...
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Opening ArcToolbox Tools in previous versions of ArcMap?
I'm not sure I actually know the cause of the problem, but I have solved it (it now works for the users).
The script tool we were trying to use was imported into the toolbox - it didn't have a ...
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Using Arcpy to create tool to buffer 2 feature classes
With this:
for fc in bufferList:
arcpy.Buffer_analysis(fc, fc + "Buffer", arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2), "", "", "ALL")
arcpy.Buffer_analysis(fc, fc + "Buffer", arcpy.GetParameterAsText(3), ""...
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Grouping points into polygons ArcGIS
Look into the Minimum Bounding Geometry tool in the Features toolset, this will create polygons based on your point input with various possible geometry types
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