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Setting More Than One Workspace
I have a number of tables that contain known values in a field. For example, I have a soil type table with one field in it. That field contains a list of known soil types. I have another table that ...
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Need python code example - setting a combo listbox to Null
I want to be able to set the value of a field to Null using python, but I get an error.
I am using arcpy.CalculateField_management
Any help would be appreciated.
Rob Smith
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Refresh open attribute table in ArcMap (arcpy)
I am running the Calculate Field GP tool from the arcpy in ArcMap. When a row value is updated, it does not show up untill I use the Reload Cache tool (Table Options > Reload Cache). How do I refresh ...
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Search cursor stops selecting after two iterations
I have a script which selects an extent from a grid and exports the data frame.
import os, arcpy
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument('CURRENT')
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd,"Layers")[0]
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Using matplotlib to create and export graphs automatically from ArcMap
I am going to start a project soon where, after the data has been processed in various ways, an output jpg showing a graph of the data should be produced. The workflow is as follows:
1. A feature ...
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Problems running zonal statistics - not all zones represented
I have been working on a Python script to automate the steps illustrated by whuber here:Create points around the edge of viewshed results
I am trying to create a horizon graph illustrating the ...
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How to write point geometries with arcpy instead of gp syntax?
Can someone help me fix some code that simply writes points into a featureclass? It used to work in the older gp. syntax, but I'm having difficulties rewriting it in arcpy for ArcGIS 10.0. In this ...
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How to Add Shapefile with Symbology from Layer File to ArcMap MXD using ArcPy/Python?
Say I have a Shapefile:
C:\DATA\points.shp
A layer file:
C:\SYMBOLOGY\symbology.lyr
And a map document:
C:\MAPS\map.mxd
How can I add points.shp to map.mxd with the properties of symbology.lyr ...
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Why is my simple arcpy script failing? (sets raster cell value to null if below threshold value, ArcGIS 10.1)
As mentioned in the title, simple script to set null cell values below three standard deviations beyond the mean:
import arcpy, sys, os
#Accept input and output raster
inRas = sys.argv[1]
outRas = ...
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2answers
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Help with Python and adding a grouplayer to arc, renaming it from a folder name, then adding layers to it from that folder
I am trying to use os.walk to go through a directory tree, pull out all the .shp files in it, create a grouplayer in the mxd, rename the grouplayer the folder name, then add the layers from that ...
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A simple Python Script to save the currently opened mxd and changes
Here is what I have so far...
import arcpy
import arcpy.mapping as map
mxd = map.MapDocument()
mxd.save()
And yes I know that map.MapDocument requires an argument, but I want it to automatically ...
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How to embed a PDF into an Excel spreadsheet? [closed]
This is what I want to do:
Create report using a polygon feature class to output areas of polygons using some logic and the ExportReport() function (This I have accomplished)
Create a PDF of the ...
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1answer
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How can I set the settings of an Address Locator within a Model or arcpy?
I am creating a model that processes a large road dataset, then creates an address locator from the roads. The Create Address Locator tool does not allow me to set options like Spelling Sensitivity or ...
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1answer
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How to get an attribute of the selected feature and pass it into a URL?
As a total Novice with Python, I thought 2 weeks would be enough time to learn how to build some tools for our GIS... I was wrong and I'm running up on a deadline.
I am attempting to get a value ...
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How to Average neighboring county data and store in original?
I have data for several rain stations, i have averaged the data and given each county a value. Some counties have null values and I would like to pull the data from the all the bordering counties and ...
