How to create an Shapefile on ArcGIS Server side?

Question

Hi all,

I am developing a script which gets an JSON array with point coordinates. This array is encoded to a python dictionary. From this I filter all points (latitude and longitude) and an ID. This coordinates are converted into arcpy-points by using arcpy.Point(). Now in a next step I want to create a shapefile of these points by using arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(ptList, r"pointTemp.shp")

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My question is how to store this shapefile into a folder which is located on ArcGIS Server side. Do I have to give the skript a special path or location?

One folder that is on ArcGIS Server side in my case is "C:	emp", I have full read and wright rights, but the script doesn´t create the shapefile in this folder. If I run the script local on my pc, all works fine and the shape is created and stored locally on "C:	emp".

Any suggestions or tips?

Thanks!
Sven

SvenHarpering · Answer

Sorry for the late answer. I solved the problem. I didn´t register the UNC path in a correct way.

Thanks for your help.

JakeSkinner · Answer

What is the error you receive when you execute this code?

SvenHarpering · Answer

This is the code I am using:# -*- coding: cp1252 -*-

# Import modules
import arcpy, arcgisscripting, json

try:
    #Workspace
    #arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:	emp\"
    gp = arcgisscripting.create()

# ENV Settings
    arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = 1

# Local variables
    i = 0 
    value = 0
    ptList = []
    rowNumberList = []
    pt = arcpy.Point()

#String input:   
    input = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)

#JSON array to Python dictionary
    data  = json.loads(input)

for entries in data['points']:
        rowNumberList.append(data['points']['rowNumber'])
 pt.X = data['points']['longitude']
 pt.Y = data['points']['latitude']
 ptList.append(arcpy.PointGeometry(pt))
 i += 1

# Create the Shape
    arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(ptList, r"pointTemp.shp")

# Add the filed 'rowNumber'
    arcpy.AddField_management(r"pointTemp.shp", "rowNumber", "SHORT")

# Fill the field 'rowNumber'
    cur = gp.UpdateCursor(r"pointTemp.shp")
    row = cur.Next()

while row:
        row.rowNumber = rowNumberList[value]
 cur.UpdateRow(row)
 row = cur.Next()
 value += 1

del cur

# Spatial Join
    arcpy.SpatialJoin_analysis(r"pointTemp.shp",r"C:\arcgisserver\directories\arcgissystem\arcgisinput\cresta\lowres_deutschland.MapServer\extracted\v101\cresta.gdb\Cresta_Low_Res",r"join_result.shp")

# FeatureClass / Shapefile,
    fc = r"join_result.shp"

# Fields that should be returned by the cursor
    field = ["CRESTA_ID"]

# Loop through the attribute table with a cursor
    with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(fc, field) as cursor:         
        for row in cursor:
            print str(row[0])

arcpy.SetParameterAsText(1, "Eintrag: " + str(row[0]))
            
except Exception, e:
    arcpy.SetParameterAsText(2, e)

My problem is in the spatial join function. Here I need to tell the script where he has to search for the second shape/feature class to join with the point shape.