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cannot load a notebook from a unc path

Gisbert61

So, I create a notebook in arcgis pro 2.5.2, open the catalog pane, click the notebook and ...

why is it a problem to open a notebook from a unc path?

I can't imagine I'm the first to run into this, could not find it here though, anyone who knows a way out of this?

regards,

Bert

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DannyMcVey

Thanks everyone in this thread for your feedback and use cases.

Support for notebooks on UNC paths in Pro is planned for ArcGIS Pro 3.0.

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PaulLohr

It only took a little less than two years to decide that something as basic as UNC file path support might be helpful.

DannyMcVey

Thanks everyone in this thread for your feedback and use cases.

Support for notebooks on UNC paths in Pro is planned for ArcGIS Pro 3.0.

ScottFedak2085

For me, when I changed my default folder paths to mapped network path versus the full UNC, it fixed the issue. Backstory below:

I first encountered this error after I had changed my default Home Folder and Default Geodatabase in options. The issue persisted after I changed the paths back to what they were, but I first did this by using the full UNC. When I switched it to a mapped path pointing to the same network folder instead, I stopped getting the error. This could be because that specific project was originally set-up with the mapped path, I couldn't tell you. Just some additional information that may help some. I guess I would:

1) Ask myself if I changed the default paths anytime recently

2) Map that UNC to a drive g:\network folder and see if that works

ErikLash_HiCo

We have a couple workarounds in play in my org.

Jupyter Notebook custom shortcuts to open JN on the UNC path.
VS Code (though ESRI won't officially support it).

VS Code is ideal for working in Notebooks as the user can go back and forth between all utilized code platforms in the same interface and work with PY files on the same screen as .IPYNB or open multiple IPYNB at the same time in the same screen (copying code blocks from one to the other).

Current limitation on VS Code with ESRI JN is that map widgets don't work but I use it all the time with ESRI notebooks for enterprise administration + data maintenance where map widget not needed. Also build my notebooks in it then open them in either JN or Pro if map widget required for end user.

VS Code for ESRI also makes linting easy.

MichaelAlva3

hey Bert,

I've received this error also under this scenario:

created a new pro project housed in "ABC" directory / folder
renamed "ABC" to something else..."123"
created a new python notebook in the pro project >>> UNC Path ERROR
The FIX: renamed "123" back to "ABC" and it worked.

It appears that the updated container name doesn't get passed to pro and when creating the new notebook its trying to place it in a directory that no longer exists. hope this helps.

philnagel

This issue still exists in 2.8.3.

I investigated the various workarounds, but none are realistic for our situation with thousands of projects located on a UNC path (and all the data to go with those). Our users also do not have administrator rights, which means we cannot create symbolic links for these notebooks.

As it stands, we basically can't use notebook in Pro at all, I'm hoping this gets resolved soon.

PhilLarkin1

Not fixed at 2.8.2

feralcatcolonist_old

Thanks so much! Bug is now officially logged!

Bug number: BUG-000141485
Synopsis: ArcGIS Notebook is unable to load from a UNC path.

Robert LeClair

Apologies for my late response - teaching classes. I did look at this topic again within the internal systems. There is no BUG incident logged currently as customers calling into Tech Support about this are provided the Tech Article workaround as mentioned previously. My recommendation is to contact Tech Support to log a BUG incident so the ArcGIS Pro developers can address it. Since I work in Esri Training Services, I have zero pull in resolving this item. Not the best answer I know...

feralcatcolonist_old

This is still an issue at 2.8; @Robert_LeClair is there a bug report out on this?

BillParker2

We just upgraded to 2.7 and it still is an issue there. I was hoping to explore the ArcGIS API for Python and notebooks but this makes it more difficult. And will for other people in our organization who might be a bit scared of command line. We are on an RDS system and run all of our data on UNC drives. I will see if I can get this workaround to work

ErikLash_HiCo

+1 affected by this problem.

Working with a project that runs entirely on UNC paths b/c it gets worked with via a batch server on the networrk and multiple data servers are involved , not just a specific machine. When trying to create a new notebook or "add" a Notebook in the Pro 2.7.3 project for creating and working with pandas to explore data am denied by the UNC error message "Cannot load a notebook from a UNC path" in both the default and clone environments.

UNC Notebooks working fine in my environment from from outside of ArcGIS Pro in Command Line, Jupyter shortcuts, and even VSCode.

feralcatcolonist_old

@_____, I also have this issue. In an AWS Workspace, so my options are somewhat limited for making symbolic links.

PaulCone2

This is still a problem in 2.7.3. Is it going to get fixed? Or does ESRI still expect me to open up a command line to work around it?

JaredPilbeam2

That's what I did. I right clicked within the catalog window.

Daniel_Hardwick

Hi Robert,

I have just ran into this problem myself. I am new to Notebooks but wanted to try it in Pro, then I ran into the error and found this thread. I noticed you said you got it to work by creating the Notebook within the Folder within the catalog pane. When I try to do this I get the same error? Did you literally just right click within a folder and create notebook?

I have also tried the Windows folder shortcut solution, but this also didn't seem to work, but this could have been due to not being entirely sure what I am doing! When creating a folder shortcut you have to specify two folders, one for the shortcut folder, and the other for where the data is. I don't really have any data in mind particularly, I just wanted to connect to a Notebook and import some libraries and so on. So I created the shortcut within my personal folder, for example "\GISDrive\Data\ESRI GIS\ArcGIS Pro Users\MyUserName\Template Map\Shortcut_Folder", then for the data folder I pointed it to the same 'Template Map' folder, seeing as I don't have specific dataset I want to use at this point. It created the shortcut fine but if I try then to create a Notebook it fails.

Is there a particular folder where the Notebook needs to be pointing to, for example C:\?

Thanks

JaredPilbeam2

No, I don't think so. I'm not even sure what that is, and it's not installed on my machine(s).

Robert LeClair

Hi Jared - thx for the response. Question for you - by chance are you on a Citrix environment?

JaredPilbeam2

@Robert_LeClair
I'm using Pro 2.6.0 and this problem still exists. In the catalog, when I attempt to add a New Notebook I get the same error. It does get created, but it won't load.

Just giving you a heads-up. I ended up creating a Notebook from Folders in the catalog. I have a connection to a folder in my C drive.

Robert LeClair

Bert - I researched your question about UNC paths and Notebooks and there was a Support Service request for this exact item. It is reproducible in AGP 2.5.0 and 2.5.1. As the case was in mid-June, AGP 2.5.2 was not yet released publicly. The current workaround is as follows:

"we are currently unable to connect directly to the UNC path within ArcGIS Pro, as a workaround though aside from mapping the drive we can create a symbolic link to the UNC path reference: https://support.esri.com/en/Technical-Article/000022743 which will create a shortcut to the UNC folder, this is the recommended workflow to follow,"

Hope this helps!

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