Parameters error with loading shape file

Question

Hello, I've been trying to run a test script for converting features to points (https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/feature-to-point.htm) and had some issues.

I think the cause is being that the "clip_road" layer is not a shapefile, rather just a layer. Does that mean I need to convert/export the layer to a shapefile first? Also is there anything else that I should be editing from the properties of the scrip such as "parameters"?

Thank you,

Thank you

DanPatterson · Answer

Are you sure the other layer ended in *.shp. ?  Perhaps it was a featureclass instead

Geoprocessing considerations for shapefile output—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

Shapefiles are stored in three or more files that all have the same prefix and are stored in the same system folder (shapefile workspace)

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Geoprocessing tools autogenerate an output feature class or table for you. If your scratch workspace environment is set to a system folder, and not a geodatabase, the autogenerated output feature class will be a shapefile or dBASE file.

It is suggested that you set your scratch workspace to a file geodatabase so that the autogenerated output is written to a file geodatabase, not a shapefile or .dbf table.

Sunny · Answer

Yes, that's the part where I am confused.

"clip-road" layer is what I edited from another shapefile. Now, do I need to export this layer as a separate shapefile because I do not see "clip_road.shp" on my .gdb folder?

DanPatterson · Answer

Where is the shapefile located?

You set the workspace to a gdb, so it is looking there for the shapefile