Save as Shapefile

Question

Hi,

I'm sure that this is a very simple question, but I can't find the answer unfortunately. I have wrote  a short Python script to do some geoprocessing, Network Analysis to be exact, and I want the routes that have been created from this process to be outputted as a Shapefile and saved to my PC - but using Python rather than right clicking and doing 'Data Export'. How do I go about this please? What is the Syntax?

Thanks

James

StacyRendall1 · Answer

Glad to hear it worked, James!

Just one thing, I think you need either two back slashes or one forward slash in your paths, i.e.:
"Sample_Routing\Routes" or "Sample_Routing/Routes" not "Sample_Routing\Routes"

Cheers

JamesSmith5 · Answer

Hi guys,

Some feedback...

- arcpy.featureClassToShapefile_conversion("Sample_Routing\Routes", "E:\")
This appears to work, but then says it had a problem naming the output. Which is odd, as this isn't even a parameter in the code.

- arcpy.CopyFeatures_management("Sample_Routing\Routes", "test")
I didn't think that this would work, but it does. It makes a shapefile of the Routes and saves them to the default location. Note, there's no need for .shp in the code.

-arcpy.FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion(in_features, out_path, out_name)
- Although rather strangely named (how is feature to feature a conversion?), this also makes a shapefile as its output.

So in summary, thanks!

James

JamesSmith5 · Answer

I'll try this out later today - thank you very much!