Latest Contributions by BrianRizzo

this is a very lucid explanation that I will use in my  class!  However, from a programmatic perspective it would still be nice to have the option of inputting a FC OR a layer for many of the functions that require only layers, but I can see where this can lead to duplication and even confusion.  I can live with layers now that I know why they are used as input. Brian   ... View more

adding the .gdb extension solved the issue.. But I still have a question about Feature Layers and feature classes.  The buffer tool wants a feature layer as input.  Does this preclude the use of a feature class? If so, we can create feature layers easy enough MakeFeatureLayer but why the complication? Thanks for the help! ... View more

 FC2_GDB = "B:\PythonClass\pythonweek2\Exercise1GDB\VaInterStates"  FC3 =r"B:\PythonClass\pythonweek2\Exercise1GDB\VaInterStatesBuff"     # buffer interstates 100 yards     arcpy.Buffer_analysis(FC2_GDB,FC3,"100 yards") FC2_GDB exists as a GDB feature class.   ... View more

Thanks everyone for the help.  It turns out that INDEXING BOTH files is critical. Especially when the file sizes become very large. Thanks everyone.  Sorry to take up your time. I should have been more careful reading the help!  To be honest I'm not sure how indexing works so I had no idea it could have such a big impact. ... View more

Joshua, Kory Thanks for the replies.  The join is 1:1.  I exported a table from a point file and processed it in SPSS.  This generated an output file that added a new field to the table.  Initially I joined this new table, which was in CSV  form, to the original point file.  The join worked well but saving the join takes a very very long time as indicated previously.  I also  created a GDB table from the CSV and joined this to the point file. Again the join worked but again the save operation took as long as the previous attempt.  Interestingly I tried both solutions in Desktop and Pro.  Desktop process the save in about half the time-6 hours! I'm writing a script as suggested by Dan and will hope this addresses my problem. Brian  ... View more

yes. ... View more

While the join itself works and seems to happen very quickly, saving the join is the real problem. Converting the csv file to a GDB table doesn't seem to provide any gains. ... View more

Point fc file stored in a file GDB.  Attempting to join an attribute from a csv.  ... View more

never. working with ESRI support.  They are also having trouble resolving the problem.  They're going to call back tomorrow and hopefully they will have a solution ... View more

This raised 3 questions,  First how do I get access to the 9.x locators, next why wouldn't you use the 10.x locators.  Would this work on your station IF you used the 10.x locator? Very strange problem. Brian ... View more

Interesting.  I see you are using 9.x.  I'm using 10.1.  US street dual range.  Not sure why this would cause a problem but I can't get mine to work. Thanks for trying. ... View more