How would I set my current workspace as a user-definable parameter?

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DanPatterson_Retired · Answer

I'm with Darren on the confused bit... but I presume that this is related to

https://community.esri.com/thread/218315-if-one-of-the-tool-parameters-is-based-on-user-input-defined-using-the-getparameterastext-function-is-it-possible-to-use-f5-to-run-the-script-successfully

And Mapping Charting is probably not the place to get many responses dealing with toolboxes and/or code

Python‌ would be best

DarrenWiens2 · Answer

Probably I'm confused what you're looking for. Are you making a tool that takes a parameter, entered by the user, and sets the workspace environment? If so, then yes, arcpy.env.workspace = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0) would make the workspace equal to the value entered in the first parameter slot. If not, what exactly are you trying to do?

__17 · Answer

I still find this confusing. Would I set my current workspace as this?: arcpy.env.workspace = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)