Output feature class of Clip tool doesn't have a Shap.Len field

Question

When I used the Clip Analysis tool and set the output feature class to an SDE Feature Class, then use the Summary Statistics Analysis tool to sum the Shape.Len field, everything works fine.

However, when I try to use an "in_memory" output feature class with the Clip tool, there is no Shape.Len field available for the Summary Statistics tool!

Does anyone know why I am seeing this behavior? I need to use in_memory intermediate data.

Versions: SDE 10, ArcGIS Desktop 10

BBicking1 · Answer

Leo,

see if Calculate Value gets you what you want. Examples are here http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Calculate_Field_examples/00170000004s000000/

Barbara Bicking
Geoprocessing Team

LeoForetich_Jr · Answer

Instead of using the in_memory workspace, could you use a scratch workspace to store the intermediate datasets?

Yep. I guess there is not alternative.

Thanks again for the help.

kenbuja · Answer

Instead of using the in_memory workspace, could you use a scratch workspace to store the intermediate datasets?