Latest Contributions by GlenRouse

It seems every time I add a number of shape files or feature classes to my map, ArcGIS does a "great job" of picking colors that are so similar it is difficult to differentiate between the different feature classes. It would be nice if there was a way you could have them load with better contrasting colors.  To be fair I end up changing most of them to what I want; but sometimes I would use them directly if there was better contrast by default.  It is always a mystery how similar the colors can be. ... View more

I have just been painfully watching my computer export a geo pdf using one CPU of my Quad core.  I still have plenty of memory, CPU is maxed out at 25%.  It has been almost 50 minutes. It would be swell to have a geo processing option that would use more CPU power. ... View more

I have a python script that used to work.  It's pretty basic.  There are two shape files I want to load into an empty file geodatabase. The path to the geodatabase is "D:\PWWILD\MASTER\" The name of the geodatabase is "MASTER.gdb" The script actually creates the geodatabase prior to trying to load the shapefiles.  When I run the script "MASTER.gdb" is created.  When the script attempts to load the shape files they don't end up inside the geo db, a copy is made and ends up inside the folder "D:\PWWILD\" Below is the script: # MakeGDB.py creates the geodatabase "MASTER.GDB" # Then shapefiles "cnddb.shp" & "cnddbpnt.shp" are loaded into # the newly created GDB. import arcgisscripting gp = arcgisscripting.create() gp.workspace = "D:/PWWILD/MASTER" gp.toolbox = "management" gp.CreateFileGDB("D:/PWWILD/MASTER", "MASTER.gdb") # Put in error trapping in case an error occurs when running tool try:     # Set the workspace     #gp.Workspace = "D:/PWWILD/M"     gp.FeatureClassToGeodatabase("cnddb.shp;cnddbpnt.shp", "D:/PWWILD/MASTER/MASTER.gdb") except:     # If an error occurred print the message to the screen     print gp.GetMessages() I guess I'm wondering what is going on.  The script ran fine yesterday on this machine and it still runs fine on an older XP machine. I ported the scripts from an XP machine which had ArcGIS 9.3.  Like I said they ran fine yesterday on the Win 7 machine.  Probably something I did, but I can't see it.  I changed the code thinking maybe because the newer machine runs 10.0 I should make sure it is compatible.  Here is that code.  It gives the same result. # MakeGDB.py creates the geodatabase "MASTER.GDB" # Then shapefiles "cnddb.shp" & "cnddbpnt.shp" are loaded into # the newly created GDB. # Import system modules import arcpy from arcpy import env arcpy.CreateFileGDB_management("D:/PWWILD/MASTER", "MASTER.gdb") # Set the workspace env.workspace = "D:/PWWILD/MASTER" # Set local variables inFeatures = ["cnddb.shp", "cnddbpnt.shp"] outLocation = "D:/PWWILD/MASTER/MASTER.gdb" # Execute TableToGeodatabase arcpy.FeatureClassToGeodatabase_conversion(inFeatures, outLocation) New script does the same thing, shapefiles end up in the "PWWILD" folder instead of the geo db. Hopefully someone has an explanation. Glen ... View more