Latest Contributions by maxsteinbrenner

Duncan, Thanks SO MUCH Here is the working result:     Private Sub Export_to_shp()         Dim GP As IGeoProcessor = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessing.GeoProcessor         With GP             .OverwriteOutput = True             .LogHistory = False             .AddOutputsToMap = False             .TemporaryMapLayers = True         End With         Dim m_pMxDoc As ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxDocument         m_pMxDoc = My.ArcMap.Document         Dim in_features As String = m_pMxDoc.FocusMap.Layer(2).Name         Dim pVA As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IVariantArray = New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.VarArray         With pVA             .Add(in_features)             .Add("H:\SwiftReach")         End With         GP.Execute("FeatureClassToShapefile", pVA, Nothing)     End Sub If you see anything that could still use some fixing let me know. I am no programmer, but I try my best... ... View more

i was wondering how to do that! better? thx max ... View more

Duncan, Again thanks for your continued help! I feel like with that last tip i am getting closer for sure! Here is the current state of the code:     Private Sub Export_to_shp()         Dim GP As IGeoProcessor = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessing.GeoProcessor         Dim fctofcconversion As ESRI.ArcGIS.ConversionTools.FeatureClassToShapefile = New ESRI.ArcGIS.ConversionTools.FeatureClassToShapefile()         Dim m_pMxDoc As ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxDocument         m_pMxDoc = My.ArcMap.Document         Dim in_features As IFeatureLayer = m_pMxDoc.FocusMap.Layer(2)         fctofcconversion.Input_Features = in_features         fctofcconversion.Output_Folder = "H:\SwiftReach"         GP.Execute(fctofcconversion, Nothing)     End Sub the problem in this one is in the GP.Execute; error is: Argument not specified for parameter 'pTrackCancel' of "Public Function Execute (Name as String, iValues as ESRI.arcGIS.esriSystem.IVariantArray, pTrackCancel as ESRI.arcGIS.esriSystem.ITrackCancel) As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessing.IGeoProcessorResult So i tried to mess with it a little based on the error:   Private Sub Export_to_shp()         Dim GP As IGeoProcessor = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessing.GeoProcessor         Dim fctofcconversion As ESRI.ArcGIS.ConversionTools.FeatureClassToShapefile = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessing.GeoProcessorResult         Dim m_pMxDoc As ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxDocument         m_pMxDoc = My.ArcMap.Document         Dim in_features As String = m_pMxDoc.FocusMap.Layer(2).Name         Dim pVA As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IVariantArray = New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.VarArray         With pVA             .Add(in_features)             .Add("H:\SwiftReach")         End With         'fctofcconversion.Input_Features = in_features         'fctofcconversion.Output_Folder = "H:\SwiftReach"         GP.Execute(fctofcconversion, pVA, Nothing)     End Sub In this version the error is still in the gp.execute but specifically on the fctofcconversion variable: Value of type 'ESRI.arcGIS.ConversionTools.FeatureClassToShapefile' cannot be converted to String ... View more

Duncan, Thanks for trying to help me through this... I am not sure i understand what you mean though. Do you mean pass the variables in in a traditional vb.net sense like?     Private Sub Export_to_shp()         Dim GP As IGeoProcessor = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessing.GeoProcessor         'Declare variables for input         Dim in_features As IFeatureLayer         Dim out_path As String         Dim out_name As String         Dim m_pMxDoc As ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxDocument         m_pMxDoc = My.ArcMap.Document         in_features = m_pMxDoc.FocusMap.Layer(2)         out_path = "H:\SwiftReach"         out_name = "test.shp"         GP.FeatureclassToFeatureclass_conversion(in_features, out_path, out_name)     End Sub Because when i try that in like in the code above; it blows up at: GP.FeatureclassToFeatureclass_conversion(in_features, out_path, out_name) with the error NullReferenceException was unhandled That is why i started to try to go down the rabbit hole of trying to call the variables through some other more "arcpy" like means. I am beginning to think as Dan had mentioned above that there is too much mixing of styles here maybe? And that this may not work as i'd imagined it... Would be cool though; the arcpy tools are so much more intuitive to me. Any continued ideas would be greatly appreciated! ... View more

Dan and Duncan, thanks for the replys! I was able to access the  IGeoProcessor Dim GP As IGeoProcessor = Nothing (works!) My problem is hooking into the active map document and using the layers within the mxd i am working with in the vb.net project. stuff like mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument('CURRENT') in_features = arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd)[0] (stolen from arcpy scripts i found on the internet) my first goal is to get something like this to run: GP.FeatureclassToFeatureclass_conversion(in_features, out_path, out_name) but to have it reference a layer within the mxd i am working for the in_features. ... View more

I believe so.  Using the 32 bit PythonWin is a good idea, may be the easiest way to handle scripts that use personal gdb's.  That way you can avoid the confusion about which version of IDLE you are using. success!!!! thanks to your help. installed a 32bit version and 64bit version of pythoinwin on the same box and this script works just like it did in 10.0 on the 32bit version. problem solved; BUT i have a final question for anyone who has the time... what is better about the 64bit version (IE: why not just uninstall the 64bit version and run everything in the 32bit version of pythonwin to avoid confusion)? ... View more

OR if you want to open in in the regular python shell the other option is to open up the 32 bit python.exe in the normal ArcGIS 10.1 folder (I created shortcuts for both 32 bit and 64 bit to my desktop) and once you are in there you can manually open your script with File > Open. thanks for all the info so far! sorry if this is a dumb question but here goes (i am not so well versed in python lingo). when you mention the python shell your referring to idle correct? if so, i use pythonwin instead because that is just what i was taught on and am used to using. would installing the 32bit version of pythonwin(to run along with the 64bit version) on the 10.1 box work for scripts like this? ... View more

Have you installed the 64 bit background processing for your 10.1 version?  This is not compatible with personal geodatabases.  In this case you have to use the 32 bit python.  The 64 bit will not list the personal gdb's.  Here's an example: import arcpy, sys arcpy.env.workspace =  r'G:\Data\Geodatabase\Archive' print "Running against: {0}\n".format(sys.version) for ws in arcpy.ListWorkspaces():     print ws here are the results when ran from 32 bit: >>> ================================ RESTART ================================ >>> Running against: 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] G:\Data\Geodatabase\Archive\Cedar_County_Switched_1_23_2013.gdb G:\Data\Geodatabase\Archive\Cedar_County_Switched_1_23_2013.mdb G:\Data\Geodatabase\Archive\Cedar_Switched_1_23_2013.gdb G:\Data\Geodatabase\Archive\Cedar_Switched_1_23_2014.mdb >>> And here is the exact same script ran on 64 bit: >>> Running against: 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 14:24:46) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] G:\Data\Geodatabase\Archive\Cedar_County_Switched_1_23_2013.gdb G:\Data\Geodatabase\Archive\Cedar_Switched_1_23_2013.gdb >>> As you can see it only listed the 2 file gdb's and not the personal gdb's when ran with 64 bit python. that is exactly my problem i think. the new box is 64 bit.... so is there a way around this? you have to be able to talk to access personal geodatabases somehow with the 64 bit version somehow still hopefully??? thanks, max ... View more

Kevin, awesome! that is exactly what i was looking for, thanks so much. max ... View more

You can set the combobox's text property to "Select storm". Once something is selected, that text will not show up again. probably a dumb question but: where would/how i access the text property of the combobox? i would know how to do it if i made the combobox in the designer but this one is an add-in and i am unfamiliar with how to access it's properties. thanks, max ... View more