Latest Contributions by PeterStratton

I'm not sure if the Create Feature from Text File tool had greater capabilities, but I add XY data by: File > Add Data > Add X Y Data... ... View more

Do you have the spatial analyst extension?  If so, I'd recommend running through the tutorial, chances are you'll be able to adapt it to what you're trying to do: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/About_the_ArcGIS_Spatial_Analyst_Tutorial/00nt00000002000000/ ... View more

Could you attach a sample of your lidar data (for download) that includes the column headers and a few hundred rows?  It would be easier to troubleshoot if we can look at a sample of the xyz data you're trying to work with. ... View more

Where did your dwg come from?  If it came from CADD, are you sure it was created using a geographic coordinate system?  Quite often they are created in local coordinate systems that have no relationship to the real world apart from the unit of measurement. ... View more

how many control points? ... View more

We georeference Sanborns before creating any vector graphics or export rasters based on them.  How bad is the distortion and how many control points are you using?  Are you sure your control points are using the same locations? ... View more

It's been awhile since i've needed to use it and I didn't look closely at that download page before responding, but you should install "Import71" before "E00 to Shp".    It seems like you might have done that?  Once extracted you should get an exe file to install Import71. If that is indeed what you did, what do you mean it doesn't work on your computer?  Did the installation fail?  Are you getting error messages?  The more info you provide the better we'll be able to help you.  reading this might help, let us know how it goes: http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/education/tutorials/e00data/ ... View more

Go to the linked webpage and download "E00 to SHP" from the list of translators.  You can then just open the translated shapefile like you would normally. http://software.geocomm.com/translators/arcview/ ... View more

Are you able to successfully load the shapefile in ArcMap? ... View more

It can be complicated, and to describe the process and all the various pitfalls would be akin to writing a book.  Luckily, such a book has already been written: http://www.esri.com/news/releases/10_2qtr/lining-up-data.html Best of luck though! ... View more

If you can't test the python script in IDLE before running it from a batch file, or if the arguments are going to change each time it runs, i'd just write out a log file using try/except statements to record the exceptions before exiting and possibly mile markers to help chart the progress.  You can use string replacement formatting to capture the value of variables or arguments that change each time the script executes: http://docs.python.org/release/2.6.6/library/string.html#formatstrings ... View more

Have you tried running the script in IDLE (the IDE included with your python distro) and see what kind of errors it reports?  If you have exception handling conditionals set up in your script, you could just write the exceptions to a file.  Or, you could use mile marker write statements to chart the progression through your script (i.e. have python write a note to the log file you define each time it successfully passes a certain point).  Read these for more info: http://docs.python.org/release/2.6.6/tutorial/inputoutput.html#reading-and-writing-files http://docs.python.org/release/2.6.6/tutorial/errors.html http://docs.python.org/release/2.6.6/tutorial/stdlib.html#error-output-redirection-and-program-termination http://docs.python.org/release/2.6.6/tutorial/stdlib2.html#logging Hope that helps. ... View more

try this: http://www.esri.com/news/releases/10_2qtr/lining-up-data.html ... View more

For online stuff, check out the sites listed here: http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide I'm assuming based on your post in the ArcGIS forums that you are interested in using python 2.6.  When buying books, make sure that they are for a 2.x version of python, not 3.x (the most current).  When you're getting started the differences will drive you nuts.  My favorite python book is: http://www.amazon.com/Python-Nutshell-Second-Alex-Martelli/dp/0596100469/ref=pd_sim_b6 Have fun! ... View more