Run buffer automatically when new data is registered.

Question

Hello,

Im pretty new on Geoprocessing tools and running automatic process in arcmap.

I wanna know if theres a way to run a buffer automatically when new data is found in a db table, layer or anything else i wanna use.

I just created a buffer in the toolbox and i save it, the structure is :

my layer -> buffer tool -> output file.

I save it and im trying to generate the python code to simulate the data will be loaded in that layer (its an example) and then i generate the buffer as a result.

My python code is going like this.

import arcpy

from arcpy import env

import arcgis

arcpy.ImportToolbox("C:\Users\myuser\Documents\ArcGIS\Toolbox","BufferTramosSelected")

arcpy.BufferTramosSelected_BufferTramosSelected()

import time

mins = 0

while mins != 5:

print ">>>", mins

arcpy.BufferTramosSelected_BufferTramosSelected()

time.sleep(30)

mins+=1

So is that correct? or theres another way to do this?

I need suggestions and code (if somebody already do this).

Thanks in advice!

JamesCrandall · Answer

I don't know why you need to import a toolbox to perform that operation.  Just add the required methods and parameters in the script you intend to run on a schedule.

EvelynHernandez · Answer

OK, but my last question is: the script that  i showed in the first comment is the way to do it? I mean , can i include that one or im missing something? (the logic)

Thanks in advice!

JamesCrandall · Answer

I wanna know how to run a script automatically (via scheduled task or something else) that allows me to run the buffer to keep a service updated(a layer that shows the result in a web app with a map) .

You do this by writing your .py script that performs the desired service updating, create a .bat or .cmd that starts python.exe and runs your .py script and then create the scheduled event to point to the .bat/.cmd file.  The .bat should look something like this:

C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.2\python.exe E:\MyScript.py