topic KML to SHP Error using ArcMap's Quick import tool in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/kml-to-shp-error-using-latest-google-earth/m-p/280817#M25923 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I had a line shapefile that i took into kml,verified that via google earth,now I am using ARCGIS 9.3"quick import tool" to convert polylines in kml format to shapefile...It reads some features while leaves other features.The error says:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>"The xml module halted on error,see logfile for details</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Error encountered while reading a new node</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Error reading feature from dataset"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Can anyone explain what the error is about and how can be corrected?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:32:22 GMT MehwishAli 2011-08-01T10:32:22Z KML to SHP Error using latest Google Earth https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/kml-to-shp-error-using-latest-google-earth/m-p/280814#M25920 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am getting an error when using Jason Parent's Script (</SPAN><A href="http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=15603">http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=15603</A><SPAN>) to convert Google Earth KML files into ArcGIS Shapefiles using the latest version of Google Earth. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">Running script kml_to_shp...<BR />Extracting POLYGON feature data from KML file...<BR />&nbsp; File "&lt;string&gt;", line 117, in &lt;module&gt;<BR /><BR />&lt;type 'exceptions.ValueError'&gt;: empty string for float()<BR />Completed script kml_to_shp...<BR />Failed to execute (kml_to_shp).<BR /></BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I ran the script on two different systems (one WinXP, the other Win 7) running the same ArcGIS 9.3 software, but where one used the latest Google Earth (vs. 5.2.1.1588) and the other a slightly older version (vs. 5.1.3535.321). KML files created on the older version of Google Earth run smoothly, but KML files created on the latest version of Google Earth run into the above error on either system.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Would anyone know how to solve it?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:15:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/kml-to-shp-error-using-latest-google-earth/m-p/280814#M25920 MathieuCain 2010-09-09T04:15:45Z Re: KML to SHP Error using latest Google Earth https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/kml-to-shp-error-using-latest-google-earth/m-p/280815#M25921 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I'm having the same issue</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:22:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/kml-to-shp-error-using-latest-google-earth/m-p/280815#M25921 AdrianHughes 2010-09-09T15:22:08Z Re: KML to SHP Error using latest Google Earth https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/kml-to-shp-error-using-latest-google-earth/m-p/280816#M25922 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">I'm having the same issue</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Hello Hugue,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Jason Parent actually just updated his script yesterday and has posted the new one at the following:</SPAN><BR /><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/gallery/file/geoprocessing/details?entryID=F2747C53-1422-2418-34BF-037B58FAA5F1">http://resources.arcgis.com/gallery/file/geoprocessing/details?entryID=F2747C53-1422-2418-34BF-037B58FAA5F1</A></BODY></HTML> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:05:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/kml-to-shp-error-using-latest-google-earth/m-p/280816#M25922 MathieuCain 2010-09-09T16:05:12Z KML to SHP Error using ArcMap's Quick import tool https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/kml-to-shp-error-using-latest-google-earth/m-p/280817#M25923 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I had a line shapefile that i took into kml,verified that via google earth,now I am using ARCGIS 9.3"quick import tool" to convert polylines in kml format to shapefile...It reads some features while leaves other features.The error says:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>"The xml module halted on error,see logfile for details</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Error encountered while reading a new node</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Error reading feature from dataset"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Can anyone explain what the error is about and how can be corrected?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:32:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/kml-to-shp-error-using-latest-google-earth/m-p/280817#M25923 MehwishAli 2011-08-01T10:32:22Z