topic ArcServer GP Task can only write to local drive in ArcGIS API for Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/arcserver-gp-task-can-only-write-to-local-drive/m-p/862575#M4243 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This GP Task is being invoked by the "submitJob" url in the ArcGIS REST API, and parameters are passed in via a query string. It's output is a sql file that writes to the output path provided as input. Whenever that path is on the C:// drive of the server it succeeds but whenever I point it to another drive it fails with the error:</P><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive_macro_quote jive-quote jive_text_macro"><P><EM>IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory:</EM></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I have the connections set up in File Explorer/ArcCatalog and the script succeeds when run as a Script Tool from ArcCatalog, but it seems when being run as a GP task and invoked with a url it no longer recognizes the drive connections. I've tried with both a UNC and [LETTER]: for the drive.</P><P></P><P>I'm using ArcServer 10.1.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Dec 2017 22:50:19 GMT DevonCanady 2017-12-28T22:50:19Z ArcServer GP Task can only write to local drive https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/arcserver-gp-task-can-only-write-to-local-drive/m-p/862575#M4243 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This GP Task is being invoked by the "submitJob" url in the ArcGIS REST API, and parameters are passed in via a query string. It's output is a sql file that writes to the output path provided as input. Whenever that path is on the C:// drive of the server it succeeds but whenever I point it to another drive it fails with the error:</P><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive_macro_quote jive-quote jive_text_macro"><P><EM>IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory:</EM></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I have the connections set up in File Explorer/ArcCatalog and the script succeeds when run as a Script Tool from ArcCatalog, but it seems when being run as a GP task and invoked with a url it no longer recognizes the drive connections. I've tried with both a UNC and [LETTER]: for the drive.</P><P></P><P>I'm using ArcServer 10.1.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Dec 2017 22:50:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/arcserver-gp-task-can-only-write-to-local-drive/m-p/862575#M4243 DevonCanady 2017-12-28T22:50:19Z