topic Re: How would I set my current workspace as a user-definable parameter? in ArcGIS Mapping and Charting Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/how-would-i-set-my-current-workspace-as-a-user/m-p/335213#M1107 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm with Darren on the confused bit... but I presume that this is related to</P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/thread/218315-if-one-of-the-tool-parameters-is-based-on-user-input-defined-using-the-getparameterastext-function-is-it-possible-to-use-f5-to-run-the-script-successfully">https://community.esri.com/thread/218315-if-one-of-the-tool-parameters-is-based-on-user-input-defined-using-the-getparameterastext-function-is-it-possible-to-use-f5-to-run-the-script-successfully</A>&nbsp;</P><P>And Mapping Charting is probably not the place to get many responses dealing with toolboxes and/or code</P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/space/2145">Python</A>‌ would be best</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Jul 2018 22:26:35 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2018-07-20T22:26:35Z How would I set my current workspace as a user-definable parameter? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/how-would-i-set-my-current-workspace-as-a-user/m-p/335209#M1103 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><IMG class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/414748_pastedImage_1.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Jul 2018 21:19:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/how-would-i-set-my-current-workspace-as-a-user/m-p/335209#M1103 __17 2018-07-20T21:19:32Z Re: How would I set my current workspace as a user-definable parameter? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/how-would-i-set-my-current-workspace-as-a-user/m-p/335210#M1104 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>See:&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/arcpy/functions/getparameterastext.htm" title="http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/arcpy/functions/getparameterastext.htm">GetParameterAsText—ArcPy Functions | ArcGIS Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Jul 2018 21:28:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/how-would-i-set-my-current-workspace-as-a-user/m-p/335210#M1104 DarrenWiens2 2018-07-20T21:28:13Z Re: How would I set my current workspace as a user-definable parameter? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/how-would-i-set-my-current-workspace-as-a-user/m-p/335211#M1105 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I still find this confusing. Would I set my current workspace as this?:&nbsp;<SPAN style="color: #595959; background-color: #f8f8f8;">arcpy.env.workspace = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #1c00cf;">0</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #595959; background-color: #f8f8f8;">)&nbsp;</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Jul 2018 22:06:27 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/how-would-i-set-my-current-workspace-as-a-user/m-p/335211#M1105 __17 2018-07-20T22:06:27Z Re: How would I set my current workspace as a user-definable parameter? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/how-would-i-set-my-current-workspace-as-a-user/m-p/335212#M1106 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Probably I'm confused what you're looking for. Are you making a tool that takes a parameter, entered by the user, and sets the workspace environment? If so, then yes,&nbsp;<SPAN style="color: #595959; background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px;">arcpy.env.workspace = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(</SPAN><SPAN class="" style="color: #1c00cf; background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">0</SPAN><SPAN style="color: #595959; background-color: #f8f8f8; border: 0px;">) would make the workspace equal to the value entered in the first parameter slot. If not, what exactly are you trying to do?</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Jul 2018 22:17:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/how-would-i-set-my-current-workspace-as-a-user/m-p/335212#M1106 DarrenWiens2 2018-07-20T22:17:59Z Re: How would I set my current workspace as a user-definable parameter? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/how-would-i-set-my-current-workspace-as-a-user/m-p/335213#M1107 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm with Darren on the confused bit... but I presume that this is related to</P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/thread/218315-if-one-of-the-tool-parameters-is-based-on-user-input-defined-using-the-getparameterastext-function-is-it-possible-to-use-f5-to-run-the-script-successfully">https://community.esri.com/thread/218315-if-one-of-the-tool-parameters-is-based-on-user-input-defined-using-the-getparameterastext-function-is-it-possible-to-use-f5-to-run-the-script-successfully</A>&nbsp;</P><P>And Mapping Charting is probably not the place to get many responses dealing with toolboxes and/or code</P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/space/2145">Python</A>‌ would be best</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Jul 2018 22:26:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/how-would-i-set-my-current-workspace-as-a-user/m-p/335213#M1107 DanPatterson_Retired 2018-07-20T22:26:35Z