topic Re: Spatial Analyst Extention and Syntax Errors in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/spatial-analyst-extention-and-syntax-errors/m-p/712741#M10346 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I found another forum where someone was having a similar problem with another tool but getting the same error codes.&nbsp; It was my file path length that was the problem (to many degrees of separation from the root drive).&nbsp; I downloaded the file to my root drive so that it was C:\folder\geodatabase\hillshade and it worked fine.&nbsp; ArcGIS 10 seems to be a little more picky than 9.3.1 on this matter.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:33:43 GMT StephanieShaw 2011-09-20T04:33:43Z Spatial Analyst Extention and Syntax Errors https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/spatial-analyst-extention-and-syntax-errors/m-p/712740#M10345 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have download the service pack two.&nbsp; I have activated the extension and I have correctly entered my geoprocessing environment.&nbsp; I have used some of the tools in ArcGIS 10 desktop successfully but this was my first time using the spatial analyst tools in ArcGIS 10.&nbsp; I was trying to create a hillshade and slope from a dem but it failed with both.&nbsp; The dem is in a geodatabase and I set the geodatabase as my workspace and tried to create the hillshade, in the geodatabase (failed).&nbsp; I then tried to create the hilshade in a folder, outside of the geodatabase (failed).&nbsp; I then tried a new name for the hillshade, rather than the default (failed).&nbsp; I tried re-downloading the dem, in case it was a corrupt file and then creating a hillshade (failed).&nbsp; I tried removing the dem from the geodatabase and putting it in a folder then creating a hilshade in the the folder (failed).&nbsp; I think this is a spatial analyst tool extention problem not a corrupt data problem, especially since this is a class assignment and others using the same data haven't had this problem.&nbsp; Also the errors I am getting are syntax errors.&nbsp; The only thing that I changed is the output file (name and location) all other values were default values.&nbsp; I then tried slope and had the same errors. Error codes: 010328(syntax error at or near new symbol NEW LINE) and 010267 (syntax error in parsing grid expression).&nbsp; I am not using script or code just the standard tool.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:32:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/spatial-analyst-extention-and-syntax-errors/m-p/712740#M10345 StephanieShaw 2011-09-20T02:32:20Z Re: Spatial Analyst Extention and Syntax Errors https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/spatial-analyst-extention-and-syntax-errors/m-p/712741#M10346 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I found another forum where someone was having a similar problem with another tool but getting the same error codes.&nbsp; It was my file path length that was the problem (to many degrees of separation from the root drive).&nbsp; I downloaded the file to my root drive so that it was C:\folder\geodatabase\hillshade and it worked fine.&nbsp; ArcGIS 10 seems to be a little more picky than 9.3.1 on this matter.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:33:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/spatial-analyst-extention-and-syntax-errors/m-p/712741#M10346 StephanieShaw 2011-09-20T04:33:43Z