topic Re: Geoprocessing Widget Ouput Parameter in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

Geoprocessing Widget Ouput Parameter

IsaiahAguilera — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:37:06 GMT

I am currently trying to make the geoprocessing widget output a table. I have published the geoprocessing service and when I set up the widget the way I think it is suppose to work I can hit run and it creates the table on the server ( I can see it if i remote in ). But it just throws an error in flex instead of downloading the dbf. I am not sure if I need to do something on the model side or the flex side.

XML output params

 <outputparams>         <param name="task_dbf"                label="Output dbf file"                required="true"                type="datafile"                visible="true"/>     </outputparams>

I did notice that if I go to the service through a browser and look at the output param in rest services the type is "GPRecordSet". I don't know how to make the type "file" or even if that's what is causing the issue. I know its vague but any help where to start would be great! My goal is to download the dbf upon completion. Thanks

Re: Geoprocessing Widget Ouput Parameter

Juan_CarlosFranco — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:55:06 GMT

In order to download the DBF file, you need to change the GP task's task_dbf output parameter type to GPDataFile instead of GPRecordSet. Otherwise, the only option available is to display the table in the widget:

<outputparams>
  <param name="task_dbf"
              label="Output dbf file"
              required="true"
              type="recordset"
              visible="true"/>
</outputparams>

Re: Geoprocessing Widget Ouput Parameter

IsaiahAguilera — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:17:41 GMT

Thanks for your response. I was thinking that but I am not sure how I am suppose to do this. This is coming from a model that is being published and when I publish it makes it "GPRecordSet" without me doing anything. How do I go about changing it to "GPDataFile"? I am not sure if the model has to be changed or this is a publishing option.

Thanks,

Re: Geoprocessing Widget Ouput Parameter

GISDev1 — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:24:06 GMT

Thanks for your response. I was thinking that but I am not sure how I am suppose to do this. This is coming from a model that is being published and when I publish it makes it "GPRecordSet" without me doing anything. How do I go about changing it to "GPDataFile"? I am not sure if the model has to be changed or this is a publishing option.

Thanks,

It is changed in the actual model in ArcMap. ArcGIS Server just reads the parameters of the model.

Re: Geoprocessing Widget Ouput Parameter

IsaiahAguilera — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:04:09 GMT

Thanks, my issue is my parameter in model builder is listed as "Table" and not as "File" and I can't really find a tool that can give me a parameter type "File" from my output table. I know I must be missing something but any help to this specific issue would be great.

Re: Geoprocessing Widget Ouput Parameter

GISDev1 — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:47:57 GMT

Thanks, my issue is my parameter in model builder is listed as "Table" and not as "File" and I can't really find a tool that can give me a parameter type "File" from my output table. I know I must be missing something but any help to this specific issue would be great.

Right click your tool in ArcCatalog and go to properties, then go to the parameters tab.

Re: Geoprocessing Widget Ouput Parameter

IsaiahAguilera — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:37:22 GMT

Right click your tool in ArcCatalog and go to properties, then go to the parameters tab.

My problem isn't finding a list of the parameters it is changing the data type from table to file. I can create a variable with data type "file" but I am not sure how to link it in to the model since that data type won't seem to connect to anything.

Re: Geoprocessing Widget Ouput Parameter

IsaiahAguilera — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:08:44 GMT

I found a solution on arcgis desktop help. It is a python script that Zips your workspace and makes it available for download. Now I am able to get my dbf and just unzip it after its downloaded.
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/Input_modes_and_parameter_data_types/005700000062000000/

Its about mid way down the article.