topic Re: Problem Generating Output Name in Data Management Questions

Problem Generating Output Name

DanielLunsford1 — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:57:55 GMT

I imported an AutoCAD 2000 drawing (audited and purged) containing nothing but polylines into ArcMap 10. I tried to export to a shapefile using Conversion Tools=> to Shapefile=> Feature Class to Shapefile (Multiple) tool. It worked fine, except a few polylines were inexplicably left out. I figured it was because they weren't closed, so I went into the CAD file, redrew those objects, and made sure they were closed.

When I tried to convert the CAD file to a shapefile again, I kept getting the following error:

"Failed to convert: Parcels.dwg Group Layer\Parcels.dwg Polyline Problem generating Output Name (Error 999999: error executing function)"

I am mystified as to why redrawing less than a half dozen polyline shapes in the CAD drawing somehow screwed everything up. Does anyone have any idea what happened, and more importantly: how can I successfully convert this CAD file to a polygon shapefile?

Re: Problem Generating Output Name

BrittanyWalter — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:31:32 GMT

Did you end up fixing this problem? I am having the same problem. I do not see a place to name the output data that we want to convert. I think that may be the problem...

Re: Problem Generating Output Name

DanielLunsford1 — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:27:50 GMT

Haven't fixed it yet. From what I can tell, the tool automatically names the output files based on the output folder name- so the error message is that much more puzzling (I could be wrong about that, though).

I did find a work-around: export the CAD drawing as a geodatabase. That seems to work fine.

Re: Problem Generating Output Name

JamesSmith5 — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:10:13 GMT

Similar problem here. Trying to output a layer as a shapefile and get this error. 😞

Will try the geodatabase 'solution' now...