topic Model stopping with empty outputs in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/model-stopping-with-empty-outputs/m-p/302085#M10502 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm running a very large model, and the very beginning of this process involves creating numerous point files from line files (for an eventual series of veiwsheds.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>To create these point files, I'm using the "create random points" tool, and using a field in the line file to get an average point spacing distance of 10m. There are 3 line files I am using, producing 3 point files.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Sometimes, there's only 2 such line files. This is a problem for model builder as it cannot ignore the fact there's empty output and continue to do the others. I have a feeling I need to create an if-else script, but I really don't know where to start and I can't seem to find an answer online.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Can anybody help with this? I've added a much simplified example to show the beginning process. So say there's no roads (or paths), I would like it to go through to the next regardless of whether one appears to have an empty output.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]27228[/ATTACH]</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:07:49 GMT JordanWhite 2013-09-05T11:07:49Z Model stopping with empty outputs https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/model-stopping-with-empty-outputs/m-p/302085#M10502 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm running a very large model, and the very beginning of this process involves creating numerous point files from line files (for an eventual series of veiwsheds.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>To create these point files, I'm using the "create random points" tool, and using a field in the line file to get an average point spacing distance of 10m. There are 3 line files I am using, producing 3 point files.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Sometimes, there's only 2 such line files. This is a problem for model builder as it cannot ignore the fact there's empty output and continue to do the others. I have a feeling I need to create an if-else script, but I really don't know where to start and I can't seem to find an answer online.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Can anybody help with this? I've added a much simplified example to show the beginning process. So say there's no roads (or paths), I would like it to go through to the next regardless of whether one appears to have an empty output.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]27228[/ATTACH]</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:07:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/model-stopping-with-empty-outputs/m-p/302085#M10502 JordanWhite 2013-09-05T11:07:49Z