topic Re: error when running a system variable %n% in Geoprocessing Questions

error when running a system variable %n%

ChrisGraves — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:09:50 GMT

Hi GIS Gurus,

I've created a model that works when running it in edit mode but doesn't when running it from the tool dialog box. This is the scenario:

I've got 3 shapefiles that I'm iterating in a model and processing using an in-line variable (%n%). When I run the model in edit

mode it produces 3 shapefiles (shapefile0, Shapefile1, shapefile2) without any issues. When I run it from the tool dialog box, it runs

without error but for shapefile0, I get the attached error when I try to open the file in ArcCatalog or add it into ArcGIS.

The model I'm running is not large and is running 4 tools (see screenshot). I'm running ArcGIS v10 (SP5).

I've done some research but unable to find any bugs on this.

Cheers,

Chris

Re: error when running a system variable %n%

Anonymous User — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:47:05 GMT

Original User: m.gasior

Your inline variable created by iterator is %Name%.
Have you tried using %Name% variable name instead of %n%?

Re: error when running a system variable %n%

ChrisGraves — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:47:50 GMT

Thanks for the reply. Sorry for the confusion but I am using %Name%

Cheers

Re: error when running a system variable %n%

Anonymous User — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:19:20 GMT

Original User: j.quinn

In Windows Explorer, are all of the necessary components to a shapefile present? It needs at least the .shp, .shx, and .dbf.

Re: error when running a system variable %n%

ChrisGraves — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:48:45 GMT

Thanks for the reply. All of the files are available (see screenshot). The model works seamless when running it in edit mode but not when running the model as a tool.

Thanks again.

Re: error when running a system variable %n%

Anonymous User — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:47:17 GMT

Original User: shitijmehta

Can you share your model and a sample of your data?

Possible reasons that it does not work from a tool dialog could be:

You have exposed a parameter with default inline variable on the tool dialog. %Name% anywhere in a parameter on a dialog could cause problem

You are using some layer file which is locked or getting deleted before being used by a tool downstream.

One of your outputs is intermediate and is getting deleted before the next tool using it is run.