topic Re: Calculate Field Management (x,y) using Python in ArcGIS 10 in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/calculate-field-management-x-y-using-python-in/m-p/465210#M15642 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Edward,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Try to replace PYTHON by PYTHON_9.3 in the expression type of CalculateField_management.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>See sample below:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE __default_attr="plain" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_macro_code jive_text_macro">arcpy.CalculateField_management(BT_BNG, "Eastings", "!Shape.firstPoint.X!", "PYTHON_9.3")</PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Now the script should run correctly,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Best regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Fred</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:22:47 GMT FrédéricPRALLY 2010-08-30T07:22:47Z Calculate Field Management (x,y) using Python in ArcGIS 10 https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/calculate-field-management-x-y-using-python-in/m-p/465209#M15641 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am trying to calculate the x and y coordinates using the Calculate Field tool in ArcToolbox.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The following code works in ArcGIS 9.3.1 but not ArcGIS 10. Any idea as to why it doesn't work? All input data variables are the same.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>arcpy.CalculateField_management(BT_BNG, "Eastings", "!shape.firstpoint.x!", "PYTHON", "")</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>After running the code I receive the following message:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Invalid property firstpoint.x. Valid properties: labelpoint, type, extent, truecentroid, firstpoint, lastpoint, ismultipart, hullrectangle, area, length, partcount, pointcount, centroid</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Failed to execute (Calculate Field).</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:46:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/calculate-field-management-x-y-using-python-in/m-p/465209#M15641 EdwardNicholas 2010-08-23T13:46:55Z Re: Calculate Field Management (x,y) using Python in ArcGIS 10 https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/calculate-field-management-x-y-using-python-in/m-p/465210#M15642 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Edward,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Try to replace PYTHON by PYTHON_9.3 in the expression type of CalculateField_management.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>See sample below:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE __default_attr="plain" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_macro_code jive_text_macro">arcpy.CalculateField_management(BT_BNG, "Eastings", "!Shape.firstPoint.X!", "PYTHON_9.3")</PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Now the script should run correctly,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Best regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Fred</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:22:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/calculate-field-management-x-y-using-python-in/m-p/465210#M15642 FrédéricPRALLY 2010-08-30T07:22:47Z