topic Re: Scratchworkspace file already exists in Geoprocessing Questions

Scratchworkspace file already exists

AlexKaiserlis — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:15:23 GMT

I created a model with model builder using the tool Generate near talbe. for output i use %scratchworkspace%\Nearstrat.dbf. When i run the model once everyting is fine. But then i get the error that the file already exists. is there a way to overwrite the file?

Re: Scratchworkspace file already exists

DuncanHornby — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:39:07 GMT

In ArcMap go to Geoprocessing >geoprocessing option tick on overwrite at top of dialog.

Re: Scratchworkspace file already exists

AlexKaiserlis — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:54:56 GMT

Thanks!! that did the trick. Do you happen to know if this will work if i make it as a geoproccessing service?

Re: Scratchworkspace file already exists

DuncanHornby — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:33:57 GMT

Alex,

Sorry I don't know the answer to that question as I have never done any web based geo-processing. May be someone lese can answer this?

Duncan

Re: Scratchworkspace file already exists

DaleHoneycutt — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:26:09 GMT

ArcGIS Geoprocessing services will overwrite existing data by default.
If you are on 10.1, I would suggest that you use %scratchfolder% instead of %scratchworkspace% since you're writing a .dbf. But if you're creating geoprocessing services with 10.1, you don't have to use any scratch workspace or folder -- the service publishing process figures out that you're writing a .dbf file and will 'automagically' write it to the scratch folder.