Process multiple text files - which iterator

LisaBuckleton — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:52:09 GMT

I am using ArcGIS v 10 and want to iterate through multiple text files and use a submodel to 1) create x-y event layer 2) create feature class and 3) append. Each time it is run there may be different numbers of files with different names.

Logically, I would think the ITERATE FILES is the correct one to use - and this works in v10.1 . However, in v10 it appears that I have to use ITERATE TABLES, which only works if I DON'T set a wildcard to only process text files. If ITERATE FILES is used in the model, it presents a default file name value of FILE.TXT (which doesn't exist in the folder) and the submodel will not validate. If I put an "empty" file of that name in the folder, the submodel fails when it tries to process the empty file.

Am I missing something?

Re: Process multiple text files - which iterator

MarcinGasior — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:06:15 GMT

You're right, in v10 you can use Iterate Tables iterator which produces a table as Make XY Event Layer accepts only tables.
But as far as I tested, Iterate Table sucessfully uses a Wildcard (at least in v10 SP4).
Here's an example:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]17990[/ATTACH]

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