topic Help with script I wrote that is only partially working in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/help-with-script-i-wrote-that-is-only-partially/m-p/521624#M17352 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am trying to learn some basic script writing for arcgis and started with writing a basic script that selects features and exports them to a folder, then clips features to the new exported shapefiles.&nbsp; However, the script seems to select and export the new shapefiles</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>correctly but does not clip.&nbsp; I wanted to see if anyone with more experience can take a look at the script and pinpoint the errors I </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>have made so I can correct it?&nbsp; Script should be attached below.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thank You</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:47:54 GMT MeredithGreen 2012-10-03T14:47:54Z Help with script I wrote that is only partially working https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/help-with-script-i-wrote-that-is-only-partially/m-p/521624#M17352 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am trying to learn some basic script writing for arcgis and started with writing a basic script that selects features and exports them to a folder, then clips features to the new exported shapefiles.&nbsp; However, the script seems to select and export the new shapefiles</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>correctly but does not clip.&nbsp; I wanted to see if anyone with more experience can take a look at the script and pinpoint the errors I </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>have made so I can correct it?&nbsp; Script should be attached below.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thank You</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:47:54 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/help-with-script-i-wrote-that-is-only-partially/m-p/521624#M17352 MeredithGreen 2012-10-03T14:47:54Z Re: Help with script I wrote that is only partially working https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/help-with-script-i-wrote-that-is-only-partially/m-p/521625#M17353 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Looking at your code you select out a county then use that single county to clip a layer called trex_clip? Looks fine to me. Although I would put an "r" infront of your text where you declare the workspace. So your line of code should look like this:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>gp.workspace = </SPAN><STRONG>r</STRONG><SPAN>"Y:\GIS_FILES\Georgia\GDOT\TSPLOST"</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Duncan</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:03:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/help-with-script-i-wrote-that-is-only-partially/m-p/521625#M17353 DuncanHornby 2012-10-03T15:03:13Z