topic Error converting to coverage in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/error-converting-to-coverage/m-p/566741#M18714 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi all,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am attempting to convert a line shapefile to a coverage using Arc10.&nbsp; Although I could do this yesterday, today I can't for the life of me get it to work.&nbsp; I'm getting the following error message:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>ERROR 999999: Error executing function.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Invalid topology [Bad file type.]</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Failed to execute (FeatureclassToCoverage).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have given both the destination folder (which is the same as the existing folder) and the ArcGIS/Desktop/bin folder write permission.&nbsp; In the past, that was enough, but today this did not work.&nbsp; I have tried quitting arcmap and restarting my computer.&nbsp; This also did not work.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have tried cleaning the geometry, to no avail.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have no trouble converting to a raster.&nbsp; I have no trouble converting to a coverage when I use arc type instead of route type.&nbsp; Unfortunately I need routes.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Does anyone have any suggestions?&nbsp; Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:04:50 GMT AlexJospe 2012-08-21T15:04:50Z Error converting to coverage https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/error-converting-to-coverage/m-p/566741#M18714 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi all,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am attempting to convert a line shapefile to a coverage using Arc10.&nbsp; Although I could do this yesterday, today I can't for the life of me get it to work.&nbsp; I'm getting the following error message:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>ERROR 999999: Error executing function.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Invalid topology [Bad file type.]</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Failed to execute (FeatureclassToCoverage).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have given both the destination folder (which is the same as the existing folder) and the ArcGIS/Desktop/bin folder write permission.&nbsp; In the past, that was enough, but today this did not work.&nbsp; I have tried quitting arcmap and restarting my computer.&nbsp; This also did not work.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have tried cleaning the geometry, to no avail.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have no trouble converting to a raster.&nbsp; I have no trouble converting to a coverage when I use arc type instead of route type.&nbsp; Unfortunately I need routes.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Does anyone have any suggestions?&nbsp; Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:04:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/error-converting-to-coverage/m-p/566741#M18714 AlexJospe 2012-08-21T15:04:50Z