topic Re: Model Builder - using Folder name as output file name in Geoprocessing Questions

Model Builder - using Folder name as output file name

SteffenCornell — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:19:41 GMT

Hi,

I have put together a model that takes all of the shapefiles in a folder and merges them together. I basically need to know how to use the name of the folder in the name of the output merged file.

For instance, let's say that I have a folder with a directory of "G:\GIS\Data\Birds". So the folder "Birds" is my input folder and includes shapefiles of "robins.shp" and "sparrows.shp". I want the output name to be "Birds_merged.shp" or "Input Folder Name & Birds".

I have tried using inline variables but then I get the entire directory for the input folder. Is there a way to access the name property of a folder and use it in the model?

Thanks.

Re: Model Builder - using Folder name as output file name

JonathanQuinn — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:07:27 GMT

Are you iterating through multiple folders, and then within each folder, iterating through the shapefiles within the folder? So you essentially want to capture the last folder within the directory?

Re: Model Builder - using Folder name as output file name

SteffenCornell — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:17:36 GMT

I am iterating through multiple subfolders yes but the folder name that I want to capture is the one that holds all of the subfolders.

Re: Model Builder - using Folder name as output file name

MarcinGasior — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:57:58 GMT

You can use Calculate Value model-only tool to extract last folder name from path.
It can be done using the following expression in this tool:
"%Value%".split("\\")[-1]
where %Value% is a PATH output from Parse Path.

Here's an example of model (which uses preconditions to ensure that folder name variable was calculated before using it):
[ATTACH=CONFIG]18316[/ATTACH]

Re: Model Builder - using Folder name as output file name

SteffenCornell — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:40:07 GMT

Ok, so that worked somewhat. Only problem is it calculated the value of one folder higher in the hierarchy then I wanted. I switched the Parse Path type to "Name" instead of "Path" and it worked perfectly. Thanks much for the help.

Re: Model Builder - using Folder name as output file name

Neha- — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:10:57 GMT

Hi Steffen,

Is it possible for you to share your model ?

Thanks,

Neha

Re: Model Builder - using Folder name as output file name

SteffenCornell — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 23:09:31 GMT

I can sure try. Do you have an email address?

Re: Model Builder - using Folder name as output file name

Neha- — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 04:41:40 GMT

Thanks Steffan for your swift response.

My email id nsharma2407@gmail.com

Re: Model Builder - using Folder name as output file name

RegieAlam — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:07:32 GMT

Hi Steffen. Would it be possible to attach a screenshot of your model?

Re: Model Builder - using Folder name as output file name

SteffenCornell — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:48:30 GMT

Re: Model Builder - using Folder name as output file name

SteffenCornell — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 17:07:33 GMT

Hope this helps, first two screenshots are of separate models that I had to build and then insert into the third screenshot/model.

The data being processed is located on a network drive