topic Re: Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles in Mapping Questions

Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles

JulienFavreau — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 18:40:47 GMT

Hi,

I've recently asked the same question but haven't gotten any replies yet.

The problem I am having is that my "XY Event Source" labels do not work when I convert them to shapefiles.

When I click "Label Features", my points in the shapefiles display a bunch of question marks (?).

I am using the Pigiarniq font which I have downloaded on my computer.

Even when I change the "Text Symbol" from the "Layer Properties" to Pigiarniq font instead of Arial, it comes up as question marks (?).

BTW, this is for ArcMap 10.2

Thanks,

Julien

Re: Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles

MikeCusi — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 23:55:01 GMT

What does the attribute table show? What is the data type of the attribute used for labelling your features?

Re: Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles

JulienFavreau — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:44:18 GMT

One of the fields in the attribute table says: Pigiarniq

??????

etc.

The data type are characters, ex: ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ

Re: Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles

MikeCusi — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:51:24 GMT

This looks like the "source" for your "XY Event Source" is not being read properly. Is the source a text file or is it an excel file?

Re: Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles

JulienFavreau — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:01:51 GMT

It's an excel file

Re: Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles

MikeCusi — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:11:11 GMT

I would try exporting the excel file to a CSV text file and then use that as the source for your "XY Event Source"

Re: Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles

JulienFavreau — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:44:58 GMT

When I save it as a CSV file, the font is automatically turned into question marks before I even use it in ArcMap

Re: Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles

MikeCusi — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:39:19 GMT

Have you tried changing the font to something more "standard" like Arial or Courier before saving it as a CSV file?

Re: Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles

DanPatterson_Retired — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:55:55 GMT

your csv file doen"t apply the correct code page to the output...have you been able to add maps with that character set before? and if it appears correctly in both arcmap and excel, they you might want to go that route

Re: Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles

JulienFavreau — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 01:27:21 GMT

I recently contacted the ESRI help team and they have replicated the problem in ArcMap 10.2 but not in Arcmap 10.3...so apparently it's an unreported bug.

Re: Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles

DanPatterson_Retired — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 01:59:54 GMT

good luck

Re: Event Layer Labels Don't Work When Converted to Shapefiles

JulienFavreau — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:28:26 GMT

Hey I've tried this and it still gives me questions marks...apparently its an unreported bug in ArcMap 10.2