topic Re: Automating the process using python script for spatially linking two shape files which doesn't have a common field to join in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/automating-the-process-using-python-script-for/m-p/213835#M16474 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Do you know spatial join?</P><P><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/About_joining_the_attributes_of_features_by_their_location/005s00000031000000/" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/About_joining_the_attributes_of_features_by_their_location/005s00000031000000/">ArcGIS Help 10.1</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:12:51 GMT JohannesBierer 2014-10-20T12:12:51Z Automating the process using python script for spatially linking two shape files which doesn't have a common field to join https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/automating-the-process-using-python-script-for/m-p/213834#M16473 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi..I have two shape files.One shape file has District Boundary and other has state </P><P>boundary.. There is no other common fields to join both these shape files.. Only i can </P><P>do is to check how many districts can fall within the state and then i have link it by </P><P>adding a field in district shapefile..Is there any other method like to automate the </P><P>process using python script. Since there are several districts which i have to match </P><P>manually...Thanks in advance ...</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:00:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/automating-the-process-using-python-script-for/m-p/213834#M16473 MANESK 2014-10-20T12:00:59Z Re: Automating the process using python script for spatially linking two shape files which doesn't have a common field to join https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/automating-the-process-using-python-script-for/m-p/213835#M16474 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Do you know spatial join?</P><P><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/About_joining_the_attributes_of_features_by_their_location/005s00000031000000/" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/About_joining_the_attributes_of_features_by_their_location/005s00000031000000/">ArcGIS Help 10.1</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:12:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/automating-the-process-using-python-script-for/m-p/213835#M16474 JohannesBierer 2014-10-20T12:12:51Z