topic Re: VB to Python in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/vb-to-python/m-p/233037#M18066 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>VBA is supported in 10, but you have to request a special (free) licence extension.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:33:09 GMT markdenil 2012-04-25T11:33:09Z VB to Python https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/vb-to-python/m-p/233035#M18064 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>How can I convert that VB script to a python script or should I re-write the whole script again? We recently migrated from arcgis version 9.3 to 10 and seems as if VB is not supported in 10.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Static rec As Double</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Dim pStart As Double</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Dim pInterval As Double</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>pStart = 1</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>pInterval = 1 </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>If (rec = 0) Then </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>rec = pStart </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Else </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>rec = rec + pInterval </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>End If</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:56:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/vb-to-python/m-p/233035#M18064 FelixMuyoba 2012-04-25T07:56:15Z Re: VB to Python https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/vb-to-python/m-p/233036#M18065 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>VBScript is supported in ArcGIS10.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>However "</SPAN><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">Python is the recommended scripting language for ArcGIS</SPAN><SPAN>".</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>VB scripting received some limitations, eg. "</SPAN><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">VBScript does not allow you to explicitly declare any data types</SPAN><SPAN>". I've also noticed that declaring Static variable causes error.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>For more information look at </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//005s0000002m000000">Calculate Field examples</A><SPAN>.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>There's Python alternative to your code (search for autoIncrement() function).</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:01:23 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/vb-to-python/m-p/233036#M18065 MarcinGasior 2012-04-25T09:01:23Z Re: VB to Python https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/vb-to-python/m-p/233037#M18066 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>VBA is supported in 10, but you have to request a special (free) licence extension.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:33:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/vb-to-python/m-p/233037#M18066 markdenil 2012-04-25T11:33:09Z