topic Re: New and need some major help!!!!! in Python Questions

New and need some major help!!!!!

AndrewSmith — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:59:37 GMT

I have a field (string 150), called RFID. It has a text coded number for RFID tags. I need to chop off the first part of the number, and leave only 8 identifying number at the back. is there a way of doing this, since I have over 2000 RFID tags, and I do not want to do it by hand.

Example

1st Field RFID_Tag (String, 150) 3000000000000000000000000000000000000000BC201001078 (needs to be reduced into field)
2nd field RFID_Code(String, 50) BC201001078

They are both in the same table. The RFID_Tag comes from a spread sheet imported into ArcMap, them made into a feature class table, then a Feature class. But how do I remove the excess front numbers

Thank you for all your ideas and help.

Andrew

Re: New and need some major help!!!!!

MathewCoyle — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:09:06 GMT

You could just do this in field calculator unless you want to make it a script. Your example has more than 8 characters so modify the number you want if it isn't 8.
RFID_Code =

!RFID_Tag![-8:]

Re: New and need some major help!!!!!

AndrewSmith — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:26:45 GMT

Thanks, that worked great, Thanks for the help. I also just learned where the results get posted to as well.

Thanks Mathew

Re: New and need some major help!!!!!

MathewCoyle — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:34:16 GMT

Thanks, I just tried that, and keep getting there was a failure durring proessing, check Geoprocessinf Results widow for details.

No detail window is to be found either.

Did you use the Python parser?