topic Re: Copy Features Snag in Python Questions

Copy Features Snag

DuncanRager — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:54:20 GMT

Greetings,

I'm writing a basic snap to line script that goes something like this...

## Snap to Line

# import modules
import arcpy, os, sys
from arcpy import env

# grab user inputs
env.workspace = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
snapLine = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)
snapType = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2)
snapDistance = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(3)
fcBackupDir = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(4)

# define variables
fcList = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses()

# make backup copies of features
for fc in fcList:
 fcBackupName = fcBackupDir + fc
 arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(fc, fcBackupName)
 
# set snapping environment
snapEnv1 = [snapLine, snapeType, snapDistance]

# snap to line
for fc in fcList:
 arcpy.Snap_edit(fc, [snapEnv1])

...and I keep getting an error saying...

Runtime error <class 'arcgisscripting.ExecuteError'>: ERROR 000210: Cannot create output C:\GIS\Base\NHD\SGBD\Raw_Shapefiles\Bank_P.shp Failed to execute (CopyFeatures).

Does this have to do with a schema lock? Is my directory syntax off?

Thanks so much,

DR

Re: Copy Features Snag

MathewCoyle — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:35:56 GMT

Did you try these steps?

http://help.arcgis.com/EN/ARCGISDESKTOP/10.0/HELP/index.html#//00vp0000000n000210.htm

Does the file name already exist?

Re: Copy Features Snag

DuncanRager — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:38:22 GMT

I did see that article. The backup workspace is different, and I tried different names and all came up with the same error.

Re: Copy Features Snag

DuncanRager — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:05:36 GMT

Fixed it. Turned out to be a syntax error in my snapping environment... I used "snapeType" instead of "snapType".

I guess that's why you're supposed to use Try Except statements.