topic Re: Is it possible to replaceDataSource of layer with dataset stored in_memory? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/is-it-possible-to-replacedatasource-of-layer-with/m-p/290397#M22501 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>An </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://ideas.arcgis.com/ideaView?id=08730000000bvUpAAI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ArcGIS Idea </A><SPAN>for this has now been submitted.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:33:07 GMT GraemeBrowning 2012-02-27T01:33:07Z Is it possible to replaceDataSource of layer with dataset stored in_memory? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/is-it-possible-to-replacedatasource-of-layer-with/m-p/290396#M22500 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I've enjoyed using in_memory workspaces to speed up some Python script tools that get published as Geoprocessing Services.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The tools open MXDs and perform, among other things, an ExportToPDF.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>In the MXD there is a layer that references a dataset stored on disk.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>At runtime a new dataset gets created with the same schema as that above but, given a choice, I would like that new dataset to ONLY be written to the in_memory workspace.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My testing suggests that using in_memory workspaces like this is not supported by either Layer.replaceDataSource or Layer.findAndReplaceWorkspacePath.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is there a way to replace the data souce of a layer with a feature class stored in the in_memory workspace so that it can be displayed in a map that gets exported to PDF before the in_memory workspace is deleted?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Note: After no responses here in first 12 hours or so I have also posted this to </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/20329/is-it-possible-to-replacedatasource-of-layer-with-dataset-stored-in-memory-using" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stack Exchange GIS</A></BODY></HTML> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:52:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/is-it-possible-to-replacedatasource-of-layer-with/m-p/290396#M22500 GraemeBrowning 2012-02-14T08:52:40Z Re: Is it possible to replaceDataSource of layer with dataset stored in_memory? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/is-it-possible-to-replacedatasource-of-layer-with/m-p/290397#M22501 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>An </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://ideas.arcgis.com/ideaView?id=08730000000bvUpAAI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ArcGIS Idea </A><SPAN>for this has now been submitted.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:33:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/is-it-possible-to-replacedatasource-of-layer-with/m-p/290397#M22501 GraemeBrowning 2012-02-27T01:33:07Z