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EsriTimeDelta = a string as GetParameterAsText Please Help, I need this answered ASAP

courtneygarlock — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:07:15 GMT

I'm trying to set units to a string and then as a parameter. The EsriTimeDelta syntax is EsriTimeDelta (interval, units)

When I run the code below in a script tool I keep getting an error message for the units, it will fail to run the script.

If there is an easier way please help! I need this question answered by Monday.

 df.time.currentTime = datetime.datetime(2009, 01, 1, 00, 00)  endTime = datetime.datetime(2009, 01, 1, 23, 59) tsi = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1) units = "'" + arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2) interval = arcpy.time.EsriTimeDelta(tsi, units)

In this code I get an error saying that the interval must be a float. But the interval (double) units (string) according to the help.
I also didn't set the units to a string in this instance and the script would actually run. But now I'm getting the error I just mentioned.

 df.time.currentTime = datetime.datetime(2009, 01, 1, 00, 00)  endTime = datetime.datetime(2009, 01, 1, 23, 59) tsi = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1) units = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2) interval = arcpy.time.EsriTimeDelta(tsi, units)  count = 0  while df.time.currentTime <= endTime:     fileName = str(df.time.currentTime).split(" ")[0] + str(count) + ".jpg"     arcpy.mapping.ExportToJPEG(mxd, os.path.join(inFolder, fileName), data_frame)     df.time.currentTime = df.time.currentTime + interval     count += 1

Re: EsriTimeDelta = a string as GetParameterAsText Please Help, I need this answered

ArkadiuszMatoszka — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:32:43 GMT

Hi,
I've already answered to your question in previous thread:
http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/81296-can-t-export-correct-images-using-script-tool-works-fine-in-regular-script?p=287088#post287088

getParameterAsText() does exactly what it sounds, it's getting attribute as text (string if you prefer). So if you need any other type of parameter you need to convert it.

tsi = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1) units = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2) interval = arcpy.time.EsriTimeDelta(tsi, units)

In this code you pass two string variables to arcpy.time.EsriTimeDelta()
changing line to :

tsi = float(arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1))

Should resolve issue with interval type.
Best Regards
Arek

Re: EsriTimeDelta = a string as GetParameterAsText Please Help, I need this answered

courtneygarlock — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:02:33 GMT

thank you so much, this works fine!