topic Re: Edits both original and new tool somehow? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/edits-both-original-and-new-tool-somehow/m-p/417775#M32820 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is you copied the script the answer would be yes. Script tools will point to a script file. If you copy the script tool without copying and resourcing the script then both tools will point to the same business logic. </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:39:15 GMT FreddieGibson 2016-01-04T19:39:15Z Edits both original and new tool somehow? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/edits-both-original-and-new-tool-somehow/m-p/417773#M32818 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I copied a custom python tool and pasted (with new name) into same toolbox. When editing the new tool, it appears to edit the original. Is this normal?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:34:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/edits-both-original-and-new-tool-somehow/m-p/417773#M32818 StuartKorte 2016-01-04T16:34:34Z Re: Edits both original and new tool somehow? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/edits-both-original-and-new-tool-somehow/m-p/417774#M32819 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Are both tools pointing to the same script?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:42:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/edits-both-original-and-new-tool-somehow/m-p/417774#M32819 WesMiller 2016-01-04T16:42:34Z Re: Edits both original and new tool somehow? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/edits-both-original-and-new-tool-somehow/m-p/417775#M32820 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is you copied the script the answer would be yes. Script tools will point to a script file. If you copy the script tool without copying and resourcing the script then both tools will point to the same business logic. </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:39:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/edits-both-original-and-new-tool-somehow/m-p/417775#M32820 FreddieGibson 2016-01-04T19:39:15Z Re: Edits both original and new tool somehow? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/edits-both-original-and-new-tool-somehow/m-p/417776#M32821 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks!!! I bet that is it. We will check it out.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:00:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/edits-both-original-and-new-tool-somehow/m-p/417776#M32821 StuartKorte 2016-01-04T21:00:24Z