topic Python Sequential Requests: Data Processing Automation within ArcMap in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-sequential-requests-data-processing/m-p/490152#M38357 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello, my python skills are very limited (to none) and I've never created an automated, sequential request for ArcMap. Below are the steps I'd like to code, any advice would be appreciated.</P><P>Step 1: Locate File folder&nbsp;</P><P>Step 2: Import “first” file (table csv) (there are over 500 cvs, the naming convention is not sequential)</P><P>Step 3: Join csv to HUC08 shapefile</P><P>Step 4: Select data without Null values within under the field name “Name”</P><P>Step 5: Save selected data as a layer file within my FoTX.gdb</P><P>Step 6: Move to the next file within the folder and complete the same action until all actions are complete</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Mar 2019 17:12:02 GMT JohannaValente 2019-03-05T17:12:02Z Python Sequential Requests: Data Processing Automation within ArcMap https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-sequential-requests-data-processing/m-p/490152#M38357 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello, my python skills are very limited (to none) and I've never created an automated, sequential request for ArcMap. Below are the steps I'd like to code, any advice would be appreciated.</P><P>Step 1: Locate File folder&nbsp;</P><P>Step 2: Import “first” file (table csv) (there are over 500 cvs, the naming convention is not sequential)</P><P>Step 3: Join csv to HUC08 shapefile</P><P>Step 4: Select data without Null values within under the field name “Name”</P><P>Step 5: Save selected data as a layer file within my FoTX.gdb</P><P>Step 6: Move to the next file within the folder and complete the same action until all actions are complete</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Mar 2019 17:12:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-sequential-requests-data-processing/m-p/490152#M38357 JohannaValente 2019-03-05T17:12:02Z Re: Python Sequential Requests: Data Processing Automation within ArcMap https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-sequential-requests-data-processing/m-p/490153#M38358 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You have broken down the process into steps, which is a good start.&nbsp; Now you just need to take one step at a time and then eventually connect all the steps into a functioning script/process.</P><P></P><P>In terms of Step 1, what do you mean by "Locate File folder," i.e., how will the script look for the file folder?&nbsp; Does the user pass a full path of a file folder to the script?&nbsp; If so, how?&nbsp; Or, do you know the name and need to search a file system?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Mar 2019 17:39:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-sequential-requests-data-processing/m-p/490153#M38358 JoshuaBixby 2019-03-05T17:39:07Z