topic Re: The Dataset Name is Invalid in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/the-dataset-name-is-invalid/m-p/50437#M3956 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>It would help me to see more of your code.&nbsp; Specifically, where you create the 'shorterTitle' variable.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:12:07 GMT TylerGarner 2011-04-20T10:12:07Z The Dataset Name is Invalid https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/the-dataset-name-is-invalid/m-p/50436#M3955 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Greetings,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I can't seem to get past this snag... I'm attempting to "CreateTerrain" from a LAS tile but the python window in ArcInfo 10 doesn't like the name for my dataset. The problem portion of the script reads simply:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none"># Define inputs terrainDataset = "C:\\GIS\\Base\\Lidar\\Issue_Terrains.gdb\\IssueTerrains" currentTerrain = shorterTitle + "_T" aps = .65 # Create Terrain arcpy.CreateTerrain_3d(terrainDataset, currentTerrain, aps, "50000", "", "WINDOWSIZE", "ZMIN", "NONE", "1")</PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>And then it spits out an error reading...</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">Runtime error &lt;class 'arcgisscripting.ExecuteError'&gt;: ERROR 999999: Error executing function. The dataset name is invalid. Failed to execute (CreateTerrain).</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Whenever I insert a generic title in the out_terrain_name spot (where my "currentTerrain" is) like "test_output", it works just fine. Does the geoprocessor not like a concatenated variable for that input?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks so much.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>DR</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:56:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/the-dataset-name-is-invalid/m-p/50436#M3955 DuncanRager 2021-12-10T21:56:28Z Re: The Dataset Name is Invalid https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/the-dataset-name-is-invalid/m-p/50437#M3956 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>It would help me to see more of your code.&nbsp; Specifically, where you create the 'shorterTitle' variable.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:12:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/the-dataset-name-is-invalid/m-p/50437#M3956 TylerGarner 2011-04-20T10:12:07Z