CreateTable_management fails when field name lenght is > 10

BartKowalski — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 02:34:21 GMT

Hi,

I wrote a script that updates a feature class from SQL server. It is exactly the same script as http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/45954-Can-t-view-created-feature-class except I am connecting to a different database, and the template FC is different. I noticed when I include field names longer then 10 characters, the code chokes And I get the
"File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.0\arcpy\arcpy\arcobjects\_base.py", line 35, in __setattr__
return setattr(self._arc_object, attr, ao)
RuntimeError: ERROR 999999: Error executing function."
error.

I can't figure out the problem especially since the previosu code also contained feature names > 10 characters.

Does anyone have a suggestion about this?

THanks,

BArt

import arcpy
import pyodbc
from arcpy import env
cnxn = pyodbc.connect('Driver={SQL Server Native Client 10.0};UID=user;PWD=Password;SERVER=spk-db11sac.spk.ds.usace.army.mil; DATABASE=FTO_OE; APP=MyApp')

cursor=cnxn.cursor()
cursor.execute("select Grid_ID, UniqueID, Date_Found, Quantity, Northing, Easting, Depth, Grid_Alias, AAR_ID, Initial_ID, Final_ID, Risk_Code, MM_Type, Contractor, Burial_Pit, Weight from dbo.View_MEC_FeatureClass") #,Report_Type, Operation_Class,Operation_ID, Report_Date, AAR_Description, Original_MM_Nomenclature, Model_Description, Survey_Instrument, Modification_Notes,")
rows = cursor.fetchall()

env.overwriteOutput = True

env.workspace = r"G:\Temp\Bart\fort_ord.gdb"

template = r"G:\Fort_Ord_GIS\Master_Coverage\Fort_Ord.gdb\env_haz_remediation\oe_item_point"

config_keyword = ""

OETabl = arcpy.CreateTable_management(r"G:\Temp\Bart", "OETabl.dbf", template)

Wcur = arcpy.InsertCursor(OETabl)

for row in rows:
    t_row                   = Wcur.newRow()
    t_row.UniqueID          = row.UniqueID
    t_row.Date_Found        = row.Date_Found
    #t_row.Operation_Class   = row.Operation_Class  !!!GET ERROR MESSAGE ON COMMENTED OUT LINES!!!
    #t_row.Operation_ID      = row.Operation_ID
    t_row.Grid_ID           = row.Grid_ID
    t_row.AAR_ID            = row.AAR_ID
    t_row.Report_Type       = row.Report_Type
    #t_row.Report_Date       = row.Report_Date
    #t_row.AAR_Description   = row.AAR_Description
    t_row.Northing          = row.Northing
    t_row.Easting           = row.Easting
    t_row.Quantity          = row.Quantity
    t_row.Depth             = row.Depth
    t_row.Weight            = row.Weight
    t_row.Initial_ID        = row.Initial_ID
    t_row.Final_ID          = row.Final_ID
    #t_row.Model_Description = row.Model_Description
    t_row.Risk_Code         = row.Risk_Code
    t_row.MM_Type           = row.MM_Type
    t_row.Contractor        = row.Contractor
    t_row.Burial_Pit        = row.Burial_Pit
    #t_row.Survey_Instrument = row.Survey_Instrument
    #t_row.Modification_Notes = row.Modification_Notes
    #t_row.Original_MM_Nomenclature = row.Original_MM_Nomenclature
    Wcur.insertRow(t_row)

try:
    in_Table = OETabl
    x_coords = "Easting"
    y_coords = "Northing"
    out_layer = "OE_layer"
    saved_layer = r"G:\Temp\Bart\Layers\OE.lyr"
    spRef = r"C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.0\Coordinate Systems\Projected Coordinate Systems\State Plane\NAD 1983 (US Feet)\NAD 1983 StatePlane California IV FIPS 0404 (US Feet).prj"
    arcpy.MakeXYEventLayer_management(in_Table, x_coords, y_coords, out_layer, spRef)
    saved_layer2 = arcpy.SaveToLayerFile_management(out_layer, saved_layer)

except:
    print arcpy.GetMessages()

inFeatures = saved_layer2
outLocation = r"G:\Temp\Bart\Scratch.gdb"
outFeatureClass = "OEupdate"
outFC = outLocation + "\\" + outFeatureClass
if arcpy.Exists(outFC)==True:
    arcpy.Delete_management(outFC)
        
arcpy.FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion(inFeatures, outLocation, outFeatureClass)


cnxn.commit() 
cursor.close()
cnxn.close()

del row
del rows
del cursor 
del cnxn

Re: CreateTable_management fails when field name lenght is > 10

BarbaraSieg — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:23:46 GMT

For information on dbf tables, view the Help documentation for creating a new dBase table:
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Creating_a_new_dBASE_table/005600000005000000/
This references another topic on adding fields:
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/by_adding_a_field_in_ArcCatalog/005600000006000000/
For fields in dBase tables, "A field's name must be no more than 10 characters in length...", so if there is no other reason to create the table as a dbf, create it instead as a geodatabase table.
Also, where is the dbf being created? The script workspace is a gdb, and the table name has no qualifying path.

Re: CreateTable_management fails when field name lenght is > 10

BartKowalski — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:01:47 GMT

Thanks,

I changed from dbf to a gdb table, and it works fine now.

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