topic Passing file from geoprocessing script to geoprocessing service in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/passing-file-from-geoprocessing-script-to/m-p/683877#M52930 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a serverside python based geoprocessing service that takes a file as its one input parameter.&nbsp; How can I call this service from a python based geoprocesing script running on the desktop?&nbsp; What type of argument should I pass?&nbsp; How should I read that argument on the server side?&nbsp; The file is a binary file (think jpg or zip) not a text file and the server does not have access to the desktop except via service calls.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:30:31 GMT MichaelPorter1 2011-07-15T23:30:31Z Passing file from geoprocessing script to geoprocessing service https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/passing-file-from-geoprocessing-script-to/m-p/683877#M52930 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a serverside python based geoprocessing service that takes a file as its one input parameter.&nbsp; How can I call this service from a python based geoprocesing script running on the desktop?&nbsp; What type of argument should I pass?&nbsp; How should I read that argument on the server side?&nbsp; The file is a binary file (think jpg or zip) not a text file and the server does not have access to the desktop except via service calls.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:30:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/passing-file-from-geoprocessing-script-to/m-p/683877#M52930 MichaelPorter1 2011-07-15T23:30:31Z Re: Passing file from geoprocessing script to geoprocessing service https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/passing-file-from-geoprocessing-script-to/m-p/683878#M52931 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Michael,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I don't know the answer to your question, but try reading up on the Python Pickle module; it lets you convert stuff into objects, which can then be passed between things... This, obviously, has a huge number of applications, but you should be able to find an example on the net of doing what you need; just remember to search 'Python Pickle', not 'arcpy Pickle'.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Good luck!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:34:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/passing-file-from-geoprocessing-script-to/m-p/683878#M52931 StacyRendall1 2011-07-23T00:34:06Z