https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-my-python-script-doesnt-create-sbn-sbx-files/m-p/1092842#M62187 <P>Did you create any spatial indices?</P><P><A href="https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/shapefiles/shapefile-file-extensions.htm" target="_blank">Shapefile file extensions—ArcMap | Documentation (arcgis.com)</A></P> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:15:03 GMT DanPatterson 2021-08-26T18:15:03Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-my-python-script-doesnt-create-sbn-sbx-files/m-p/1092830#M62186 <P>Why does my script not create a .sbn and .sbx file?&nbsp; What do I need to change to make it create them?</P><P>thanks</P><P>&nbsp;</P><PRE><SPAN>import </SPAN>arcgis<BR /><SPAN>import </SPAN>arcpy<BR /><SPAN>from </SPAN>arcpy <SPAN>import </SPAN>env<BR />arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = <SPAN>True<BR /></SPAN><SPAN>from </SPAN>arcgis.gis <SPAN>import </SPAN>GIS<BR /><BR /><SPAN>###Variables<BR /></SPAN>AGOL_Login = GIS(<SPAN>"url"</SPAN><SPAN>, </SPAN><SPAN>"username"</SPAN><SPAN>, </SPAN><SPAN>"password"</SPAN><SPAN>, </SPAN><SPAN>verify_cert</SPAN>=<SPAN>False</SPAN>)<BR />itemToDownload = AGOL_Login.content.get(<SPAN>"b6451dd141bbbd89a0e0fc"</SPAN>)<BR />exportLoc = <SPAN>r"C:\Users\youknowit\Desktop\PROJECTS\Downloads"<BR /></SPAN>itemExportName_SHP = <SPAN>"test"<BR /></SPAN><BR /><SPAN><BR /></SPAN>itemToDownload.export(itemExportName_SHP<SPAN>, </SPAN><SPAN>"Shapefile"</SPAN><SPAN>, </SPAN><SPAN>None</SPAN><SPAN>, </SPAN><SPAN>True</SPAN>)<BR /><SPAN><BR /></SPAN>searchForExportedItem = AGOL_Login.content.search(itemExportName_SHP)<BR />exportedItemID = searchForExportedItem[<SPAN>0</SPAN>].id<BR />getTheExportedItems = AGOL_Login.content.get(exportedItemID)<BR /><SPAN><BR /></SPAN>getTheExportedItems.download(exportLoc)</PRE><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:51:27 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-my-python-script-doesnt-create-sbn-sbx-files/m-p/1092830#M62186 Anonymous User 2021-08-26T17:51:27Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-my-python-script-doesnt-create-sbn-sbx-files/m-p/1092842#M62187 <P>Did you create any spatial indices?</P><P><A href="https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/shapefiles/shapefile-file-extensions.htm" target="_blank">Shapefile file extensions—ArcMap | Documentation (arcgis.com)</A></P> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:15:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-my-python-script-doesnt-create-sbn-sbx-files/m-p/1092842#M62187 DanPatterson 2021-08-26T18:15:03Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-my-python-script-doesnt-create-sbn-sbx-files/m-p/1093379#M62193 <P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/add-spatial-index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Add Spatial Index (Data Management)</A>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 29 Aug 2021 08:59:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-my-python-script-doesnt-create-sbn-sbx-files/m-p/1093379#M62193 Luke_Pinner 2021-08-29T08:59:15Z