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HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

JeffGuerrero — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:29:27 GMT

Using ArcInfo 10 and GeoRAS 10 I am attempting to create my export .xml and .sdf files to create my model. I have gone through the process with the tutorial in the users manual and it worked fine. Now that I am using my actual project data, I am getting an error when I try to export it. It says "Failed to create intermediate ESRI XML file!" I have attached the output file that runs. I had no errors when creating my data, just when I go to export it.

Thanks in advance for your ideas.

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

aliveli1 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:23:39 GMT

Using ArcInfo 10 and GeoRAS 10 I am attempting to create my export .xml and .sdf files to create my model. I have gone through the process with the tutorial in the users manual and it worked fine. Now that I am using my actual project data, I am getting an error when I try to export it. It says "Failed to create intermediate ESRI XML file!" I have attached the output file that runs. I had no errors when creating my data, just when I go to export it.

Thanks in advance for your ideas.

its true. i am getting an error.

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

JeffGuerrero — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:20:36 GMT

So I decided to re-start and the second time around it worked fine. I had some crashes the first time, so maybe that just created some sort of bug/error? Anyway, it's all good now.

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

aliveli1 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:40:56 GMT

So I decided to re-start and the second time around it worked fine. I had some crashes the first time, so maybe that just created some sort of bug/error? Anyway, it's all good now.

i done all. but not working. i think this problem for Apfreamowk. i think its must reupload hecgeoras, hecgeohms and archydro tools. All them not working true.

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

MarkBoucher — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:28:32 GMT

Here's what I do when all else fails... applies to any ArcGIS puzzling problems, not just Arc Hydro.

http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/29202-Solving-Arc-Hydro-Problems-by-deleting-TMP-Files?p=97445#post97445

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

aliveli1 — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:40:07 GMT

i done all of them but i am getting this message. "08:37 Informative Failed to create intermediate ESRI XML file! Object reference not set to an instance of an object." i am using arcgis 10 sp3.

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

MarkBoucher — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:32:49 GMT

I don't use GeoRAS at all. However, when I look at your Output.xlsx file, I see many "Target location not specified..." messages.

From my experience in Arc Hydro, the "Target" is the file location ArcMap is trying to create the file in. Look for the where GeoRAS defines the output files and make sure the directory and filename are correct. I've had Arc Hydro keep the Target from the previous Arc Hydro project and had to correct it before certain functions would work.

I Googled "GeoRAS target" and found ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/SD/www/Technical/Engineering/Hydrology/Geo_Ras_xsec_instructions.pdf In this I searched for "target" and found that they use the ApUtilities menu also. Look under the ApUtilities menu to Set the target locations. Also, in Arc Hydro, there is an option to reset the target loations. GeoRAS might have that too.

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

aliveli1 — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:48:27 GMT

I don't use GeoRAS at all. However, when I look at your Output.xlsx file, I see many "Target location not specified..." messages.

From my experience in Arc Hydro, the "Target" is the file location ArcMap is trying to create the file in. Look for the where GeoRAS defines the output files and make sure the directory and filename are correct. I've had Arc Hydro keep the Target from the previous Arc Hydro project and had to correct it before certain functions would work.

I Googled "GeoRAS target" and found ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/SD/www/Technical/Engineering/Hydrology/Geo_Ras_xsec_instructions.pdf In this I searched for "target" and found that they use the ApUtilities menu also. Look under the ApUtilities menu to Set the target locations. Also, in Arc Hydro, there is an option to reset the target loations. GeoRAS might have that too.

Thanks Mr. MBoucher for your help. I done all of them. I sure for output locatiion an temp files locations. But I am getting this error messages. İ think this framework error. When I use Arcgis 9.3 cllassical export running true. But Arcgis 10 not working. Thanks again.

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

Kuang_NgangE — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:52:17 GMT

Using ArcInfo 10 and GeoRAS 10 I am attempting to create my export .xml and .sdf files to create my model. I have gone through the process with the tutorial in the users manual and it worked fine. Now that I am using my actual project data, I am getting an error when I try to export it. It says "Failed to create intermediate ESRI XML file!" I have attached the output file that runs. I had no errors when creating my data, just when I go to export it.

Thanks in advance for your ideas.

Hi,

I suggest you contact Dr. Maidment or Dan Snead at dsnead@mail.utexas.edu. They are the experts in Geo-RAS.

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

liudlasrft — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:26:25 GMT

I had exactly the same error, I tryed everything on this page, plus some other things, and nothing worked. At least until I tried.... changing the workspace's direction! that's right, just that.

I had it on my desktop and, it appears, arcgis is not a fan a large directions, so I created a folder with a smaller destination, closer to the disk root, and voilá!

hope it helps!

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

MichaelHross — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:20:34 GMT

A coworker and I have also been encountering this error. I have tried clearing the temp folder, loading and reloading, etc. Does saving closer to this disk root mean saving closer to the drive itself, for example, if saving to a C:\ drive saving as close as possible to the C:\?

Also, our login names in the office have spaces between the first and last name, and my coworker was wondering if that might be causing an issue? However, she has successfully run HEC-GeoRAS models and exported them in the past.

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

MarkBoucher — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:41:29 GMT

Does saving closer to this disk root mean saving closer to the drive itself, for example, if saving to a C:\ drive saving as close as possible to the C:\?

Look at the reply #3 (01-25-2012 04:18 PM) at this post: http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/48100-ArcHydro-Problem-Solvers?p=164676#poststop

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

HendriOza — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:33:20 GMT

I have the the same problem, "fail to create ESRI xml file" to be exported to HEC RAS, I tried all suggests at this page even reinstalling ArcGIS 10. and HEC GeoRAS include to make closer the root file to C:. I really need this actually at this time,and hope :cool: there is an solver that really touch the problem maker.
Hend_O

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

JavierContreras_Bueno — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:22:53 GMT

I had the same problem, but recently I fixed it with this:
- Use short words, without espaces and without strange characters like "ñ", "+", "á", "ü", etc, for mxd archive, workspace, folder, mdb archive, gdb archive, target locations for ArcHydro and ApUtilities, etc.
- Remove all TMP files.
I use ArcGIS 10.0 with spanish supplement, but I avoid to use spanish characters in names.

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

RomanFomin1 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:03:45 GMT

I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out why it happens in HEC-GeoRAS (Failed to create intermediate ESRI XML file!). So here are my suggestions.

The key to the problem is using GRID as a terraine type. It just didn't work no matter what I did. To overcome this message you should do the following:

1) Convert GRID to TIN ( or make a new TIN from feature)

2) Start and save a new project.

3) Load TIN into the new project

4) Export old shapefiles to the new project

5) Make all Geometry calculations again.

6) Export your new project. Make sure Layer Setup is correct.

Some other usefull tips:

- If this still doesn't work, recreate all RAS layers and copy/past all objects from old feature layers to new ones (between steps 3 and 4).

- Check the pathways to your project folder through APUtilities / Set Target Locations

- Make sure all layers (except for TIN) are in the same Feature Dataset.

Temp files, shorter destinations, names - nothing worked. This worked just fine. Hope this will help.

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

RobertSherrick — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:57:12 GMT

I had the same error. Fixed it with a suggestion from Amit Sinha - delete rasters from the GeoRAS geodatabase. I actually had two rasters in the database, but it was the newer longer named one that was the culprit.

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

HandeKoçak — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 14:03:20 GMT

i have the same problem with arcgis10.3 and two years ago again the same problem with arcgis10. i cant solve this. i tried all advices in here but the same error again and again. i am using student licence with full extensions. cracked arcgis9.3 still can solve without any problem why arcgis10 and 10.3 always give the same error. Also when i did my first export, it was worked. there was no problem but for the second project it failed. Anyway i give an ss below. if there is anyone who can solve the problem please help me i dont want to use again cracked arcgis 9.3

Re: HEC-GeoRAS Export Error

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