Attempting to create a Locator File - but all all processing happening on C drive where I have no space.

Question

Hi all,

I have a large locator file I need to create.  I put the data on a drive with ample space and open a project in ArcGIS Pro 2.7 to that same drive.   Used the Create Locator tool to build the file, but, no matter what settings I look at or configuration changes I attempt to make, it processes on the C drive where there is no space and I ultimately run out of space in short order.

ERROR 003088: Not enough disk space to build locator.

Has anybody run into a similar situation and know how to navigate around the issue?

Looking forward to your advise.

Sincerely,
Bryon

Brian_Wilson · Answer

Ha ha so you have more disk space when running in Pro than VS, that's kind of weird.

Aside --- I gave up on VS Studio a couple years ago, I think VS Code is better for Python and JavaScript.

SOTIRIOSTRIANTOS · Answer

I forgot to mention that i use visual studio 2022 as IDE. I didn't manage to find a solution for ERROR 003088: Not enough disk space to build locator. So now i am using arcgis pro python console and it works ok. (Copy paste the code from visual studio).

Brian_Wilson · Answer

I created empty file GDBs and set workspace and scratch workspace to point at them.

I think maybe where you need to be careful is in settings the locations written for the LOC and SD files, that pushes a lot of data around.

#output goes to locator_file with LOC and LOZ extensions, I use something like
        locator_file = "C:/TEMP/locator"

arcpy.geocoding.CreateLocator(
            country_code="USA",
            primary_reference_data=[
                [roads, "StreetAddress"],
                [parcels, "Parcel"],
                [address_points, "PointAddress"],
#                [poi, "POI"],

],
            field_mapping=all_mappings,
            out_locator=locator_file,
            language_code="ENG",
            alternatename_tables=[],
            alternate_field_mapping=[],
            custom_output_fields=[],
            precision_type="GLOBAL_HIGH",
        )

# Then you have to create an SDDRAFT file and then an SD file
# and again, you control the folder, I use this, obviously put them elsewhere

sddraft_file = "C:\Temp\locator.sddraft"
    sd_file = "C:\Temp\locator.sd"

print("Analyzing...")
    analyze_messages = arcpy.CreateGeocodeSDDraft(
        locator_file,
        sddraft_file,
        service_name,
        copy_data_to_server=True,
        summary=summary,
        tags=tags,
        max_result_size=10,
        max_batch_size=500,
        suggested_batch_size=150,
        overwrite_existing_service=True,
    )

if analyze_messages["warnings"] != {}:
        print("Warning messages")
        pprint.pprint(analyze_messages["warnings"], indent=2)

# Stage and upload the service if the sddraft analysis did not contain errors
    if analyze_messages["errors"] == {}:
        try:
            print("Staging to", sd_file)

results = arcpy.server.StageService(sddraft_file, sd_file)
            messages = results.getMessages()
            pprint.pprint(messages, indent=2)

print("Uploading to", server)

results = arcpy.server.UploadServiceDefinition(
                in_sd_file=sd_file,
                in_server=server,
                in_folder_type="EXISTING",
                in_my_contents="SHARE_ONLINE",
                in_public="PUBLIC",
            )
            messages = results.getMessages()
            print("The geocode service was successfully published.")
            pprint.pprint(messages, indent=2)

except arcpy.ExecuteError:
            print("An error occurred")
            print(arcpy.GetMessages(2))