Converting azimuth from degrees to radians using Field Calculator; only zeros show up.

[RachelDiPietro]

I am attempting to convert the azimuth field in a shapefile from degrees to radians using the Field Calculator, but after providing the equation, all the attributes in the new field show up as zero. Equation is [azimuth]*(pi/180). I also tried the calculation using the approximate decimal value of pi/180 and got the same result.

Attached are screenshots of the dialogue window and the problem with the zeros in the attribute table.

Is there a way to fix this without having to use Python or R, and if so how?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[RachelDiPietro]

It worked!

Thank you so much for all your help!

Best,

Rachel DiPietro

[DanPatterson_Retired]

Rachel... glad it worked out

[RachelDiPietro]

Whoops. Looks like I had forgotten the switch to Python parser. My apologies for the inconvenience!

Thank you again!

[RachelDiPietro]

Now there is a new error...

The syntax worked for the first two data sets out of seven after switching to 'Double' fields, but now I am getting this:

I have tried each of the syntax examples provided, exactly as they are with my field name. I changed none of the syntax from the first two datasets that did work vs the two I am working on now that don't work, and yet I received a general syntax error.

[DanPatterson_Retired]

If the inputs aren't numeric (ie numbers) then Double won't work.  And the error is less important to me than showing the table and the inputs to the field calculator

[RachelDiPietro]

It was the parser. I had Python code on a VB Script. Working fine now.

Thank you again!

[DanPatterson_Retired]

progress on multiple fronts... that is good