Updating model structures

[OlivierOlivier]

Hi,

It appears that modelbuilder stores shapefiles structures and do not reload them when they evoluate.

As an example, if I build a model with an input file with three fields, and later delete one and add two others, my model will not manage the new field thru model like merge, make feature layer, delete.

So, when a shapefile structure is modified, the only way I found to update the stored model is to delete shapefile and input functions.

This cause me some problem as I'm working on shapefiles translations with an input model that evoluates rather often.

Thanks

[OlivierOlivier]

Hum, no answer about this recurrent problem ? I forgot to precise the soft : ArcEditor 9.3.1

I can ask the question in another way : Is it possible to ask toolboxes like merge, make feature layer, delete... to update their internal cache according to the static input structures if they change ?

Today, the only way that I found, if I modify the structure of an input shapefile (ie add field), is to delete the modelbuilder object (shapefile variable or toolbox like merge... ) and recreate it, or to edit the shapefile object to reselect the same shapefile, to force the update. Im my opinion, unless I didn't understand something, this way is not up to such a powerful and expensive soft like ArcEditor.