I pulled the validate join directly from esri but I keep getting the above error message when I run the script. When I try making the string into a float I get this error: ValueError: could not convert string to float: ''
# Join the feature layer to a table
val_res = arcpy.ValidateJoin_management(inFeatures, joinField, joinTable, joinField)
matched = int(val_res[0])
row_count = int(val_res[1])
print(arcpy.GetMessages()) # Tool messages about the Join
# Validate the join returns matched rows before proceeding
if matched >= 1:
joined = arcpy.AddJoin_management(inFeatures, joinField, joinTable, joinField)
# Copy the joined layer to a new permanent feature class
arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(joined, outFeature)
