Latest Contributions by JeffWard

If the feature datasets contain topologies, networks, parcel fabrics etc. you won't be able to edit the feature classes in them using ArcView.  Maybe export them to a format that you can edit? ... View more

I think the way you are testing for the newline character might be causing you problems. I tried the following in the Python command window: x = "National Resources\nPlan\nBase" if x == "National Resources\nPlan\nBase": x = "Natural Resources\nPlan\nBase" print x and this is what printed: Natural Resources Plan Base Python uses the backslash for special characters like the newline character \n. You might want to put a print line inside of your if statement to see if the condition is true.  You can also try expressions in the command window to see how they evaluate like I did. ... View more

Have you tried using Alt + Tab to cycle through open windows? ... View more

I am having the same problem, but I am able to use a locator I still had that I created in 9.3. ... View more

I have noticed that selection is iffy when you zoom in to extreme scales. ... View more

Sam, I think you could still use the Attribute Assistant.  It works as an add-in and uses a couple of tables that you add to your map.  Here is the documentation pdf.  The tables are DynamicValue and GenerateID.  The pdf explains what fields need to be in each table.  There is a post here that states what the field names need to be in the GenerateID table (I had trouble with the field names not working).  The pdf explains how the different value methods work.  You may need to use a combination of methods to get what you need.  I use it to generate new ids for my address points and populating the street name, direction, city, zip fields.  It took me a while to get it to work, but once I did it was worth the effort. ... View more

Is your layer selectable?  You can right click on the layer go to selection and choose "Make this the Only Selectable Layer" or you can change the Table of Contents view to list layers by selection and change it there. Hope that helps ... View more

You can use the Attribute Assistant's Generate ID function.  I use it when I create a new address point.  The Attribute Assistant is an add-in that is part of the local government templates.  Try here. ... View more

Brad and Bruce, Is there any progress with bug NIM061830?  I checked the bug page and it listed the status as "New" but it was posted over a year ago.  I am having trouble with my locator created in ArcGIS 10 using the long chord of curves to place geocoding results instead of on the curve.  I really don't want to replace all of those curves with vertices.  Is this something that is fixed in SP3? Thanks, Jeff ... View more

You need to do them one at a time.  You select the line you want the other line to extend to, then you click the line that you want extended, using the tool. Hope that helps. ... View more

Try the Check Geometry tool or the Repair Geometry tool. ... View more

Are you sure you weren't using the Reshape Polygon tool? ... View more

Also make sure that you have 0 records selected or the field calculator will only calculate values for the selected records.  I can't tell you how many times I have put in a script and had it run without any errors but it didn't look like any of the field values were changed.  They were changed, just the values for the selected records. ... View more

Right click on the field and choose "Field Calculator", select the Python radio button at the top and make sure the Show Codeblock box is checked.  Then select and copy lines of code in the first code block below and put them in the Pre-Logic Script Code block. rec=0 def autoIncrement():     global rec     pStart = 10000 #adjust start value, if req'd     pInterval = 1 #adjust interval value, if req'd     if (rec == 0):        rec = pStart     else:        rec = rec + pInterval     return rec If you copy from the above code block, it should keep the proper indentation. Then select and copy the below code and paste it into the box below YOURFIELDNAME = autoIncrement() That should run and get you the results you need.  If not, you probably are trying to put a number in a text field or something. I have attached a screen capture of what my field calculator dialog looks like. ... View more