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Chris: Here is a code snippet where I use python syntax instead of VB syntax: arcpy.CalculateField_management(rdcl_Layer, "MUNI_NUM_RIGHT_UNPAD", '!MUNI_NUM_RIGHT!.lstrip("0")', "PYTHON", "") For your code:  arcpy.CalculateField_management(SERVICE_LOCATION_FL__2_, "SERVICE_LOCATION.MEMBER_NUMBER", "[CIS_Account_Data.MEMBERNO]", "VB", "") change it to arcpy.CalculateField_management(SERVICE_LOCATION_FL__2_, "SERVICE_LOCATION.MEMBER_NUMBER", '!CIS_Account_Data.MEMBERNO!', "PYTHON", "") I would even set the env variable as the destination file geodatabase so you do not need to reference it in your call to CalculateField_management Near the top of your script below import arcpy from arcpy import env env.workspace = "C:\\MEWCo GIS System\\Electric System\\MEWCo_Electric_Model-LOCAL.gdb\\CIS_Account_Data" then your code could be arcpy.CalculateField_management(SERVICE_LOCATION_FL__2_, "SERVICE_LOCATION.MEMBER_NUMBER", '!MEMBERNO!', "PYTHON", "") I'm not really sure this is the issue as I use VB notation in a CalculateField_management process where I have 200,000 records and it only takes 5 minutes as opposed to hours. Michael- That helps out alot...I am not getting any error messages so I wrote the code correctly with your help. But that still does not solve my problem. It seems to be freezing or not finishing when I run the calculate field tool. The Geodatabase and all of the data is on my Local drive instead of being ran over the network. Also - I am running the Python script with Python IDLE 2.6.5. Do you think that might be a reason why it is taking so long to run?? You have been a great help in working with me on the code. I am not sure if its the Geodatabase or the version of Python I am using or something else. I am only updating 9000 records and working with (1) field right now. Anything else you can possibly think of that I am doing wrong??? ... View more

arcpy.CalculateField_management(SERVICE_LOCATION_FL__2_, "SERVICE_LOCATION.MEMBER_NUMBER", "[CIS_Account_Data.MEMBERNO]", "VB", "") Chris: Maybe because you are using the VB syntax it is taking a long time for the CalculateField_management process.  Try converting this to PYTHON with the appropriate syntax for field names [field name] as per the documentation. http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00170000004m000000 How exactly would I write that? I am still trying to figure out Python ... View more

I'm curious on one thing - is doing the "Make Feature Layer" and "Add Join" have anything to do with the long time it takes to do the "Calculate Field" tool outside of an edit session?? Chris - Can you just run the "Make Feature Layer" and "Add Join" part of your python script and see how long it takes? This could determine that this is the cause of the long processing time? I would even just run the "Make Feature Layer" separately from the "Add Join" to determine which process is causing the long processing time. I went through and just did the "Make Feature Layer" and "Add Join" tool on its own and it was done within 10 seconds. For some reason - the calculate field tool takes a long time??? Not sure how to speed it up or if there is another tool that works the same way?? Is it a problem that I am trying to "Override" (E) values/data inside the field? Would it make any difference if the field was blank?? ... View more

Chris: Can you try running the script on just 1 field and see how long it takes.  Then try running the script on 1 other field and see how long that takes.  Then run the script on those two fields and see if it runs as long as running the 2 fields in individual scripts? I'm just curious if the CalculateField_management process runs much longer on the 2nd field when run in series. I'm curious on one thing - is doing the "Make Feature Layer" and "Add Join" have anything to do with the long time it takes to do the "Calculate Field" tool outside of an edit session?? I know there has to be an easier/faster way of taking data from a Geodatabase table and put it into a Geodatabase Feature Class.... I did the (1) field like you suggested and I did (2) fields in the same script and it did not seem to make a difference..... ... View more

mvolz47;287670 wrote: When you are posting your reply go to the Code wrap menu and select # (It is in the 2nd row to the right above the posting window).  Put CODE (with brackets) at the beginning of your code and /CODE (with brackets) at the end of your code as shown in my below sample that does not do anything but provide a visual sample. # # Set the necessary product code import logging # Import arcpy module import arcpy # if run in ArcGIS Desktop, show messages, also print to log def log(method, msg):     print msg     method(msg) logging.basicConfig(         level=logging.INFO,         format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)-s %(message)s',         datefmt='%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S',         filename='ServiceLocationsAttributes_Updates.log',         filemode='w'         ) log(logging.info, "Updating Service Locations Feature Class Begins") # Local variables: SERVICE_LOCATION = "C:\\MEWCo GIS System\\Electric System\\MEWCo_Electric_Model-LOCAL.gdb\\Electric\\SERVICE_LOCATION" CIS_Account_Data = "C:\\MEWCo GIS System\\Electric System\\MEWCo_Electric_Model-LOCAL.gdb\\CIS_Account_Data" CIS_Service_Meters = "C:\\MEWCo GIS System\\Electric System\\MEWCo_Electric_Model-LOCAL.gdb\\CIS_Service_Meters" SERVICE_LOCATION_FL = "SERVICE_LOCATION_FL" SERVICE_LOCATION_FL__2_ = "SERVICE_LOCATION_FL" SERVICE_LOCATION_FL__24_ = "SERVICE_LOCATION_FL" # Process: Make Feature Layer of Service Location FC log(logging.info, "Create Feature Layer for Service Location Feature Class") arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(SERVICE_LOCATION, SERVICE_LOCATION_FL, "", "", "SUBTYPE SUBTYPE VISIBLE NONE;PHASE PHASE VISIBLE NONE;OH_UG OH_UG VISIBLE NONE;FLOW FLOW VISIBLE NONE;PROTECTION_DEVICE PROTECTION_DEVICE VISIBLE NONE;CIS_SERVICE_ID CIS_SERVICE_ID VISIBLE NONE;TRANSFORMER_BANK_ID TRANSFORMER_BANK_ID VISIBLE NONE;POLE_NUMBER POLE_NUMBER VISIBLE NONE;LINE_AND_POLE LINE_AND_POLE VISIBLE NONE;LOCATION_TAG LOCATION_TAG VISIBLE NONE;CIRCUIT_ID CIRCUIT_ID VISIBLE NONE;CIRCUIT_SOURCE CIRCUIT_SOURCE VISIBLE NONE;ASSEMBLY_CODE ASSEMBLY_CODE VISIBLE NONE;DESIGN_STATE DESIGN_STATE VISIBLE NONE;COMMENTS COMMENTS VISIBLE NONE;LABEL_TEXT LABEL_TEXT VISIBLE NONE;LOT_NUMBER LOT_NUMBER VISIBLE NONE;EASEMENT EASEMENT VISIBLE NONE;ATS_DIRTY ATS_DIRTY VISIBLE NONE;DTS_CREATED DTS_CREATED VISIBLE NONE;DTS_CHANGED DTS_CHANGED VISIBLE NONE;CHANGED_BY CHANGED_BY VISIBLE NONE;ATS_GUID ATS_GUID VISIBLE NONE;LOCATION_OID LOCATION_OID VISIBLE NONE;SYMBOL_ROTATION SYMBOL_ROTATION VISIBLE NONE;ANCILLARYROLE ANCILLARYROLE VISIBLE NONE;ENABLED ENABLED VISIBLE NONE;OLD_LOCATION OLD_LOCATION VISIBLE NONE;TRANSFORMER_MAPNO TRANSFORMER_MAPNO VISIBLE NONE;TRUCK_NUMBER TRUCK_NUMBER VISIBLE NONE;SHAPE SHAPE VISIBLE NONE;OBJECTID OBJECTID VISIBLE NONE;METER_TYPE_ID METER_TYPE_ID VISIBLE NONE;METER_PACK_OID METER_PACK_OID VISIBLE NONE;METER_SOCKET METER_SOCKET VISIBLE NONE;SERVICE_ADDRESS SERVICE_ADDRESS VISIBLE NONE;LOC_TYPE LOC_TYPE VISIBLE NONE;SERVICE_TYPE SERVICE_TYPE VISIBLE NONE;MEMBER_NUMBER MEMBER_NUMBER VISIBLE NONE;CUSTOMER_NAME CUSTOMER_NAME VISIBLE NONE;MAIL_ADDRESS MAIL_ADDRESS VISIBLE NONE;MAIL_CITY MAIL_CITY VISIBLE NONE;MAIL_STATE MAIL_STATE VISIBLE NONE;MAIL_ZIP MAIL_ZIP VISIBLE NONE;ACCOUNT_NUMBER ACCOUNT_NUMBER VISIBLE NONE;TWACS_NUMBER TWACS_NUMBER VISIBLE NONE;METER_TYPE METER_TYPE VISIBLE NONE;METER_BOOK METER_BOOK VISIBLE NONE;BILLING_CYCLE BILLING_CYCLE VISIBLE NONE;PHONE PHONE VISIBLE NONE;PHONE_TYPE PHONE_TYPE VISIBLE NONE;ACCOUNT_STATUS ACCOUNT_STATUS VISIBLE NONE;RATE_CODE RATE_CODE VISIBLE NONE;MULTIPLIER MULTIPLIER VISIBLE NONE;READ_DATE READ_DATE VISIBLE NONE;BILLED_DATE BILLED_DATE VISIBLE NONE;DISCONNECT_DATE DISCONNECT_DATE VISIBLE NONE;CIS_EXPORT_DATE CIS_EXPORT_DATE VISIBLE NONE;DIAL_STYLE DIAL_STYLE VISIBLE NONE;KSUBH KSUBH VISIBLE NONE;FORM FORM VISIBLE NONE;METER_AMPS METER_AMPS VISIBLE NONE;METER_WIRES METER_WIRES VISIBLE NONE;METER_VOLTS METER_VOLTS VISIBLE NONE;METER_CLASS METER_CLASS VISIBLE NONE;METER_TYPE_DESC METER_TYPE_DESC VISIBLE NONE;MANUFACTURER MANUFACTURER VISIBLE NONE;SERVICE_ADD_NOTE SERVICE_ADD_NOTE VISIBLE NONE;AMPS AMPS VISIBLE NONE;SOCKET_CONDITION SOCKET_CONDITION VISIBLE NONE;POINT_X POINT_X VISIBLE NONE;POINT_Y POINT_Y VISIBLE NONE;MEWCo_MAP_GRID MEWCo_MAP_GRID VISIBLE NONE") # Process: Add Join (CIS Account Data Table) log(logging.info, "Add CIS_Account_Data Table to Feature Layer") arcpy.AddJoin_management(SERVICE_LOCATION_FL, "POLE_NUMBER", CIS_Account_Data, "MAPNO", "KEEP_ALL") # Process: Calculate Field (Member Number) log(logging.info, "Update Member Number Field") arcpy.CalculateField_management(SERVICE_LOCATION_FL__2_, "SERVICE_LOCATION.MEMBER_NUMBER", "[CIS_Account_Data.MEMBERNO]", "VB", "") # Process: Calculate Field (Customer Name) log(logging.info, "Update Customer Name Field") arcpy.CalculateField_management(SERVICE_LOCATION_FL__2_, "SERVICE_LOCATION.CUSTOMER_NAME", "[CIS_Account_Data.CUSTNAME]", "VB", "") # Process: Calculate Field (Mailing Address) log(logging.info, "Update Mail Address Field") arcpy.CalculateField_management(SERVICE_LOCATION_FL__2_, "SERVICE_LOCATION.MAIL_ADDRESS", "[CIS_Account_Data.MAIL_ADDRESS]", "VB", "") # Process: Calculate Field (Mail City) log(logging.info, "Update Mail City Field") arcpy.CalculateField_management(SERVICE_LOCATION_FL__2_, "SERVICE_LOCATION.MAIL_CITY", "[CIS_Account_Data.MAIL_CITY]", "VB", "") # Process: Calculate Field (Mail State) log(logging.info, "Update Mail State Field") arcpy.CalculateField_management(SERVICE_LOCATION_FL__2_, "SERVICE_LOCATION.MAIL_STATE", "[CIS_Account_Data.MAIL_STATE]", "VB", "") # Process: Calculate Field (Mail Zip) log(logging.info, "Update Mail Zip Field") arcpy.CalculateField_management(SERVICE_LOCATION_FL__2_, "SERVICE_LOCATION.MAIL_ZIP", "[CIS_Account_Data.ZIP]", "VB", "") Here is a clip of the code ... 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Can you provide the python script that you are running?  Please put it in the appropriate code block syntax so it is indented correctly. How exactly do I add the Python Script to the text window here so you can see it the way you are requesting?? ... View more

Chris: How long does it take to run the python script that is outside an edit session?  9500 records is not alot of records, so this process should not take long (I would think 1-2 minutes at the most). When I built the Python script - I had a total of 18 different fields to update from (2) different tables. So I did the Join for (1) table - did all those fields, removed the join and did the same thing for the other table. This was outside of an edit session. To do this - it took almost 8 hours for the python script to run. When I do it inside an edit session in ArcMap without a model/script it takes about 1 to 2 minutes per field to update. I want to be able to do this automatically at night with a script so I am not taking time to do it the long way. ... View more

Thank you for promoting my idea. I found your idea from your comment on mine and returned the favor. Lets hope ESRI will pick up and run with this idea in a future release. ... View more

Thank you for promoting my idea. I found your idea from your comment on mine and returned the favor. Lets hope ESRI will pick up and run with this idea in a future release. ... View more

I had a similar issue with copying fields from a table to a feature class and wondering if what I came up with will work for you. What I did is to take a table (lets call it TB1) and a feature class (call it FC1) and use the join feature. This will work out if you have a linking field with a 1:1 relationship. That way you make sure everything from the field from TB1 is copied to the field of you choice to FC1. Once I joined TB1 to FC1 - I opened to the attributes table in ArcMap and selected the "Calculate Field" feature which allowed me to copy the field from TB1 and put it into the field of FC1 that I selected. It looks like you should be able to do the same thing with a Table to Table Join and use the Calculate Field feature. HOWEVER - in order to make sure you get everything to go from the field in TB1 to a field in TB2 - there has to be a 1:1 relationship. Hope this helps. ... View more

Negative Jake - I went through and copied the geodatabase and .MXD and put it onto my hard drive and rebuilt the data model in model builder and it is taking just as long. I am using the "Calculate Field" tool and saying I want this field from the Feature Layer to update/replace from the field in the table. Is there a different tool I can use? ... View more

Mathew - I am not familiar with dictionaries when it comes to dealing with Python scripting and ArcGIS. Is there some reference material on the web you can point me to that I can do some "Homework" on? Jake - Currently - I am running the File Geodatabase through a network connection from our internal server. Not ArcGIS Server. I can test your thought by putting the geodatabase onto my hard drive and see if that speeds things up. Than - I need to create a task to update the "Production" Geodatabase on our network since that is the one that is used to produce the maps for our operations staff at night. Any other thoughts? Thanks for the ideas. I am experimenting with different things to see what will work better/quicker. ... View more