Latest Contributions by JeffBarrette

This is a known issue and Esri has already fixed the problem with 10.1.  We are not sure, at this point, if it will be addressed in a service pack prior to the 10.1 release. To follow up on the status, the tracking number is NIM071307. Thanks, Jeff ... View more

Could you provide a description and possibly screen shots of your issues? Thanks, Jeff ... View more

This issue will be addressed with SP3. Jeff ... View more

This is the first time this issue has been reported.  Please work with support services to see if they can reproduce the issue in-house. Thanks, Jeff ... View more

The issues identified earlier in this post were paths with typos.  It is extremely important to get the paths correct.  As a simple test, I browsed to a PRJ file in the ArcGIS coordinate systems folder.  Here is a trick.  Hold down the SHIFT key and right-click on a file.  Then select "Copy as Path" from the context menu. Then I opened a new map document and the Python window.  I typed: sr = arcpy.SpatialReference(r  then I clicked Ctrl-V)  the result looked like sr = arcpy.SpatialReference(r"C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.0\Coordinate Systems\Projected Coordinate Systems\UTM\NAD 1983\NAD 1983 UTM Zone 10N.prj") mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("current") df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd)[0] df.spatialReference = sr If you are still having complications, please post your code. ... View more

Brian, I think arcpy.mapping would be a very good solution for you.  It is a courser grained scripting environment intended for automating your type of workflow.  With arcpy.mapping you can export the results of your MXD to PDF with a single line of code. The real issue is where to begin.  I'd suggest the following: 1) A �??Python Scripting for Map Automation in ArcGIS 10�?� video presented at the 2010 Developer�??s Summit is an excellent starting point.  This presentation not only introduces arcpy.mapping but also demonstrates many of its use cases. http://resources.arcgis.com/gallery/video/geoprocessing/details?entryID=B449043B-1422-2418-7F7A-E7EA74EF068E 2) Review the samples in the help system: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Geoprocessing_scripts_for_map_document_management_and_output/00s300000032000000/ 3) review the blogs and forums, here is just one example: http://blogs.esri.com/Dev/blogs/arcgisdesktop/archive/2010/12/14/Combining-Data-Driven-Pages-with-Python-and-arcpy.mapping.aspx 4) the Resource Center has some arcpy.mapping/data driven pages sample applications.  The following is close to your needs but does not include the overlay / gp analysis part. http://resources.arcgis.com/gallery/file/geoprocessing/details?entryID=8C8E6EB6-1422-2418-A0B8-6AA61BF57894 I also have an arcpy.mapping tutorial that I'm going to make available to the help system.  I'd be happy to send you a copy - jbarrette@esri.com ... View more

The original issue with exporting to TIFF creating the same output regardless of compression type will be fixed for service pack 3. ... View more

This issue will be fixed for service pack 3. ... View more

This issue will be addressed in service pack 3. ... View more

I completely re-wrote the Map Book with Street Index Pages sample so that it will work with an ArcView license.  There is a very complete README file that covers everything in great detail from A to Z. http://resources.arcgis.com/gallery/file/geoprocessing/details?entryID=FBE3D235-1422-2418-8820-E071ED243854 Jeff ... View more

A sample has been placed onto the Resource Center. http://resources.arcgis.com/gallery/file/geoprocessing/details?entryID=8C8E6EB6-1422-2418-A0B8-6AA61BF57894 Jeff ... View more

If you don't get a reply soon, you may want to try posting this to the geoprocessing forum. http://forums.arcgis.com/forums/31-Geoprocessing Jeff ... View more

I'm not sure if annotation groups are the best strategy for strip maps.  Here is an quote from help: "Map document annotation is stored in map documents in annotation groups within each data frame. Choose map document annotation if you only want to use your text in one particular map." Two thoughts - 1) use basic labeling with horizontal options. or 2) mask the labels outside of your index polygon. It would be great if you could include a couple of screenshots. Thanks, Jeff ... View more

This is a bug.  It will be addressed as soon as possible.  If you are interested in tracking it, the ID is NIM071401. Thanks for reporting this! Jeff ... View more

Have you tried creating a FeatureSet variable?  A FeatureSet variable allows you to interact with the display.  You need to specify a template schema (feature class) so the tool knows what type of feature you want to create on the display. FYI - the geoprossessing forum is a much better forum for model questions. Jeff ... View more