Latest Contributions by JeffBarrette

We have found that in some SDE scenarios that findAndReplaceWorkspacePath is not working, for example, going from a development database to a production database on the same server. Try using lyr.replaceDataSource instead. We will update the Updating And Fixing Data Sources topic once we've completed our analysis. Jeff ... View more

For those that are interested, here is the help page: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Working_with_dynamic_text/00s900000013000000/ Scroll down to the  "Neighbor or Adjacent Page" section near the bottom of the topic. Jeff ... View more

This issue will be addressed for SP3 - which is targeted for Oct. Jeff ... View more

The arcpy.mapping script environment can accomplish many of these tasks. Take some time to review the help and Resource Center.  Here is a good starting point: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Introduction_to_arcpy_mapping/00s300000032000000/ Jeff ... View more

Thematic map books can be created using the arcpy.mapping scripting framework.  Layers can be turned on or off with a single line of code in a script. Please search on "arcpy.mapping" within help or within the Resource Center for great discussions and examples. Here is a great place to start: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Introduction_to_arcpy_mapping/00s300000032000000/ Jeff ... View more

Justin, I must be missing something or not understanding the problem correctly.  How is it possible that with DS MapBook or MapLogic that you were able to rotate annotation features for adjacent pages?  Annotation gets rotated like map features, there is not an option to keep annotation horizontal.  Only label features have that option. Please send screen shots so we can assess the issue. Jeff ... View more

We made signigicant improvements to the Calculate Adjacent Fields tool.  Prior to the recent fixes it required polygons to be perfect 4-sided/4-vertex features.  The new updates are much less restrictive. The new fixes will be added to SP3. If you need something immediately, download a Python sample that was written to get past the restrictive limits. http://resources.arcgis.com/gallery/file/geoprocessing/details?entryID=3B67F638-1422-2418-A00C-D271D1E954CB Jeff ... View more

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 - [email protected] ... 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