Latest Contributions by RussellBrennan

Holly, What exactly are you trying to do with the shapefiles before loading them into the Geodatabase? There are a number of methods available through Python for loading data into the geodatabase but I would like to know more about your workflow before offering suggestions. Also, what version of ArcGIS Desktop are you using? What version of ArcSDE are you using? What DBMS is ArcSDE running on? ... View more

The behavior that you are describing is as the software was designed. There are a number of workflows where we have to be careful to avoid getting the database into an inconsistent state. Granting privileges in cases where there are schema locks will not cause harm. However there are cases where revoking privileges could cause inconsistency and therefore we prevent revoke when there are schema locks.       In the next release of the software we are working on making it easier to identify these locks and where they are coming from. This should make it much easier to avoid this type of locking issue. ... View more

We upgraded our file geodatabases from 9.3 to 10.0.  Suffice to say, all of our geodatabases which used relationship classes no longer have the relationship classes.  Additionally, all feature classes in their original feature datasets now appear in the geodatabase as stand-alone tables and the feature datasets are empty.  Many of our raster catalogs are no longer functional.... This is not something that we have seen before. Do you have a database that you could attach to this thread that we could take a look at? If so can you look to see if the upgrade log is available for that geodatabase? The upgrade messages are written to a log file, GDBUpgrade<n>.log, which is created in your system TEMP directory. ... View more

Hi Dan, Please contact Esri support so that we can determine what is causing this and get a bug logged if needed. ... View more

Chris, Here is some code that will find and print the centroid of a polygon using a Search Cursor. import arcpy polygonfc = 'c:\temp\fgdb.gdb\studyarea' rows = arcpy.SearchCursor(polygonfc)     for row in rows:     feat = row.getValue('SHAPE')     centroid = feat.centroid     print centroid You could then use the centroid values to create points. Here are some links that you may find useful: Working with geometry in Python: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//002z0000001s000000.htm Accessing data using cursors: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//002z0000001q000000.htm Insert Cursor: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//000v00000038000000.htm ... View more

Ralph, One other thing to double check is to ensure that the SDE connection file that you are using on the server is using exactly the same connection properties as the one you are using on the client machine. ... View more

Ted, I worked with Kevin from the GP team on this and we were able to  determine that this is only happening when you run this from a script.  If you step through the commands it will work fine. There is definitely a  bug here and we are trying to figure out the cause and another  workaround besides stepping through it. I can't make any promises but I  am hoping we will get this fixed for SP1. Kevin will be taking the lead on this so I am going to go ahead and close out this thread. You can continue to discuss this in the GP forum. Kevin hopes to have a NIM number for your reference shortly. ... View more

Steph, If you still have the source data that you used to build the TIN you can use this to build a new terrain. If you only have the TIN you can 'deconstruct' it back to features using the TinNode tool to get the point data, the TinLine tool to extract breaklines, and the TinDomain tool if a clip polygon was used. Russell ... View more

Hi Steph, It is not possible to create TIN's in a geodatabase. Terrains are the recommended option for storing this type of data in a geodatabase. The likely reason that the option to create a terrain is grayed out is because you have not turned on the extension. Here are instructions for enabling the extension: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/About_enabling_3D_Analyst/00q8000000rr000000/ESRI_SECTION1_DAAA53CB77F04F86BE2CC8D8F5AE58B2/ Here is a link to some documentation on terrains: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//005v00000002000000.htm ... View more

Nathan, You mentioned that you were able to connect to the data and edit it in ArcMap. Are you using the same SDE connection file to make the connection for editing as  you are to run the geoprocessing tool? Everything seems to be pointing to permissions missing somewhere. I would recommend double checking the connection files that you are using and referencing this document: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//002n0000002v000000.htm ... View more

Dart, The delete features tool should work on unversioned data. Try double checking that that the correct user is specified in the connection properties of the connection file. You could also try testing while connected as the owner of the data. What version are you working with for both catalog and your geodatabase? What RDBMS are you using? ... View more

Hi Wesley, There is a geoprocessing tool called 'append' that will do exactly what you are looking for. You can find this tool in Toolbox under Data Management tools > General. ... View more

Hi dfuhriman,      The issue you are describing is how the software was designed to function. While Vince and Derek are correct that there were structural changes in the geodatabase made after 9.4 Beta, the main reason why geodatabase upgrades cannot go from 9.4 Beta to 10.0 Final is to ensure that any �??known issues�?? (e.g. inconsistent data due to bugs) from beta were not able to make it into a 10.0 Final production environment.      The workaround for this issue will be to use a 10 Pre-Release client (ArcGIS Desktop, Engine or Server) to upgrade your geodatabases from 9.4 beta to 10 pre-release. Once your geodatabases have been upgraded to 10 pre-release, a 10 final client can then be used to connect to these geodatabases. You can then continue using the 10 pre-release geodatabase or upgrade it to 10 final as we recommend.      If you have any other questions on this let me know.  If you need help with upgrading your geodatabases; you can either reply to this thread or contact Technical Support at 1-888-377-4575. ... View more

  BTW, the doc does make it seem like I need to be in an edit session. Ted, Are you referring to this line? "The reconcile process requires that you are the only user currently   editing the version and the only user able to edit the version   throughout the reconcile process until you save or post." In this doc: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//0017000000p9000000.htm ... View more

Ted, You can run the reconcile outside of an edit session and outside of ArcMap/ArcCatalog. The edit session will taken care of by the tool. Just be sure to choose the appropriate conflict detection method and reconcile option (favor target or favor edit) because the reconcile will be saved when the tool finishes. ... View more