Latest Contributions by JoshuaBixby

I found a bit of irony in the following bug description my agency recently ran into: NIM103380 : Unable to identify or select features from a view created using the Create Database View tool on ST_GEOMETRY feature class. Status:  New Workaournd : Use the ArcSDE command line to create the view. It seems removing ArcSDE command line tools makes the Esri Support toolbox a bit smaller for offering workaround suggestions. ... View more

Also, how big are the data sets you are working with?  Would it be possible for each child process to make an in-memory copy of the data set, or possibly a temporary copy on disk? If there is some kind of file locking occurring, even though you aren't editing the data, maybe giving each child process its own copy of the data to work on would work around the issue.  Clunky, but you will still need a workaround if this is being caused by a bug. ... View more

What happens if you set maxtasksperchild=1 when instantiating the pool? I realize this isn't a good idea operationally since it will kill performance, especially on Windows, but it will be interesting to see how it affects the errors. ... View more

At least for me, it is hard to provide much feedback given the limited code snippet. Are you executing this code through the interactive Python window in ArcGIS Desktop? ... View more

This is a fantastic idea, but one that I can't imagine we will ever see.  The vast majority of Help documentation just scratches the surface, especially with developer-related topics, tools, etc....  One of the biggest hurdles I see to this type of idea is that a large number on bugs aren't even published to ArcGIS Resources.  I have never figured out how they decide what bugs get published publically and what ones don't. Great idea, though.  Given how common bugs are and how many string are typically attached to tools, this kind of linkage between bugs and Help documentation would be a big time saver. ... View more

This is a fantastic idea, but one that I can't imagine we will ever see.  The vast majority of Help documentation just scratches the surface, especially with developer-related topics, tools, etc....  One of the biggest hurdles I see to this type of idea is that a large number on bugs aren't even published to ArcGIS Resources.  I have never figured out how they decide what bugs get published publically and what ones don't. Great idea, though.  Given how common bugs are and how many string are typically attached to tools, this kind of linkage between bugs and Help documentation would be a big time saver. ... View more

I know this thread is older, but I figured I would chime in because I have been running into problems with using in_memory workspaces. When it comes to using the in_memory workspace in the interactive python window when background processing is enabled; well, all bets are off.  There are numerous tools that don't actually create GPInMemoryWorkspaces when using 'in_memory' with 'Background Processing' in the interactive Python window.  I primarily work in ArcGIS 10.1, but I have also noticed the same is true with 10.2.1. If 'in_memory' doesn't mean in RAM, then performance could be much lower than expected.  If using 'Background Processing' with the interactive Python windows, it pays to double check whether your 'in_memory' objects are actually in memory and not in disk-based temporary file geodatabases. ... View more

@scottball, thanks for posting a workaround.  I haven't tried it yet but will.  That being said, human automation is a sign of poor software development.  ArcGIS Desktop should be much more intelligent with its handling of locks. ... View more

'sdemon' certainly did require SDE user access rights, it just passed those access rights to any connection on the port (which could be construed as a security hole). - V I am not sure playing the security card solicits the intended response for most people with this issue.  I know our IT security folks won't feel better knowing Esri viewed the functionality of SDEMON for listing users as weak security, possibly a security hole, and yet never addressed the issue over years and many versions of the software.  I felt better about it when I thought it was just incomplete functionality. ... View more

Incident has been created with Esri Support with the same subject/name as this forum posting. ... View more

I have since learned that ArcPy now supports AcceptConnections, DisconnectUser, and ListUsers as of ArcGIS 10.1. Sigh....  ListUsers requires an administrative SDE workspace/connection, SDEMON didn't, so there is still some progress to be had. ... View more

For example, how is replacing several of the sdemon commands (-o info -I users/locks, -o pause/resume, -o kill) with tabs in ArcCatalog a step forward? I have to eat one of my earlier statements.  I have since learned that ArcPy now supports AcceptConnections, DisconnectUser, and ListUsers as of ArcGIS 10.1.  The sdemon functionality for listing locks and stats still appears to be missing. As an FYI, there is another related enhancement request someone referenced on the ArcGIS Ideas site: NIM095119 - SDEMON:Create geoprocessing tools or arcpy functions for operations performed when using the 'sdemon' command. ... View more

I wasn't sure whether to post the following comments here or over in the Blogs, so I erred on doing both. I don't mean to be contrary, but I just can't get excited about replacing one suite of simple, script-able tools with an assortment of scattered and mostly GUI-driven tools.  For example, how is replacing several of the sdemon commands (-o info -I users/locks, -o pause/resume, -o kill) with tabs in ArcCatalog a step forward?  I realize the tabs in ArcCatalog are going to be convenient for the casual SDE administrator, and I think providing them brings some value, but providing them as the exclusive means to manage geodatabases is a step backwards. I am not necessarily advocating for keeping the command line binaries around, I just think nearly all of the functionality should exist through non-GUI means in one form or another.  If Esri wants to migrate away from command line binaries to ArcPy/Python; great, I will work with that.  I just can't work with managing thousands of users scattered across hundreds of geodatabases using tabs in ArcCatalog or some other GUI-only option. ... View more

Hi, I *really* need to know the content of that blog post, which is no longer available. Can you provide me with the fix for slow draw times with SQL 2008 geometry on large sets of features? thanks! There was a domain name change, but the blog post is still available: http://geodatabase.net/wp/sql-server-2008-spatial-indexes-and-arcsde-9-3/ The content of that blog post, and this forum discussion, is pretty good, but it all is nearly 2 1/2 years old.  ArcSDE has changed some and SQL Server has had lots of improvements to its spatial support.  If you are truly running SQL Server 2008 with no service packs and ArcSDE 9.3/9.3.1, I think there is likely a larger issue that needs to be discussed more than tuning spatial indexes. Good luck! ... View more

Quick follow up....  I did just read on a 2007-vintage Esri forum posting, Raster File Geodatabase w/ Relative Links, that this isn't an issue wth Personal Geodatabases because of some built-in "auto-find" function, I am guessing with the Jet database engine.  I found the final quote of the thread by an Esri product engineer rather illuminating on what are chances are for this issue to be addressed: Unfortunately this is only working for pGDB at the moment. This functionality should be fixed for fileGDB soon. Sorry for any confusion. 7March 12, 2008   ... View more