Latest Contributions by PatrickMcKinney1

Not sure if it's possible or hard it would be to implement, but it would be greatly beneficial to have an ArcPy utility function to release all locks on file geodatabases. ... View more

I'm still using ArcGIS Desktop and Python 2.7.  But I know ArcGIS Pro is the future, so I installed it.  So I thought I would start using Python 3.  However, it looks like the Python installation with ArcGIS Pro is a "masked" install.  Whereas Desktop gives you a more "real" Python install. This is becoming an issue because I can't figure out how to set-up my code editors (PyScripter or Visual Code) to use Python 3.x  I also don't have admin privileges to my computer, and have to submit an IT work order to get temp admin privileges. Is there an easy way to use the Python 3 install with ArcGIS Pro like I currently use Python 2? Or do I need to just install Python natively? ... View more

I'm updating my fleet of web map apps to provide a message to the users (general public, non-GIS) if any of the map/feature services fails to load.  It will be a simple modal window. Here's my hang-up: What do I tell the user? Simply state there was an error loading some layers and the map is not displaying all intended layers? Or also provide the user with the bad URL and/or the server error code (400,404, 500, etc.)? I guess it's really a question of what is the most appropriate error message to provide the user. I'm using Esri Leaflet, but this is a concept that is valid for any type of web map app development, at least in my opinion. ... View more

I've been working on a solution to deal with map/feature services not loading on a map.  Sometimes ArcGIS for Server has hiccups.  I also wanted to have a loading screen disappear after the layers load.  I have a CodePen demo with my solution. I'm looking for feedback (positive and negative).   I added a property, isLoaded, that stores a boolean for whether they layer has been loaded or not.  It is initially false, and during the "load" event, is changed to true.  It is set to false during the "requesterror" event.   I then have an interval timer that checks whether the isLoaded property for all layers is true. If it is, then the loading screen is removed.   During the "requesterror" event, I add some html to a hidden element (modal) that stores an error message.  This element is then displayed. Upon closing the modal, the loading screen is removed. ... View more

I've been messing around with the requesterror event.  I have a CodePen where I'm testing stuff.  If you change the URL for either service to the "bad" URL, there are multiple error messages.     Is there a way to use a conditional statement or other method to only display the message once? For example, just using the straight service URL, as opposed to "/query" or "/exportto"?    I know I could add a generic message, but I would like to add the service URL in the message. ... View more

I'm developing a custom ArcGIS Desktop tool for my Planning department.  I want to provide users with an option for which dataset will be used as an input.  I want them to be able to select between 1) a layer (shapefile or featureclass) or 2) one ore more tax parcel ids that will be used to construct a feature layer using select by attribute. Essentially, they will be choosing the layer from which to clip soils.  They will either be clipping soils against our tax parcels layer or a special feature class representing a farm. I'd like the tool to only allow for one of these inputs based upon a true/false box parameter.  What is the best way to wire this up when creating the custom tool? Thanks, Patrick ... View more