Latest Contributions by SepheFox

Thanks for asking the right questions, Richard. I thought I knew what I was looking at, but apparently I didn't. Well, you know what they say about assumptions! ... View more

Why do you need the unique ID? Is it to match to another dataset that contains it? If not, you can just add a new unique ID field. The problem with using the street address is that sometimes you can get the same street address in a different zip code, for example. ... View more

Can you open other mxds? ... View more

Where is the data used in the map document kept? Perhaps it is stored in an external location that ArcMap can't find. I have found that when may data is in a server over the network that my maps can take over a half hour to load. Have you tried waiting to see if it actually opens? ... View more

Are you sure the projection and datum have been defined correctly for both layers? A common mistake is for people to attempt to change a projection using the define projection tool. This will project the original coordinates into the wrong place, instead of changing the coordinates to the new projection. How different are they. If it's less than a 100 feet or so, it's probable the wrong datum. ... View more

Ok, try it like this: # Loop through shapfiles in folder and reproject for fc in fcList:   fcspatialRef = arcpy.Describe(fc).spatialReference.name   if fcspatialRef != spatialRef:     arcpy.Project_management(fc, outFolder + "\\" + fc, template)     # Print shapefile Project results     arcpy.AddMessage(fc)   else:     arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(fc, outFolder + "\\" + fc) ... View more

Ah ok. Did the script perform the project and/or copy features? Well, anyway it's hard to tell from your formatting, but I think the script should be formatted like this: for fc in fcList:   fcspatialRef = arcpy.Describe(fc).spatialReference.name   if fcspatialRef != spatialRef:     arcpy.Project_management(fc, outFolder + "\\" + fc, template)   else:     arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(fc, outFolder + "\\" + fc) Notice the if/else statements are indented under the for statement, and the commands are indented under those. ... View more

I'm not sure what you mean by "geoprocessing dialog window". Do you mean the results window? What exactly do you see? ... View more

IF your not familiar with the process, the following article will help. The last section at the bottom explains how to convert a table with z values. I'm Not sure what you would do for picking a coordinate system. Depending on your scale you could fake it in meters. ​ ... View more

I Don't see why not. Arcgis happily accepts custom coordinates. Have you tried importing your data yet, and creating features with z values from your table? I'm curious to know the result. ​ ... View more

You're welcome. It would be nice to mark one of our answers as correct though. That way, if someone is else has the same question they will know what actually helped. ... View more

Great idea, Gabe. My gut feeling is that difference won't be significant. ... View more