Latest Contributions by JimCousins

Remove this layer from the legend items. make 2 copies of this layer, and symbolize 1 by color and 1 by size. Set the definition query on both of these to eliminate all features. Use these 2 "fake" layers for your legend. Best Regards, Jim ... View more

I do not see a way to do it within the text box. You could give the text element a name, and then access that text element within a python script and change it with string / list functions. I use the following snippet to alter  a text element in my layout view: for el in arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd,"TEXT_ELEMENT","SSPA_Tag"):             ToPoint = string.find(el.text,"_",5)             el.text = "SSPA_" + bkmk.name + "_" + ChemName + "_" + Today.strftime("%m/%d/%Y")             OutText = el.text You could similarly use el.txt = el.text[:5] to return the first 5 characters. Best Regards, Jim ... View more

There is a tool Data Management Tools >> Package >> Consolidate Layer that will copy all referenced data sources into a single folder. Consolidate Map will do the same, and include the map document as well. Best Regards, Jim ... View more

There may be a better way to do this, but I would use the raster calculator with a series of nested CON() statements, using > to filter for the maximum values. Best Regards, Jim ... View more

Good news! What was your solution? It is helpful to show that in the forum, so if anyone else runs into a similar issue, perhaps your solution will help them. Best Regards, Jim ... View more

Michael, You could run the buffer tool with a 1 meter distance, and dissolve all option. then buffer again at -1 meter to shrink the overall extent. Of course, if the 1 meter increase does not matter for your analysis, leave them as the first result. There will be some small distortion due to the buffer out and in, but probably not too much, unless your polygons are quite convoluted. Best Regards, Jim ... View more

This seems a very simple feature. Why not create a polygon shapefile, start an edit session, turn on snapping to points, and digitize the polygon you wish using the points as snapping guides? Regards, Jim ... View more

Scott, in order to create a polygon, you need a polygon feature class / shapefile to hold it. You have only point layers in your map. Regards, Jim ... View more

I am not a .net programmer, so can not help you there. Here is a link to BLM Public Land Survey System (PLSS) data for Custer county Oklahoma: http://www.geocommunicator.gov/GeoComm/lsis_home/home/PLSS_download_OKcounty.htm Regards, Jim ... View more

I have done this many times. My process is to obtain the TRS polygon data, and then format my input well table to match the single TRS column in the polygon data. THen I create an address locator from the TRS polygon file (General - single field for style). Then I geocode the table. Typically I am working with quarter quarter sections as well, so the ability to interactively match records that do not automatically get matched is a huge plus. Regards, Jim ... View more

basically I had a map location and data files that were up the directory tree 4 levels, and then down a new directory path 4 levels. I could work with a map initially, but on opening, the paths were all broken, and I would have to reset. I moved my files into the same location as the map, and my problems went away. Regards, Jim ... View more

I had a similar problem, and had to simplify the path to the file source before it would work. It may also be related to whether or not you have the map document set to relative paths. Best Regards, Jim ... View more

Another option is to start an edit session, and right click on the polyline feature, choose "Replace Sketch", and it will copy the polyline feature into your polygon layer. Best Regards, Jim ... View more