Latest Contributions by GraemeBrowning

I'll keep this advice in reserve until I hear from Esri.  I'm anxious to keep ArcGIS 10.3.1 for Desktop, ArcGIS Pro 1.1.1, Python 2.7.8 and Python 3.4.1 all working until a safe path to ArcGIS 10.4 Pre has been recommended by them.  I logged an incident with local support this morning and hopefully will know the Redlands input by Monday. ... View more

The email I received only said: ArcGIS 10.4 prerelease software for ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS for Server and ArcGIS Engine is now available via My Esri for all eligible users current on maintenance as of 1 December 2015. Full installation and authorisation details can also be found on My Esri. The software is available for testing purposes only. Do not install ArcGIS 10.4 prerelease on production machines. You will not be able to upgrade to the final version of ArcGIS 10.4 from this prerelease. I did track down the ArcGIS104PR_Quick_Start_Guides.pdf which seems to be where your email drew its information from.  I have not been able to find the installation guide referred to but the bolded bits below make it look like I was on an unsupported path to 10.4: See the installation guide for more information on installation upgrades, new installations, or installations prior to version 10.1, which are not supported by the upgrade process. However, I'm confident that uninstalling a general release should still be supported, even if then going to 10.4 Pre as a subsequent fresh install may not be. ... View more

I do not recall having yet seen the public announcement - can anyone provide a link to it? ... View more

From Matt's suggestion I tried wmic product where "name = 'ArcGIS 10.3.1 for Desktop'" call Uninstall but it just reported that there was No Instance(s) Available . I'm a little reluctant to mess with my Python installs because I have 2.7.8 and 3.4.1 working nicely on the same machine with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS 10.3.1 for Desktop (which continues to work despite claims that it is not on the machine). I think I'll put it formally into local support's court tomorrow if I am still stuck then. ... View more

I saw that before embarking on this uninstall of 10.3.1 and install of 10.4 Pre-release, and planned to uninstall (and not try to upgrade to) 10.4 when it gets to general release. ... View more

I tried using print "" in place of pass in the except clause but it had no effect. At the moment this is embedded in an application that works so I'm happy to ignore the error.  If I get a chance I'll try and extract a simpler test case and pursue further at another time. I am using 10.3.1. ... View more

I was just coming to the same conclusion i.e. that "ArcGIS might only load the toolbox once", and searching for a workaround to how to load my GPToolDialog with default values read from an ASCII file, after calling it from a Python AddIn tool that selects a feature and writes its attributes to that ASCII file, when I found your post. Your workaround works for me! If I have the ArcMap Python window open I see some errors (see below) go by but none stop it working.  I'm just recording the errors here, and not looking for help with them. Traceback (most recent call last):   File "C:\Users\Graeme\AppData\Local\ESRI\Desktop10.3\AssemblyCache\{15302DB5-BF1B-4509-B327-85E2E8476653}\WSAAddIn_addin.py", line 82, in onMouseDownMap     GPToolDialog(PythonTBX, "GrossPollutantTrap")   File "C:\Users\Graeme\AppData\Local\ESRI\Desktop10.3\AssemblyCache\{15302DB5-BF1B-4509-B327-85E2E8476653}\WSAAddIn_addin.py", line 35, in GPToolDialog     threading.Thread(target=rm, args = (tmpdir,3)).start()   File "C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.3\Lib\threading.py", line 687, in __init__     self.__daemonic = self._set_daemon()   File "C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.3\Lib\threading.py", line 711, in _set_daemon     return current_thread().daemon   File "C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.3\Lib\threading.py", line 1160, in currentThread     return _active[_get_ident()] TypeError: GPToolDialog() takes at most 1 argument (2 given) ... View more

I just came across your post when looking for how to place a separator between tools on a Python Add-In toolbar that had their captions displayed. I found that the solution at Toolbar spacer worked for me. I'm using ArcGIS 10.3.1 for Desktop. ... View more

Hi Mark We have the same event in Brisbane on Friday too.  I'm yet to speak to an ArcGIS user who thinks switching people who purchased perpetual licensing for Esri's desktop GIS to licensing that can be revoked on non-payment of maintenance is reasonable.  Open source advocates just find the discussion amusing. - Graeme ... View more

I know it has been a growing discussion point amongst ArcGIS users at Brisbane geospatial events of late. ... View more

My understanding was that Esri's customer service mission included trying to meet the needs of individuals through to large organizations. ... View more