Latest Contributions by JamesCrandall

I only tested from the embedded ArcCatalog (is there still a standalone version?), so you may be correct.  Although you could also just shorten the string to evaluate to just "arc" and it would pickup both "ArcMap" or "ArcCatalog" I guess. if not "Arc" in sys.executable: ... View more

Yes, Python Add-in's is what I have had experince with and comparing them to an ArcObjects COM component built with .NET/C# -- they are wildly different in capabilities. Go ahead and try to build an installed COM/ArcObjects component developed in Visual Studio and attempt to replicate that component in PythonWin ... View more

As an alternative you could also trap the sys.executable source to check where to expect parameters to come from.  I think it would something like this (using Shaun's code exampe): import arcpy import sys def main(input_fc=None, output_fc=None):      # your main script body goes here # executed as a script if __name__ == '__main__':      if not "ArcMap" in sys.executable:           # we were passed command line parameters, execute in a script context           input_fc=sys.argv[1]           output_fc=sys.argv[2]      else:           # if we don't have args passed on the command line, assume a toolbox context           input_fc=arcpy.GetParametersAsText(0)           output_fc=arcpy.GetParametersAsText(1)              # call the main function with our parameters      main(input_fc, output_fc) If you were to run this from an Geoprocessing Toolbox it would evaluate as 'else' and ust arcpy.GetParameter but would evaluate as "if" from another source. Edit: I don't see any option to format the code anywhere in this ridiculous updated "forum". Edit 2: I had to hop over tags, blogs, rss feeds, streams, and a bunch of other things that aboslutely should not be found in a tech forum and located a "how to" on formatting code blocks.  The level of obscurity built into this "forum" is simply absurd. ... View more

I wonder if something about the data source (basemap or other) has been changed, possibly even just a field was dropped or altered, that has caused an issue.  Have the user open it in a different browser (FireFox, Chrome, etc..) and see if that offers relief. ... View more

Yes, I would like to create the green line you see between each feature. 1. Yes, always stacked one above the other. 2. Doesn't matter really.  The next step would simply run this polyline FC thru a ToPolygon conversion. 3. Each "set" of polylines is a single feature class.  The 3 polylines you see in the image is 1 FC. Thanks! ... View more

Print statements will display in ArcMap's Python window for Add-In tools.  Not sure if that helps. ... View more

I wouldn't be so quick to label this place a "Forum". ... View more

Hi Elaeanor! So IOW's, there is no logical "Python forum".  I have to search, filter, tag, content, blog rather than just go to a forum specific to python? When I arrived to the new forum my eyes immediately looked for "Python".  Didn't yours?  Yes, I am a "GIS Developer" but I would expect a bit more granularity about what it is I am developing. ... View more

Thanks Christina! But can I ask: why should I need to review documents and training guides to figure out a discussion forum? ... View more

That was the best format of all the board layouts!  I LOVED how you could collapse all of the sections and only keep what you wanted to view. Unfortunately, I was referencing the forums that were there yesterday, not 2010. Thanks! ... View more

I know. ... View more

Thanks! ... View more