Create Features from Text File (Samples)

Summary

Creates features using coordinates in text files.

LegacyLegacy:
This tool has been deprecated. For more information, see An overview of the Samples toolbox.

Usage

Syntax

CreateFeaturesFromTextFile_samples (input_text_file, input_decimal_separator, output_feature_class, {output_feature_class_spatial_reference})
ParameterExplanationData Type
input_text_file

A text file containing coordinates.

Text File
input_decimal_separator

The character that separates the whole number from the decimal. This may vary depending on the source of your data. If the coordinates take the form "1.5", your separator is a period.

String
output_feature_class

The output feature class.

Feature Class
output_feature_class_spatial_reference
(Optional)

The spatial reference of the output coordinates.

Spatial Reference

Code Sample

# Create geoprocessing dispatch object
import arcgisscripting
gp = arcgisscripting.create()
 
# Set up inputs to tool
inTxt = r"C:\temp\StreamPoints.txt"
inSep = "."
strms = r"C:\temp\Streams.shp"
 
# Run tool
gp.CreateFeaturesFromTextFile(inTxt, inSep, strms, "#")
 
# Use output from createfeatures tool as input to buffer
outFCbuf = r"C:\temp\StreamsBuf.shp"
gp.buffer(strms, "10 Unknown", "FULL", "ROUND", "NONE", "#")

Environments

Licensing Information

ArcView: Yes
ArcEditor: Yes
ArcInfo: Yes

Published 6/7/2010