Write Features to Text File (Samples)

Summary

Writes feature coordinates to a text file.

Legacy:

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

Usage

• Output from this tool is in the same format as described for the input to the Create Features From Text File tool.

• Output coordinates are space delimited with the decimal separator of your choice.

• Outputs with null values for z or m will have the value 1.#QNAN for those positions.

• Selecting the locale decimal point option will result in the output being separated by whatever the system decimal point is set to. If the system is on a German locale, the output will take the form 1234,5. If the system is on a United States locale, the output will take the form 1234.5

• Selecting the default Python output option will result in the output being separated by whatever Python is using for a decimal point. This is usually a period.

• Point features will be output to the following format:

  Point
  id x y z m
  id x y z m
  ...
  END

• Multipoint features will be output to the following format:

  Multipoint
  multipoint_id 0
  pnt_id x y z m
  pnt_id x y z m
  ...
  multipoint_id 0
  pnt_id x y z m
  ...
  END

• Line features will be output to the following format:

  Polyline
  line_id part_number
  pnt_id x y z m
  pnt_id x y z m
  ...
  line_id part_number
  pnt_id x y z m
  pnt_id x y z m
  ...
  END

• Polygon features will be output to the following format:

  Polygon
  polygon_id part_number
  pnt_id x y z m
  pnt_id x y z m
  ...
  InteriorRing
  pnt_id x y z m
  pnt_id x y z m
  ...
  polygon_id part_number
  pnt_id x y z m
  pnt_id x y z m
  ...
  END

• No environment settings affect this tool.

Syntax

WriteFeaturesToTextFile_samples (input_features, output_text_file, decimal_separator_character)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
input_features	The input features to be written to a text file.	Feature Layer
output_text_file	The output text file.	Text File
decimal_separator_character	The character that will separate the whole number from the decimal. locale decimal point —The system decimal point will be inserted. This is the default. default python output —The default Python separator will be inserted. comma —A comma separator will be inserted. period —A period separator will be inserted. $SEP$ —The $SEP$ string will be inserted.	String

Code Sample

# Create geoprocessing dispatch object
import arcgisscripting
gp = arcgisscripting.create()
 
# Set up inputs to tool
inFC= r"C:\temp\routes.txt"
TxtCoords = r"C:\temp\RteCoords.shp"
sep = "locale decimal point"
 
# Run tool
gp.WriteFeaturesToTextFile(inFC, TxtCoords, sep)

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments

Licensing Information

ArcView: Yes

ArcEditor: Yes

ArcInfo: Yes