I would add that there is really no documentation on how to get the ESRI python module installed and running on a nix server.
On 8/1/07, Jonah Duckles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Prior to ArcGIS 9.2 the preffered way to hook scripts was using win32com > as describe earlier. ESRI seems to be making a move toward Python for > better cross platform compatibility (they're coming back full-circle to > their roots it seems). So if you are going to use Arc9.1 stuff for all of > time you should be fine with win32com, but if you want your code to work > when you update your Arc installation .... well ... ymmv. > > This esri article discusses some of the nuances of the new arcgisscripting > python interface: > > http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.techArticles.articleShow&d=31910 > > -- > Jonah Duckles > Graduate Research Assistant > Purdue University > > On 8/1/07, Mark Maclennan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Perhaps you might be able to tap into using JRuby > > (http://jruby.codehaus.org/) > > if you have access to any of the ESRI Java APIs > > (http://edn.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=java.gateway) > > . I see that there is a ArcSDE Java API. > > > > Sort of the best of both these worlds - the Ruby scripting language with > > access to the extensive Java libraries (most far better than the equivalent > > Rudy libraries). There are also a fair number of OSGeo Java libraries (like > > GeoTools). JRuby can do Ruby on Rails just fine. Version 1.0 of JRudy > > was released this past June. > > > > - Mark > > > > (my understanding is that Jython is also being revived ;-) > > > > > > > > On 7/31/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks Sean and Puneet, > > > > > > IMO: > > > > > > We're working in a cross platform environment: > > > > > > - ArcSDE under Unix > > > - ArcGIS Desktop under windows > > > > > > + other potential OSGeo products under Unix/Linux. > > > > > > I'm looking for a common scripting environment (read that to be > > > 'programming' environment Sean ;-) ) for housekeeping tasks between > > > environments as well as geoprocessing type tasks with ArcGIS Desktop. > > > > > > While Python is an excellent language, I quite like what I see in Ruby > > > and also in Ruby on Rails for database work. > > > > > > ....not wanting to start a flame war on what product is better than > > > another.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Geowanking mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > >
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