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GetInstallInfo method |
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Release 9.3
Last modified January 19, 2010 |
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This topic was updated for 9.3.1.
Returns a Python dictionary object of installation properties. The available installation types (desktop, server .net, server java, and engine) can be found using ListInstallations.
A dictionary object is a Python type that consists of key-value pairs. GetInstallInfo returns a dictionary with 11 keys.
- SourceDir: Source directory
- InstallDate: Date of installation
- SPBuild: Service pack build
- ProductName: Product name
- BuildNumber: The build number
- InstallType: The installation type
- Version: The product version
- SPNumber: Service pack build number
- Installer: Account installed by
- InstallDir: Install location
- InstallTime: Time of installation
NOTE: Supported only when the geoprocessor is instantiated using the arcgisscripting module; not supported when using the win32com module. Learn more about creating the geoprocessor object
Syntax
object.GetInstallInfo(installType As String) As Dictionary
| Part | Description |
| object | The instantiated geoprocessing object |
| installType | The installation type:
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Examples
import arcgisscripting
gp = arcgisscripting.create(9.3)
installD = gp.GetInstallInfo("desktop")
for key in installD.keys():
# Use python string formatting to print each key and value in the dictionary
print "%s : %s" % (key, installD[key])
#An example of expected return:
#SourceDir : N/A
#InstallDate : 06/03/2007
#SPBuild : N/A
#ProductName : ArcGIS Desktop
#BuildNumber : 09.30.00.01377
#InstallType : N/A
#Version : 9.3
#SPNumber : N/A
#Installer : ssmith
#InstallDir : C:\Program Files\ArcGIS
#InstallTime : 15:56:01