Export Feature Attribute to ASCII (Spatial Statistics)
Release 9.2 Last modified January 9, 2009	Print all topics in : "Tools"

Exports feature class coordinates and attribute values to a space-, comma-, or semicolon-delimited ASCII text file.

Usage tips

• This tool is used to export data for analysis with external statistical packages.

• The environment settings do not have an effect on this tool.

Command line syntax
An overview of the Command Line window
ExportXYv_stats <Input_Feature_Class> <Value_Field> <Space | Comma | Semi-Colon> <Output_Ascii_File>

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
<Input_Feature_Class>	The feature class from which to export feature coordinates and attribute values.	Feature Layer
<Value_Field>	The field in the input feature class containing the values to export to an ASCII text file.	Field
<Space | Comma | Semi-Colon>	Specifies how feature coordinates and attribute values will be separated in the output ASCII file. Space — Feature coordinates and attribute values will be separated by a space in the output. Comma — Feature coordinates and attribute values will be separated by a comma in the output. Semi-colon — Feature coordinates and attribute values will be separated by a semicolon in the output.	String
<Output_Ascii_File>	The ASCII text file that will contain the feature coordinate and attribute values.	File

Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters

Command line example

workspace e:\project93\data
ExportXYv burglary.shp SCLASS Comma burglary.txt

Scripting syntax
About getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts
ExportXYv_stats (Input_Feature_Class, Value_Field, Delimiter, Output_Ascii_File)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
Input_Feature_Class (Required)	The feature class from which to export feature coordinates and attribute values.	Feature Layer
Value_Field (Required)	The field in the input feature class containing the values to export to an ASCII text file.	Field
Delimiter (Required)	Specifies how feature coordinates and attribute values will be separated in the output ASCII file. Space — Feature coordinates and attribute values will be separated by a space in the output. Comma — Feature coordinates and attribute values will be separated by a comma in the output. Semi-colon — Feature coordinates and attribute values will be separated by a semicolon in the output.	String
Output_Ascii_File (Required)	The ASCII text file that will contain the feature coordinate and attribute values.	File

Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters

Script example

# Export feature locations and attributes to an ASCII text file
# Import system modules
import arcgisscripting

# Create the Geoprocessor object
gp = arcgisscripting.create()

# Local variables...
workspace = "c:/project93/data"
input_features = "AidsByCaCnty.shp"
export_ascii = "aidsbycacnty.txt"

try:
    # Set the current workspace (to avoid having to specify the full path to the feature classes each time)
    gp.workspace = workspace

    # Process: Export Feature Attribute to Ascii...
    gp.ExportXYv_stats(input_features, "HEPRATE", "Space", export_ascii)

except:
    # If an error occurred when running the tool, print out the error message.
    print gp.GetMessages()

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