Failed to Generate Directions, Error

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11-10-2010 09:25 PM
FrankPerks
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So for the last week or so, i have been working on a project, and have been able to generate directions in the past. However now every time i try to generate directions i receive the error

"Failed to Generate directions. Network dataset does not support driving directions."

I did this several times, didn't work:
http://resources.arcgis.com/content/kbase?fa=articleShow&d=29034

The only thing that seems to work i just nuking my entire network dataset and recreating everything (which i absolutely do not want to do).

I have restarted ArcGIS, repaired ArcGIS, everything seems fine. I am guessing somehow my network dataset has become corrupt?

I am using ArcGIS 10
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JaySandhu
Esri Regular Contributor
Since you are getting a message that the network dataset does not support directions then that is the most likely cause. Use catalog to bring up the properties of your network dataset and click on the Directions tab. What does it say there? Does it support directions? If not, you will have to change the properties of this and rebuild your network dataset.
Regards,
Jay Sandhu
MustafaELHalwagy
New Contributor
So for the last week or so, i have been working on a project, and have been able to generate directions in the past. However now every time i try to generate directions i receive the error

"Failed to Generate directions. Network dataset does not support driving directions."

I did this several times, didn't work:
http://resources.arcgis.com/content/kbase?fa=articleShow&d=29034

The only thing that seems to work i just nuking my entire network dataset and recreating everything (which i absolutely do not want to do).

I have restarted ArcGIS, repaired ArcGIS, everything seems fine. I am guessing somehow my network dataset has become corrupt?

I am using ArcGIS 10

I have same this problem with arcgis10, please any 1 help me how to resolve this problem
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MustafaELHalwagy
New Contributor
:mad::mad:
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JaySandhu
Esri Regular Contributor
What network dataset are you using?

See my earlier post and tell me if your network dataset says that it supports providing directions.

Without any details, it is not possible to provide any useful help.

Regards,
Jay Sandhu
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MustafaELHalwagy
New Contributor
i followed your steps and i found (direction)it marked:yes,it is work
look at this pic

and this
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JaySandhu
Esri Regular Contributor
The error message you are getting says that the "directions configuration file" is invalid.
Did you edit or change this file? It is located in:
C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Desktop10\NetworkAnalyst\Directions

If you have not changed this file, then it could be some data related issue. It appears from
the screen shot you are using old 9.3 tutorial data. Can you use the 10.0 tutorial data
and see if the problem goes away.

Jay Sandhu
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MustafaELHalwagy
New Contributor
thank u very much,
i do not make any change in direction configuration file, and i tried to work arcgis 10 data and still message error appears :confused:
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JaySandhu
Esri Regular Contributor
If you are unable to generate directions on the tutorial data then I will suggest that you contact ESRI technical support so that they may diagnose the issue and see what may be going on.
Regards,
Jay Sandhu
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MustafaELHalwagy
New Contributor
thank you for interesting
thank you again
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