Run Model Builder models thru Python.

[lelaharrington]

i have 4 models that i created i am trying to run them thru python to get them to execute one at a time. i have two ways i want to try to do this. a. have python run the models ( to no success as of yet)

b. export each model out as a script and have a master script that calls on 4 scripts to run one after the other until all 4 have ran in sequence.

i am very new to this and would love any help.

here is what i have so far. and here are my errors

ERROR

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "F:\GIS\Python_Scripts\GLE_BIS_Silverlight_Overwrite\Archive\Delete_Temp_Holding.py", line 16, in <module>

    arcpy.ImportToolbox("F:/GIS/Python_Scripts/GLE_BIS_Silverlight_Overwrite/GLE_BIS.tbx")

  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.1\arcpy\arcpy\__init__.py", line 90, in ImportToolbox

    return import_toolbox(input_file, module_name)

  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.1\arcpy\arcpy\toolbox_code.py", line 441, in import_toolbox

    mymodule = generate_toolbox_module(toolbox, None, False, False, False, module_name, use_alt_alias)

  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.1\arcpy\arcpy\toolbox_code.py", line 416, in generate_toolbox_module

    'exec')

  File "F:\GIS\Python_Scripts\GLE_BIS_Silverlight_Overwrite\GLE_BIS.tbx", line 63

    def SHP-BIS():

           ^

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Script

import arcpy, time, os, sys

Date = time.strftime("%m-%d-%Y", time.localtime())

Time = time.strftime ("%I:%M:%S :p",time.localtime())

LogFile = file(r"F:\GIS\Python_Scripts\Logs\GLE to BIS PROJECTION AND TRANSFER_" + Date + ".txt", 'w')

output = open(r"F:\GIS\Python_Scripts\Logs\GLE to BIS PROJECTION AND TRANSFER_" + Date + ".txt", 'w')

arcpy.ImportToolbox("F:/GIS/Python_Scripts/GLE_BIS_Silverlight_Overwrite/GLE_BIS.tbx")

# Local variables:

output.write("Script Started At: " + str(Date) + " " + str(Time) + "." + "\n" + "Start Delete Process" +"\n")

# Process: Delete Temp Holding Shapefiles

arcpy.DeleteTempHolding_GLE_BIS()

try:

     # Process: Delete Temp Holding Shapefiles

        if arcpy.DeleteTempHolding_GLE_BIS():

            output.write("Delete of Temporary files SUCCESS","\n")

except:

    output.write("Delete of Temporary files FAIL","\n")

output.write("END OF SCRIPT","\n")

# reset date and time from when  started

lDate = time.strftime("%m-%d-%Y", time.localtime())

lTime = time.strftime("%I:%M:%S %p",time.localtime())

# write to log and close

output.write(str("GLE to BIS Script Ended at  " + str(lDate) + " " + str(lTime) + "." + "\n"))

output.close()

now = time.time()

print "Script Complete"

[lelaharrington]

Thank you all for your information on this.

here is what i finally went with.

imported arcpy,os

from subprocess import *

then i ran 4 child scripts after i converted each model to a script. i then called each script as a child script, had log findings embeded in the script to report back success

[lelaharrington]

here is the script that i used in case any others run into this. this works!!! and it generates a log for you.

import arcpy, time, os, sys

from subprocess import *

arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = False

import arcpy, time, os, sys

Date = time.strftime("%m-%d-%Y", time.localtime())

Time = time.strftime ("%I:%M:%S :p",time.localtime())

LogFile = file(r"C:\UGM_Projected\Scripts\TEST_1_" + Date + ".txt", 'w')

Generate = open(r"C:\UGM_Projected\Scripts\TEST_1_" + Date + ".txt", 'w')

Generate.write("Script Started At: " + str(Date) + " " + str(Time) + "." + "\n")

#run child script 1

p = Popen([r"C:\UGM_Projected\Scripts\UDF_FeatureclasstoSHP.py", "ArcEditor"], shell=True, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)

output = p.communicate()

print output[0]

Generate.write("Success!! UDF_FeatureclasstoSHP.py" + str(Date) + " " + str(Time) + "." + "\n")

#run child script 2

p = Popen([r"C:\UGM_Projected\Scripts\SHP_FeatureClass.py", "ArcEditor"], shell=True, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)

output = p.communicate()

print output[0]

Generate.write("Success!! SHP_FeatureClass.py" + str(Date) + " " + str(Time) + "." + "\n")

#run child script 3

p = Popen([r"C:\UGM_Projected\Scripts\Delete_SHP.py", "ArcEditor"], shell=True, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)

output = p.communicate()

print output[0]

Generate.write("Success!!  Delete_SHP.py " + str(Date) + " " + str(Time) + "." + "\n")

# reset date and time from when  started

lDate = time.strftime("%m-%d-%Y", time.localtime())

lTime = time.strftime("%I:%M:%S %p",time.localtime())

Generate.write(str("Script Ended at  " + str(lDate) + " " + str(lTime) + "." ))

Generate.close()

now = time.time()

print "Script Complete"

[BlakeTerhune]

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