com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.tools.coveragetools
Class Import

java.lang.Object
  com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool
      com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.tools.coveragetools.Import

All Implemented Interfaces:

GPTool

public class Import
extends AbstractGPTool

Converts an ARC/INFO export interchange file. The Import From Interchange File tool is contained in the Coverage Tools tool box.

Usage tips:

• The AUTO option determines what is contained in an import file, then imports it correctly.
• In ModelBuilder, you should specify the feature type of the data being imported. The AUTO option does not set the properties of the output variable in the model, because the data type is unknown until the process is executed. For example, if the .e00 file contains a coverage, set the feature type to COVER so the output variable may be connected to any other process that requires a coverage as input.
• IMPORT reads any export file that has been fully or partially compressed as well as decompressed. IMPORT automatically recognizes whether the export file is compressed.
• For the COVER option, all INFO data files saved in the interchange file whose names contain the coverage name prior to the last period in the INFO data file name are written to the workspace INFO database for the output coverage.
• Any INFO pathname/username can be specified as the output data file when the INFO option is used. However, the specified INFO directory must exist prior to using IMPORT.
• The STACK option will work in one of two ways. If the interchange file was made by the EXPORT command with the STACK option, then only the stack directory will be re-created. None of the grids associated with the stack will be re-created. If the interchange file was made by the EXPORT command with the STACKALL option, then both the stack directory and the grids associated with that stack are re-created. Only the grids that do not presently exist in the workspace will be re-created.
• ArcCatalog doesn't show ArcInfo .e00 files by default, but it is easy to configure ArcCatalog to show them. From the Customize pulldown menu, choose the ArcCatalog Options command, click the File Types tab, then click the New Type button. In the dialog that appears, type "e00" into the File extension field (be sure to use zeros, not the letter "O"), type a description such as "Export File" into the Description of type field, click Change Icon and choose an icon, then click OK. Click OK on the ArcCatalog Options dialog box. ArcCatalog will refresh and show you .e00 files.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool

vals

Constructor Summary

Import()
Creates the Import From Interchange File tool with defaults.

Import(String featureType, Object interchangeFile, Object outDataset)
Creates the Import From Interchange File tool with the required parameters.

Method Summary

String	getFeatureType() Returns the Feature Type parameter of this tool .
Object	getInterchangeFile() Returns the Input Interchange File parameter of this tool .
Object	getOutDataset() Returns the Output Dataset parameter of this tool .
String	getToolboxAlias() Returns the alias of the tool box containing this tool.
String	getToolboxName() Returns the name of the tool box containing this tool.
String	getToolName() Returns the name of this tool.
void	setFeatureType(String featureType) Sets the Feature Type parameter of this tool .
void	setInterchangeFile(Object interchangeFile) Sets the Input Interchange File parameter of this tool .
void	setOutDataset(Object outDataset) Sets the Output Dataset parameter of this tool .

Methods inherited from class com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool

getParameterValues, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Import

public Import()

Creates the Import From Interchange File tool with defaults.

Initializes the array of tool parameters with the default values specified when the tool was created.

Import

public Import(String featureType,
              Object interchangeFile,
              Object outDataset)

Creates the Import From Interchange File tool with the required parameters.

Initializes the array of tool parameters with the values as specified for the required parameters and with the default values for the other parameters.

Parameters:

featureType - the type of file to be imported. Auto is the default option.

interchangeFile - the prefix name of the ARC/INFO interchange file to be converted. A volume ID of .e00, .e01, and so on, will always be appended to the given interchange_file to specify the file or files to be imported.

outDataset - the name of the output dataset.

Method Detail

getFeatureType

public String getFeatureType()

Returns the Feature Type parameter of this tool . This parameter is the type of file to be imported. Auto is the default option. This is a required parameter.

Returns:

the Feature Type

setFeatureType

public void setFeatureType(String featureType)

Sets the Feature Type parameter of this tool . This parameter is the type of file to be imported. Auto is the default option. This is a required parameter.

Parameters:

featureType - the type of file to be imported. Auto is the default option.

getInterchangeFile

public Object getInterchangeFile()

Returns the Input Interchange File parameter of this tool . This parameter is the prefix name of the ARC/INFO interchange file to be converted. A volume ID of .e00, .e01, and so on, will always be appended to the given interchange_file to specify the file or files to be imported. This is a required parameter.

Returns:

the Input Interchange File

setInterchangeFile

public void setInterchangeFile(Object interchangeFile)

Sets the Input Interchange File parameter of this tool . This parameter is the prefix name of the ARC/INFO interchange file to be converted. A volume ID of .e00, .e01, and so on, will always be appended to the given interchange_file to specify the file or files to be imported. This is a required parameter.

Parameters:

interchangeFile - the prefix name of the ARC/INFO interchange file to be converted. A volume ID of .e00, .e01, and so on, will always be appended to the given interchange_file to specify the file or files to be imported.

getOutDataset

public Object getOutDataset()

Returns the Output Dataset parameter of this tool . This parameter is the name of the output dataset. This is a required parameter.

Returns:

the Output Dataset

setOutDataset

public void setOutDataset(Object outDataset)

Sets the Output Dataset parameter of this tool . This parameter is the name of the output dataset. This is a required parameter.

Parameters:

outDataset - the name of the output dataset.

getToolName

public String getToolName()

Returns the name of this tool.

Returns:

the tool name

getToolboxName

public String getToolboxName()

Returns the name of the tool box containing this tool.

Returns:

the tool box name

getToolboxAlias

public String getToolboxAlias()

Returns the alias of the tool box containing this tool.

Returns:

the tool box alias