Select Layer By Location gives ERROR 000840 (select_features as arcpy.Polygon)

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I tried to select SC27060054 point object using polygon.
r"Projectproject.DBO.Qo" is a point layer.

import arcpy

p1 = arcpy.Point(254426.380, 4664270.258)
p2 = arcpy.Point(254432.730, 4664270.258)
p3 = arcpy.Point(254432.730, 4664264.967)
p4 = arcpy.Point(254426.380, 4664264.967)

poly = arcpy.Polygon(arcpy.Array([p1, p2, p3, p4]))

arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management(r"Projectproject.DBO.Qo", "CONTAINS", poly)
Runtime error Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
File "C:Program Files (x86)ArcGISDesktop10.3ArcPyarcpymanagement.py", line 7279, in SelectLayerByLocation
raise e ExecuteError: Failed to execute. Parameters are not valid. 
ERROR 000840: The value is not a Boolean. Failed to execute (SelectLayerByLocation).

desc = arcpy.Describe(r"Projectproject.DBO.Qo")
print desc.shapeType
Point

arcpy arcgis-10.3 python-2.7 select-by-location error-000840

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I tried to select SC27060054 point object using polygon.
r"Projectproject.DBO.Qo" is a point layer.

import arcpy

p1 = arcpy.Point(254426.380, 4664270.258)
p2 = arcpy.Point(254432.730, 4664270.258)
p3 = arcpy.Point(254432.730, 4664264.967)
p4 = arcpy.Point(254426.380, 4664264.967)

poly = arcpy.Polygon(arcpy.Array([p1, p2, p3, p4]))

arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management(r"Projectproject.DBO.Qo", "CONTAINS", poly)
Runtime error Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
File "C:Program Files (x86)ArcGISDesktop10.3ArcPyarcpymanagement.py", line 7279, in SelectLayerByLocation
raise e ExecuteError: Failed to execute. Parameters are not valid. 
ERROR 000840: The value is not a Boolean. Failed to execute (SelectLayerByLocation).

desc = arcpy.Describe(r"Projectproject.DBO.Qo")
print desc.shapeType
Point

arcpy arcgis-10.3 python-2.7 select-by-location error-000840

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I tried to select SC27060054 point object using polygon.
r"Projectproject.DBO.Qo" is a point layer.

import arcpy

p1 = arcpy.Point(254426.380, 4664270.258)
p2 = arcpy.Point(254432.730, 4664270.258)
p3 = arcpy.Point(254432.730, 4664264.967)
p4 = arcpy.Point(254426.380, 4664264.967)

poly = arcpy.Polygon(arcpy.Array([p1, p2, p3, p4]))

arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management(r"Projectproject.DBO.Qo", "CONTAINS", poly)
Runtime error Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
File "C:Program Files (x86)ArcGISDesktop10.3ArcPyarcpymanagement.py", line 7279, in SelectLayerByLocation
raise e ExecuteError: Failed to execute. Parameters are not valid. 
ERROR 000840: The value is not a Boolean. Failed to execute (SelectLayerByLocation).

desc = arcpy.Describe(r"Projectproject.DBO.Qo")
print desc.shapeType
Point

arcpy arcgis-10.3 python-2.7 select-by-location error-000840

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I tried to select SC27060054 point object using polygon.
r"Projectproject.DBO.Qo" is a point layer.

import arcpy

p1 = arcpy.Point(254426.380, 4664270.258)
p2 = arcpy.Point(254432.730, 4664270.258)
p3 = arcpy.Point(254432.730, 4664264.967)
p4 = arcpy.Point(254426.380, 4664264.967)

poly = arcpy.Polygon(arcpy.Array([p1, p2, p3, p4]))

arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management(r"Projectproject.DBO.Qo", "CONTAINS", poly)
Runtime error Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
File "C:Program Files (x86)ArcGISDesktop10.3ArcPyarcpymanagement.py", line 7279, in SelectLayerByLocation
raise e ExecuteError: Failed to execute. Parameters are not valid. 
ERROR 000840: The value is not a Boolean. Failed to execute (SelectLayerByLocation).

desc = arcpy.Describe(r"Projectproject.DBO.Qo")
print desc.shapeType
Point

arcpy arcgis-10.3 python-2.7 select-by-location error-000840

arcpy arcgis-10.3 python-2.7 select-by-location error-000840

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For Select Layer by Location in_layer and select_features needs to be feature layers, for example created with MakeFeatureLayer (or by adding a feature class to ArcMap and execute code in the Python window using the name of the feature layer from table of contents).
So both "Projectproject.DBO.Qo" and poly need to be layers.

Try:

arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management("Projectproject.DBO.Qo" , "Qolyr")
arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(poly, r"in_memorypoly") #You need a feature class to create a feature layer
arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(r"in_memorypoly", "polylyr")

And then use "Qolyr" and "polylyr" in Select Layer by Location.

Also, if Qolyr is a Point layer it can never contain polygons:

CONTAINS —The features in the input layer will be selected if they
contain a selecting feature.

You probably want intersect:

INTERSECT —The features in the input layer will be selected if they
intersect a selecting feature. This is the default.

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  I've tried what you wrote, but same error ... arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management("Qolyr", "CONTAINS", "polylyr")
  – dimmed
  32 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @dimmed, if Qolyr are Points, they can never contain polygons. Try Another overlap type, for example INTERSECT, to see if this is what is causing the error
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For Select Layer by Location in_layer and select_features needs to be feature layers, for example created with MakeFeatureLayer (or by adding a feature class to ArcMap and execute code in the Python window using the name of the feature layer from table of contents).
So both "Projectproject.DBO.Qo" and poly need to be layers.

Try:

arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management("Projectproject.DBO.Qo" , "Qolyr")
arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(poly, r"in_memorypoly") #You need a feature class to create a feature layer
arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(r"in_memorypoly", "polylyr")

And then use "Qolyr" and "polylyr" in Select Layer by Location.

Also, if Qolyr is a Point layer it can never contain polygons:

CONTAINS —The features in the input layer will be selected if they
contain a selecting feature.

You probably want intersect:

INTERSECT —The features in the input layer will be selected if they
intersect a selecting feature. This is the default.

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edited 16 mins ago

answered 57 mins ago

BERA

11.3k41435

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I've tried what you wrote, but same error ... arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management("Qolyr", "CONTAINS", "polylyr")
  – dimmed
  32 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @dimmed, if Qolyr are Points, they can never contain polygons. Try Another overlap type, for example INTERSECT, to see if this is what is causing the error
  – BERA
  28 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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3
down vote

For Select Layer by Location in_layer and select_features needs to be feature layers, for example created with MakeFeatureLayer (or by adding a feature class to ArcMap and execute code in the Python window using the name of the feature layer from table of contents).
So both "Projectproject.DBO.Qo" and poly need to be layers.

Try:

arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management("Projectproject.DBO.Qo" , "Qolyr")
arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(poly, r"in_memorypoly") #You need a feature class to create a feature layer
arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(r"in_memorypoly", "polylyr")

And then use "Qolyr" and "polylyr" in Select Layer by Location.

Also, if Qolyr is a Point layer it can never contain polygons:

CONTAINS —The features in the input layer will be selected if they
contain a selecting feature.

You probably want intersect:

INTERSECT —The features in the input layer will be selected if they
intersect a selecting feature. This is the default.

share|improve this answer

edited 16 mins ago

answered 57 mins ago

BERA

11.3k41435

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I've tried what you wrote, but same error ... arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management("Qolyr", "CONTAINS", "polylyr")
  – dimmed
  32 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @dimmed, if Qolyr are Points, they can never contain polygons. Try Another overlap type, for example INTERSECT, to see if this is what is causing the error
  – BERA
  28 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
3
down vote

up vote
3
down vote

For Select Layer by Location in_layer and select_features needs to be feature layers, for example created with MakeFeatureLayer (or by adding a feature class to ArcMap and execute code in the Python window using the name of the feature layer from table of contents).
So both "Projectproject.DBO.Qo" and poly need to be layers.

Try:

arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management("Projectproject.DBO.Qo" , "Qolyr")
arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(poly, r"in_memorypoly") #You need a feature class to create a feature layer
arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(r"in_memorypoly", "polylyr")

And then use "Qolyr" and "polylyr" in Select Layer by Location.

Also, if Qolyr is a Point layer it can never contain polygons:

CONTAINS —The features in the input layer will be selected if they
contain a selecting feature.

You probably want intersect:

INTERSECT —The features in the input layer will be selected if they
intersect a selecting feature. This is the default.

share|improve this answer

edited 16 mins ago

answered 57 mins ago

BERA

11.3k41435

For Select Layer by Location in_layer and select_features needs to be feature layers, for example created with MakeFeatureLayer (or by adding a feature class to ArcMap and execute code in the Python window using the name of the feature layer from table of contents).
So both "Projectproject.DBO.Qo" and poly need to be layers.

Try:

arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management("Projectproject.DBO.Qo" , "Qolyr")
arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(poly, r"in_memorypoly") #You need a feature class to create a feature layer
arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(r"in_memorypoly", "polylyr")

And then use "Qolyr" and "polylyr" in Select Layer by Location.

Also, if Qolyr is a Point layer it can never contain polygons:

CONTAINS —The features in the input layer will be selected if they
contain a selecting feature.

You probably want intersect:

INTERSECT —The features in the input layer will be selected if they
intersect a selecting feature. This is the default.

share|improve this answer

edited 16 mins ago

answered 57 mins ago

BERA

11.3k41435

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share|improve this answer

edited 16 mins ago

edited 16 mins ago

edited 16 mins ago

answered 57 mins ago

BERA

11.3k41435

answered 57 mins ago

BERA

11.3k41435

answered 57 mins ago

BERA

11.3k41435

11.3k41435

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I've tried what you wrote, but same error ... arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management("Qolyr", "CONTAINS", "polylyr")
  – dimmed
  32 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @dimmed, if Qolyr are Points, they can never contain polygons. Try Another overlap type, for example INTERSECT, to see if this is what is causing the error
  – BERA
  28 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I've tried what you wrote, but same error ... arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management("Qolyr", "CONTAINS", "polylyr")
  – dimmed
  32 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @dimmed, if Qolyr are Points, they can never contain polygons. Try Another overlap type, for example INTERSECT, to see if this is what is causing the error
  – BERA
  28 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

I've tried what you wrote, but same error ... arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management("Qolyr", "CONTAINS", "polylyr")
– dimmed
32 mins ago

I've tried what you wrote, but same error ... arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management("Qolyr", "CONTAINS", "polylyr")
– dimmed
32 mins ago

@dimmed, if Qolyr are Points, they can never contain polygons. Try Another overlap type, for example INTERSECT, to see if this is what is causing the error
– BERA
28 mins ago

@dimmed, if Qolyr are Points, they can never contain polygons. Try Another overlap type, for example INTERSECT, to see if this is what is causing the error
– BERA
28 mins ago

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