ET GeoWizards Scripting
Point To Polygon
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Converts a point data set to a polygon feature class
Note: PointToPolygon method is obsolete. Use PointToPolygon2 method instead.
Syntax
Dim ET As New ETGW_Core
Set variable = ET.PointToPolygon2 (pInFeatureClass, sOutFileName,
sIdFieldName, bUseOrder, sOrderFieldName, sLinkField, sMessage)
The PointToPolygon2 method syntax has the following object qualifier and arguments:
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| variable | An IFeatureClass object |
| pInFeatureClass | Required. An IFeatureClass object (Must be a Point feature class) |
| sOutFileName | Required. A String - the full name of the output feature class (A feature class with the same full name should not exist) |
| sIdFieldName | Required. A String - the name (Case sensitive) of the field which values will indicate the points used to form a single polygon. |
| bUseOrder | Required. A Boolean indicating whether the order in which the points describe the polygon will be taken from a field in the attribute table |
| sOrderFieldName | Required. A String - the name (Case sensitive) of a Numeric (integer or double) field which values will indicate the order in which the points describe the polygons. This is ignored (can be set to any string) if bUseOrder = False |
| sLinkField | Optional. A String - the name of the field of the point attribute table to be used as a link. The values for the first and last point that will form a single polyline will be added to the polyline attribute table. |
| sMessage | Optional. In a case of failure - description of the cause. If the functions completes with success an empty string will be returned |