BUG

GpDispatch.AddField fails because it can't get a lock

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Description

** This issue is addressed in ArcGIS 9.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) **

When in ShapefileLocking, running the script on a shapefile causes a fail. The script tool locks the shapefile/featureclass.

Subsequently, GpDispatch.AddField fails because it can't get a lock.

Cause



This is a known issue.

Workaround



** This issue is addressed in ArcGIS 9.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2).

Click on the link in Related Information below and download Service Pack 2, if necessary. **



    Article ID:000007423

    Software:
    • ArcMap 9 x

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