Polygon-Polyline intersection ignores the orientation of the original polyline

Description

This problem is addressed in ArcGIS 8.1 Service Pack 1. See the Related Information section to download this pack.

When writing code to do a polygon-polyline intersection, the orientation of the resulting polyline should be in the same direction as the original polyline, but this is not always the case.

Cause

This is a known issue.

Solution or Workaround