Possible to Call ArcPy Script From AddIn in ArcGIS 10.0?

Question

Is it possible to call an ArcPy script from a Java/.Net addin in ArcGIS 10.0?

Answer 1

Yes there are several ways to do this. I would recommend building a script tool and packaging it with your add-in. I have a sample project that does this listed in this answer: How can I programmatically get the path of "Python.exe" used by ArcMap

See also:

• Running ArcPy script from ArcObjects?
• Leveraging ArcPy in a .NET application

Answer 2

I call python script from my .net addin. I do it in a very simple way. I call it as I run process from .net code. Have a look at my code snippet

void RunPython(string scriptPath, string arguments)
{
 Process myProcess = new Process();
 try
 {
 myProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
 myProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
 myProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "python";
 myProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = scriptPath + " " + arguments;
 myProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
 myProcess.Start();
 string result = myProcess.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
 Console.WriteLine(result);
 }
 catch (Exception e)
 {
 Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
 }
 }

• Chad Cooper: I do this myself to call a wxPython GUI from a .NET Add-In.