# Author:  John Lowry
# Date: Jan. 15, 2008
# Purpose: Lesson 2b example of a simple python sript
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# Import the arcgisscripting module
import arcgisscripting

# Create the Geoprocessor object
gp = arcgisscripting.create()

# Set the current workspace & set overwrite on
gp.workspace = "C:\john\TeachingGIS\WILD6900_ArcGISPython\Lesson2_results"
gp.overwriteoutput = 1

# Select Red Butte Creek
gp.select_analysis ("flowline.shp", "RBCreek.shp", ' "GNIS_NAME" = \'Red Butte Creek \' ')

# Buffer the selected creek
gp.buffer_analysis ("RBCreek.shp", "RBCreekBuff.shp", "100 feet")

#Convert bufferarea to raster 
gp.PolygonToRaster_conversion("RBCreekBuff.shp", "FID", "BuffGrd", "CELL_CENTER", "NONE", "30")

#Free Memory
del gp