[GIS] Geoprocessing with ArcGIS Server 10.0 – %scratchworkspace%

arcgis-serverarcpygeoprocessing

http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Key_concepts_for_geoprocessing_services/002v00000002000000/

I'm trying to have a new GP Service arcpy.AddMessage() the scratchworkspace that is created on that run. I keep getting a invalid syntax error.

But real aim is to write to this scratchworkspace but the %scratchworkspace%/ doesn't seem to be working for me. 

line = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
arcpy.AddMessage(line)
try:
    arcpy.AddMessage(str(%scratchworkspace%))
except:
    arcpy.AddMessage(traceback.format_exc())

This is a gp service published through the arcmap process, I've opened and run the tool layer once already and the Tool is creating the scratchworkspace in arcgisjobs directory

arcgisjobs\geoprocessing\gpservicetest_gpserver\jf93e76ce2f0f4967b7b9028c384b19f8\scratch

So how do I get a hold of this in python to write to?

Thanks.

Best Answer

I think you will need to use arcpy.env.scratchWorkspace instead of %scratchworkspace%.

This blog posting makes mention of %scratchworkspace% only being applicable to ModelBuilder and this Help page provides more details about arcpy.env.scratchWorkspace.

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