Index was outside the bounds of the array error in the Thiessen polygon creator tool or Loadbuilder

   
  Applies To 
   
  Product(s): Bentley WaterCAD, Bentley WaterGEMS
  Version(s): 08.11.03.17
  Environment:  N/A
  Area:  Calculations
  Subarea: 
  Original Author: Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group
   

Problem Description

When I try to use a particular shapefile in the Thiessen Polygon Creator tool or in Loadbuilder I get an 'Index Out Of Range Exception' error that says: " Index was outside the bounds of the array." Why is this?

Reason 1 (Version 08.11.03.17 and Earlier)

This message is usually due to the fact that the shapefile is a ZM, Z, or M shapefile. This indicates that the shapefile has 3 dimensions instead of the normal 2 dimesions of a regular shapefile. The 3rd dimension being height or elevation, hence the ZM, Z, or M.  

Solution

Download the latest version of the WaterCAD or WaterGEMS software

Click here for download instructions

This issue was resolved in a patch set for version 08.11.03.19, so downloading this version or a newer version elminates the issue. 

Or you have the option of speaking to your GIS professional and have them remove the ZM, Z, or M from your shapefile

Reason 2 (Not Version Specific)

The Shapefile format (SHP) requires at least three files in the same directory, with the same name and the following extensions

File Extension

 Description

.shp

Shape Format: Describe the feature geometry such as points, polylines, and polygons

.shx

Shape Index Format: A positional index of the feature geometry to allow seeking forwards and backwards quickly

.dbf

Attribute Format: Columnar attributes for each shape, in dBase III format

In addition to the three mandatory files listed above, you can include the following optional files:

File Extension

 Description

.prj

 Project Format; contains the coordinate system and projection information, a plain text file describing the projection using well-known text format

.sbn and .sbx

 A spatial index of the features

.fbn and .fbx

 A spatial index of the features for shapefiles that are read-only

.ain and .aih

 An attribute index of the active fields in a table or a theme's attribute table

.ixs

 A geocoding index for read-write shapefiles

.mxs

 A geocoding index for read-write shapefiles (ODB format)

.atx

 An attribute index for the .dbf file in the form of shapefile.columnname.atx (ArcGIS 8 and later)

.shp.xml

 Metadata in XML format

.cpg

 Used to specify the code page (only for .dbf) for identifying the character encoding that will be used

Solution

Make sure that the folder containing the SHP file also contains the associated SHX and DBF files with the identical file names.

 

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