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Delete Raster Catalog Items

Summary

Deletes raster catalog items, including all its contents, or a subset of its contents if there is a selection.

Usage

  • Only geodatabase raster catalogs are valid inputs.

  • When using ArcMap, you can use the Selection tool to choose which items to delete.

Syntax

DeleteRasterCatalogItems_management (in_raster_catalog)
ParameterExplanationData Type
in_raster_catalog

The input raster catalog that will have its items deleted.

Raster Catalog Layer

Code sample

DeleteRasterCatalogItems example 1 (Python window)

This is a Python sample for the DeleteRasterCatalogItems tool.

import arcpy
arcpy.DeleteRasterCatalogItems_management("c:/data/DeleteRC.gdb/RC_managed")
DeleteRasterCatalogItems example 2 (stand-alone script)

This is a Python script sample for the DeleteRasterCatalogItems tool.

##===================
##Delete Raster Catalog Items
##Usage: DeleteRasterCatalogItems_management in_raster_catalog

import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:\PrjWorkspace"

##Delete FGDB Managed Raster Catalog - Support Selection in ArcMap
arcpy.DeleteRasterCatalogItems_management("DeleteRC.gdb\\Managed")

Environments

Licensing information

  • ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: Yes
  • ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Yes
  • ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Yes

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