Summary
Creates a personal geodatabase in a folder.
Usage
Syntax
CreatePersonalGDB_management (out_folder_path, out_name, {out_version})
Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
out_folder_path | Location (folder) where the personal geodatabase will be created. | Folder |
out_name | Name of the geodatabase to be created. | String |
out_version (Optional) | The ArcGIS version for the geodatabase to be created.
| String |
Code sample
CreatePersonalGDB Example (Python Window)
The following Python Window script demonstrates how to use the CreatePersonalGDB function in immediate mode.
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
arcpy.CreatePersonalGDB_management("C:/output", "pGDB.mdb")
CreatePersonalGDB Example 2 (Python Window)
The following Python Window script demonstrates how to use the CreatePersonalGDB function in immediate mode to create a personal geodatabase corresponding to a previous release of ArcGIS with the optional Personal GDB version parameter.
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
arcpy.CreatePersonalGDB_management("C:/output", "pGDB.mdb", "9.2")
CreatePersonalGDB Example 3 (Stand-alone Python Script)
The following Python script demonstrates how to use the CreatePersonalGDB function in a stand-alone script.
# Name: CreatePersonalGDB_Example2.py
# Description: Create a personal GDB
# Author: ESRI
# Import system modules
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
# Set workspace
env.workspace = "C:/data"
# Set local variables
out_folder_path = "C:/output"
out_name = "pGDB.mdb"
# Execute CreatePersonalGDB
arcpy.CreatePersonalGDB_management(out_folder_path, out_name)
Environments
Licensing information
- ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: Yes
- ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Yes
- ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Yes