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Output CONFIG Keyword (Environment setting)

  • Usage notes
  • Dialog syntax
  • Scripting syntax

Tools that honor Output CONFIG Keyword will use the specified keyword when creating datasets in a geodatabase.

The keyword used tells the geodatabase where or in what format to store new data.

Usage notes

  • In most cases, choosing the DEFAULT option will create new datasets that will work well for you. However, there are cases in which you will need to specify a configuration keyword.
  • For more information on configuration keywords, see What are configuration keywords.
  • For a list of configuration keywords to use with file geodatabases, see Configuration keywords for file geodatabases.
  • To learn more about configuration keywords for enterprise geodatabases, see Configuration keywords for enterprise geodatabases.
  • Configuration keywords are only used with file geodatabases or enterprise geodatabases; they cannot be specified for databases, personal geodatabases, or workgroup geodatabases.

Dialog syntax

  • Output CONFIG Keyword—The configuration keyword

Scripting syntax

arcpy.env.configKeyword = config_keyword

ParameterExplanation

config_keyword

Use the specified configuration.

  • Configuration keywords for file geodatabases
  • Configuration keywords for enterprise geodatabases

configKeyword syntax
import arcpy

# Set the configKeyword environment to TEXT_UTF16.
arcpy.env.configKeyword= "TEXT_UTF16"

Related Topics

  • An overview of geoprocessing environments
  • Environment levels and hierarchy
  • Setting geoprocessing environments
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