Summary
Returns a list of the folders or databases registered with an ArcGIS Server site.
Syntax
ListDataStoreItems (connection_file, datastore_type)
Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
connection_file | An ArcGIS Server connection file (.ags) for the server whose registered databases or folders you want to list. If you've made a connection in the Catalog window of ArcMap, you can use the connection file found in your user profile directory. Alternatively, you can create a connection file from scratch using the function CreateGISServerConnectionFile. | String |
datastore_type | The type of data that you want to list.
| String |
Return Value
Data Type | Explanation |
String | Returns the registered folders or databases as a list of lists of strings in the format [store_name, server_data, publisher_data, type].
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Code sample
ListDataStoreItems example
Prints all folders registered with the ArcGIS Server site.
import arcpy
print("Registered FOLDER items are:")
for item in arcpy.ListDataStoreItems("GIS Servers/MyConnection.ags", "FOLDER"):
print("Name: {}".format(item[0]))
print("Server's path: {}".format(item[1]))
print("Publisher's path: {}".format(item[2]))
if item[3] == "managed":
print("This is ArcGIS Server's Managed Database")