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Feature Class To Geodatabase

Summary

Converts one or more feature classes or feature layers to geodatabase feature classes.

Usage

  • If the input is a layer with selected features, only those selected features will be written to the new output feature class.

  • The name of the output feature classes will be based on the name of the input feature class name. For example, if the input is C:\base\streams.shp, the output feature class will be named streams.

  • If the name already exists in the output geodatabase, a number will be appended to the end to make the feature class name unique (for example, rivers_1).

  • This tool does not support annotation.

  • Learn more about how to control the output feature class name with the Feature Class to Feature Class tool

Syntax

FeatureClassToGeodatabase(Input_Features, Output_Geodatabase)
ParameterExplanationData Type
Input_Features
[Input_Features,...]

One or more feature classes or feature layers to be imported into a file, personal, or enterprise geodatabase.

Feature Layer
Output_Geodatabase

The output or destination geodatabase. This can be a file, personal, or enterprise geodatabase.

Feature Dataset; Workspace

Derived Output

NameExplanationData Type
Derived_Geodatabase

The geodatabase, or geodatabase feature dataset, containing the new feature classes.

Workspace; Feature Dataset

Code sample

FeatureClassToGeodatabase example (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the FeatureClassToGeodatabase function in immediate mode.

import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = 'C:/data'
arcpy.FeatureClassToGeodatabase_conversion(['climate.shp', 'majorrds.shp'],
                                           'C:/output/output.gdb')
FeatureClassToGeodatabase example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following stand-alone script demonstrates how to use the FeatureClassToGeodatabase function.

# Name: FeatureClassToGeodatabase_Example2.py
# Description: Use FeatureClassToGeodatabase to copy feature classes
#  to geodatabase format
 
# Import modules
import arcpy
 
# Set environment settings
arcpy.env.workspace = 'C:/data'
 
# Set local variables
in_features = ['climate.shp', 'majorrds.shp']
out_location = 'C:/output/output.gdb'
 
# Execute FeatureClassToGeodatabase
arcpy.FeatureClassToGeodatabase_conversion(in_features, out_location)

Environments

Licensing information

  • Basic: Yes
  • Standard: Yes
  • Advanced: Yes

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