Feature Class To Geodatabase (Conversion)
Release 9.2 Last modified April 2, 2008	Print all topics in : "Tools"

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

Usage tips

• The inputs can include shapefiles, coverage feature classes, VPF feature classes, or geodatabase feature classes. The inputs can also be feature layers (a layer in the ArcMap or ArcScene TOC or a feature layer created by the Make Feature Layer tool).

• 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:\myworkspace\Gondor.shp, the output feature class will be named gondor.

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

• If the name already exists in the output geodatabase, a number will be appended to the end to make it unique, for example, "_1".

• Learn more about spatial reference and geoprocessing

• This tool does not support annotation.

• The following environments affect this tool: configKeyword, extent, MDomain, outputCoordinateSystem, outputMFlag, outputZFlag, scratchWorkspace, spatialGrid1, spatialGrid2, spatialGrid3, workspace, XYDomain, and ZDomain.

Command line syntax
An overview of the Command Line window
FeatureClassToGeodatabase_conversion <Input_Feature_class; Input_Feature_class...> <Output_Geodatabase>

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
<Input_Feature_class; Input_Feature_class...>	One or more feature classes or fetaure layers to be imported into an ArcSDE, file or personal geodatabase.	Feature Layer
<Output_Geodatabase>	The output or destination geodatabase. This can be a file or personal geodatabase, or an ArcSDE geodatabase.	Workspace | Feature Dataset

Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters

Command line example

Workspace c:\gisdata\shps
FeatureClassToGeodatabase cities.shp;counties.shp;townships.shp C:\gisdata\geodatabase.mdb

Scripting syntax
About getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts
FeatureClassToGeodatabase_conversion (Input_Features, Output_Geodatabase)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
Input_Features (Required)	One or more feature classes or fetaure layers to be imported into an ArcSDE, file or personal geodatabase.	Feature Layer
Output_Geodatabase (Required)	The output or destination geodatabase. This can be a file or personal geodatabase, or an ArcSDE geodatabase.	Workspace | Feature Dataset

Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters

Script example

# ConvertToGDBExample.py
# Description: Simple example of converting a list of shp files to SDE
# Requirements: Python and the Python win32all extension
# Author: ESRI
# Date 1/6/2004

# Create the Geoprocessor
import arcgisscripting
gp = arcgisscripting.create()

# Put in error trapping in case an error occurs when running tool
try:
    # Set the workspace
    gp.Workspace = "c:/geodata/shapefiles"
    gp.FeatureClassToGeodatabase("cities.shp;counties.shp;townships.shp;province.shp", "Database Connections/Connection to Doosie.sde")

except:
    # If an error occurred print the message to the screen
    print gp.GetMessages()

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