Create Personal GDB (Data Management) |
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Release 9.2
Last modified November 29, 2010 |
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Creates a personal geodatabase. This will be an Access database.
Learn more about how Create Personal Geodatabase works
Usage tips
The output personal geodatabase cannot already exist.
Geodatabase names must start with a valid letter. The first character cannot be numeric.
A personal geodatabase is usually on the same network as the client application (for example, ArcCatalog) and supports one editor at a time.
When you delete a personal geodatabase, the database itself is deleted from disk.
You may reference an existing personal geodatabase to be used as a template for creating the input geodatabase. This template will define the schema of the geodatabase being created.
Personal geodatabases are managed in a Microsoft Jet database engine.
The following environment settings affect this tool: workspace, scratch workspace, Extent, M Domain, Configuration Keyword, Coordinate System, Output has M Values, Output Spatial Grid, Output has Z Values, Default Z Value, Output XY Domain, and Output Z Domain.
Command line syntax
An overview of the Command Line window
CreatePersonalGDB_management <out_folder_path> <out_name>
Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
<out_folder_path> |
Location where the personal geodatabase will be stored. |
Folder |
<out_name> |
Name of the geodatabase to be created. |
String |
CreatePersonalGDB_management c:\Redlands_Project wildlife.mdb
Scripting syntax
About getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts
CreatePersonalGDB_management (out_folder_path, out_name)
Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
out_folder_path (Required) |
Location where the personal geodatabase will be stored. |
Folder |
out_name (Required) |
Name of the geodatabase to be created. |
String |
import arcgisscripting gp = arcgisscripting.create() gp.workspace = "h:/workspace" gp.toolbox = "management" gp.CreatePersonalGDB("C:/Redlands_Project", "wildlife.mdb")