How to copy a dataset from a personal geodatabase?
For example, to copy a feature dataset from a personal geodatabase into a file geodatabase, create a new empty file geodatabase in the Catalog tree. Select the items in the personal geodatabase you want, right-click the selection, click Copy, then right-click the file geodatabase and click Paste.
How do I create a geodatabase in gdb?
File geodatabases are supported in all geoprocessing tools. To create a file geodatabase, use the Create File GDB tool. Whenever you use a tool that creates a new feature class, raster catalog, raster dataset, or table in a file geodatabase, you can optionally specify a configuration keyword to customize how the data is stored.
How are wildcards used in personal geodatabases?
The wildcards you use on personal geodatabases are * for any number of characters and ? for one character. File geodatabases use % and _, respectively. String searches in personal geodatabases are case insensitive, whereas in file geodatabases they are case sensitive.
How many grid sizes can be modified in geodatabase?
The spatial index of a personal geodatabase feature class uses a single grid size that cannot be modified. The spatial index of a file geodatabase feature class uses up to three grid sizes, which you can modify at any time.
How to create a new geodatabase in ArcGIS?
For an introduction to how file geodatabases differ from personal and enterprise geodatabases, see Types of geodatabases and How raster data is stored in a geodatabase. To create a new, empty file geodatabase, right-click a file system folder in the Catalog tree, point to New, then click File geodatabase.
How to export a geodatabase to an XML file?
If you have such domains and want to migrate them, use the Export to XML Workspace Document method discussed next. To copy an entire geodatabase, use the Export > XML Workspace Document command to export the entire database to an XML file.
How to move a shapefile to a geodatabase?
To move shapefiles, coverages, or data in another format into a file geodatabase, use the same method that you would use to move the data into a personal geodatabase. Select the dataset in the Catalog tree, right-click, then choose the Export > To Geodatabase command; use the To Geodatabase (multiple) command to export multiple datasets at once.