.mdb (personal geodatabase) to shapefiles programatically

Question

Hi,
I have an mdb file which has a number of shapefiles. I can extract the shapefiles from the mdb file in the ArcMap 10.2 Desktop application. However I am experimenting with an Arcgis plugin and I am looking for a way to load the shapefiles from an mdb file programtaically. I am working in Visual Studio 2010 on C#. Is there a way to do that?

PrashantTiwari · Answer

Hey Vince! Thanks for the help man! Although I could not find what I was looking for exactly, I did find some really cool stuff on the forum to learn..much appreciated! 🙂

PrashantTiwari · Answer

Hi Nidhin! So I tried my hands on Python and your script works perfect! The only issue I am facing now is that I have to provide the name of the shape file as parameters..Is there a way to simply extract all the shapefiles from the geodatabase file, like a foreach loop in C# or anything of that sort? Thanks in advance brother 🙂

VinceAngelo · Answer

C# application development would be with ArcObjects, and the proper forum would be ArcObjects SDKs

- V