Al, there is a tool in Data Management Tools -> Workspace that lets you create a sde connection file. You could create the file directly from within your Python script. The following code is from the Desktop Help: # CreateArcSDEConnection.py # Description: Simple example showing use of CreateArcSDEConnectionFile tool # Author: ESRI # Import system modules import arcpy # Set variables folderName = r"c:\connectionFiles" fileName = "Connection to gpserver.sde" serverName = "gpserver" serviceName = "5151" databaseName = "" authType = "DATABASE_AUTH" username = "toolbox" password = "toolbox" saveUserInfo = "SAVE_USERNAME" versionName = "SDE.DEFAULT" saveVersionInfo = "SAVE_VERSION" #Process: Use the CreateArcSDEConnectionFile function arcpy.CreateArcSDEConnectionFile_management (folderName, fileName, serverName, serviceName, databaseName, authType, username, password, saveUserInfo, versionName, saveVersionInfo) Monika
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