topic Layer to Shapefile in ArcGIS API for Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/layer-to-shapefile/m-p/1144662#M7127 <P>Hallo Esri Community,</P><P><SPAN class="">I would like to convert and export my layers to File GDB.<BR />In ArcMap I can export the layer as a feature class with a right click.<BR />I'm trying to automate this process using Arcpy.<BR />I get an error message when running my script.<BR />I use SQL Server and ArcSDE as database.<BR />I would be grateful if you could suggest me a solution.<BR />Below you will find my script, error message and the image of the layer.</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:28:13 GMT arashhokm 2022-02-16T15:28:13Z Layer to Shapefile https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/layer-to-shapefile/m-p/1144662#M7127 <P>Hallo Esri Community,</P><P><SPAN class="">I would like to convert and export my layers to File GDB.<BR />In ArcMap I can export the layer as a feature class with a right click.<BR />I'm trying to automate this process using Arcpy.<BR />I get an error message when running my script.<BR />I use SQL Server and ArcSDE as database.<BR />I would be grateful if you could suggest me a solution.<BR />Below you will find my script, error message and the image of the layer.</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:28:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/layer-to-shapefile/m-p/1144662#M7127 arashhokm 2022-02-16T15:28:13Z Re: Layer to Shapefile https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/layer-to-shapefile/m-p/1145005#M7129 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/530590">@arashhokm</a>&nbsp;,</P><P>You're missing a backslash in your out variable for the path:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="MehdiPira1_0-1645059991698.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/34200iAC3FFDEEB515B467/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="MehdiPira1_0-1645059991698.png" alt="MehdiPira1_0-1645059991698.png" /></span></P><P>this should be like:</P><LI-CODE lang="c">out = r"I:\2022\Shapefile\FGDB\Wasser.gdb"</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:09:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/layer-to-shapefile/m-p/1145005#M7129 MehdiPira1 2022-02-17T01:09:37Z