topic create a layer using python in ArcMap 10.4 in ArcGIS Earth Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-earth-questions/create-a-layer-using-python-in-arcmap-10-4/m-p/778754#M103 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How does one use python to create a layer?</P><P></P><P>I know I can click down to the personal Geodatabase.mdb and right click and do a 'create layer' but we have a huge number of maps to create and we have a large library of GDB to make into layers on maps. </P><P></P><P>I want to make a batch process to do all the work instead of getting on ArcMap 10.4 and doing them one by one.</P><P></P><P>Thanks for any help!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:12:20 GMT PaulHacker2 2016-06-14T15:12:20Z create a layer using python in ArcMap 10.4 https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-earth-questions/create-a-layer-using-python-in-arcmap-10-4/m-p/778754#M103 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How does one use python to create a layer?</P><P></P><P>I know I can click down to the personal Geodatabase.mdb and right click and do a 'create layer' but we have a huge number of maps to create and we have a large library of GDB to make into layers on maps. </P><P></P><P>I want to make a batch process to do all the work instead of getting on ArcMap 10.4 and doing them one by one.</P><P></P><P>Thanks for any help!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:12:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-earth-questions/create-a-layer-using-python-in-arcmap-10-4/m-p/778754#M103 PaulHacker2 2016-06-14T15:12:20Z Re: create a layer using python in ArcMap 10.4 https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-earth-questions/create-a-layer-using-python-in-arcmap-10-4/m-p/778755#M104 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>See the script example at the bottom of this thread <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/save-to-layer-file.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/save-to-layer-file.htm">Save To Layer File—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P><P>you effectively have to read the featureclasses (or whatever) <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/arcpy-functions/listfeatureclasses.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/arcpy-functions/listfeatureclasses.htm">ListFeatureClasses—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P><P>(see code example), then ship them out</P><P></P><P>on a side note <A href="https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-1544">GeoNet Community Structure</A> </P><P>you keep posting in ArcGIS Earth, which is totally the wrong place .... perhaps <A href="https://community.esri.com/space/2145">Python</A>​ would be better</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:52:23 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-earth-questions/create-a-layer-using-python-in-arcmap-10-4/m-p/778755#M104 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-06-14T18:52:23Z Re: create a layer using python in ArcMap 10.4 https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-earth-questions/create-a-layer-using-python-in-arcmap-10-4/m-p/778756#M105 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Didn't know we had a Python in GIS Developers! Thanks, I'll use that for any problems needing Python code.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 14 Jun 2016 19:38:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-earth-questions/create-a-layer-using-python-in-arcmap-10-4/m-p/778756#M105 PaulHacker2 2016-06-14T19:38:17Z