topic Re: Moving a Feature Class out of a Feature Dataset in ArcObjects SDK Questions

Moving a Feature Class out of a Feature Dataset

PaulBlessing — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:14:32 GMT

I have a workflow where I need some feature classes in a feature dataset/geometric network temporarily, but later they no longer need to be part of the feature dataset. I'm able to delete the geometric network using ArcObjects just fine, but is there a way to programmatically move the feature classes out of the feature dataset and just back into the workspace level?

Re: Moving a Feature Class out of a Feature Dataset

JamesMacKay — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:47:23 GMT

Hi Paul,

Within a geodatabase, the AddDataset method of the IDatasetContainer interface can be used to move feature classes between feature datasets and the workspace level. Here's a bit more information:

http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisdesktop/arcobjects/esrigeodatabase/IDatasetContainer.htm

Cheers,
James

Re: Moving a Feature Class out of a Feature Dataset

PaulBlessing — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:31:40 GMT

James, that works perfectly, thanks. I had found the IDatasetContainer#addDataset method before, but I was getting errors when using it. Turns out it was my fault and after trying it again everything worked.