topic Re: Change FeatureLayer's Datasource in ArcObjects SDK Questions

Change FeatureLayer's Datasource

Anonymous User — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 03:33:04 GMT

Hi, I want to change the layers's datasource to geodatabase(gdb) instead of sqlite. If I do the operation "Set Data Source" in ArcCatalog that it would make the ArcCatalog crash. I try to change the data source by ArcObjects or ArcPy, but it doesn't work, I can't figure out the solution. Can you help me, please!

Here's my python code

import arcpy.mapping as mapping mxd = mapping.MapDocument(r"C:\XdApp\data\xd.mxd") mxd.findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths(r"C:\XdApp\data\test.sqlite", r"C:\XdApp\data\test.gdb") mxd.saveACopy(r"C:\XdApp\data\xd2.mxd")

Re: Change FeatureLayer's Datasource

GKmieliauskas — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:16:02 GMT

Hi,

You are trying to change workspace type. findAndReplaceWorkspacePaths can't do that. You need to use replaceWorkspaces from MapDocument, or replaceDatasource from Layer. More info here:

https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/arcpy-mapping/updatingandfixingdatasources.htm

Re: Change FeatureLayer's Datasource

Anonymous User — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 06:51:34 GMT

Thank you, I really appreciate your help!