topic Re: Counting Feature Classes within a File Geodatabase? in Data Management Questions

Counting Feature Classes within a File Geodatabase?

AdamRepsher — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:06:57 GMT

I have been looking for the last 3 hours for something that I thought would be simple functionality within ArcCatalog: A simple count of feature classes within a File Geodatabase. I have looked in documentation, the forums, and simply Googled it.... Nothing!

Would anyone have a pointer, or just hit me over the head with a simple "you forgot to check this box in your Options..."?

Thanks much!
--Adam

Re: Counting Feature Classes within a File Geodatabase?

JakeSkinner — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:31:44 GMT

You can select all of the feature classes under the Contents tab within ArcCatalog and it will give you a count at the lower left of all the feature classes selected. However, this will not include feature classes within feature datasets. To get a count of both you may need to result to a python script. I've attached one here that you can use. Browse to the toolbox in the Catalog window, double-click the script within the Toolbox, and then browse to the File Geodatabase. The script will report how many feature classes exist within the geodatabase.

Re: Counting Feature Classes within a File Geodatabase?

AdamRepsher — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:35:02 GMT

Thank you SO much!

--Adam

Re: Counting Feature Classes within a File Geodatabase?

MelissaFeigel — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:37:54 GMT

You can select all of the feature classes under the Contents tab within ArcCatalog and it will give you a count at the lower left of all the feature classes selected. However, this will not include feature classes within feature datasets. To get a count of both you may need to result to a python script. I've attached one here that you can use. Browse to the toolbox in the Catalog window, double-click the script within the Toolbox, and then browse to the File Geodatabase. The script will report how many feature classes exist within the geodatabase.

Hi.. I know this is an old post, but do you still have the python script that will count the features within the database and does it work in 10.1? I have a lot of very large db's that I need to get feature counts on, the best way possible. Thank you.

Re: Counting Feature Classes within a File Geodatabase?

JakeSkinner — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:13:39 GMT

Hi Melissa,

Attached is the script and toolbox. Yes, this will work with 10.1.