topic Re: Is it possible to edit multiple shape file fields at one time? in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/is-it-possible-to-edit-multiple-shape-file-fields/m-p/534927#M30296 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you <IMG src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/emoticons/happy.png" /> </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 19 Oct 2017 02:47:09 GMT BrianChapman1 2017-10-19T02:47:09Z Is it possible to edit multiple shape file fields at one time? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/is-it-possible-to-edit-multiple-shape-file-fields/m-p/534925#M30294 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have several hundred shape files that have a field in the attribute table called "ELEVATION".&nbsp; They need to all be edited to be camelcase like "Elevation", where the E is capitalized but the rest are lower case.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Anyone know a way I can do this without importing and editing each shape file one at a time?</P><P><BR />Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 19 Oct 2017 02:12:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/is-it-possible-to-edit-multiple-shape-file-fields/m-p/534925#M30294 BrianChapman1 2017-10-19T02:12:09Z Re: Is it possible to edit multiple shape file fields at one time? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/is-it-possible-to-edit-multiple-shape-file-fields/m-p/534926#M30295 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/data-management-toolbox/alter-field-properties.htm"><STRONG>Alter field</STRONG> </A>.... but you would have to cycle through the files, check to see if the field exists and change it.</P><P>see code example 2</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 19 Oct 2017 02:31:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/is-it-possible-to-edit-multiple-shape-file-fields/m-p/534926#M30295 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-10-19T02:31:01Z Re: Is it possible to edit multiple shape file fields at one time? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/is-it-possible-to-edit-multiple-shape-file-fields/m-p/534927#M30296 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you <IMG src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/emoticons/happy.png" /> </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 19 Oct 2017 02:47:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/is-it-possible-to-edit-multiple-shape-file-fields/m-p/534927#M30296 BrianChapman1 2017-10-19T02:47:09Z Re: Is it possible to edit multiple shape file fields at one time? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/is-it-possible-to-edit-multiple-shape-file-fields/m-p/534928#M30297 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>At least at 10.4.1, I have found that capitalization is ignored by Alter Field. Just tested it on a FGDB field. I would actually have to change some characters for it to do anything to the field name.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 27 Oct 2017 18:01:00 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/is-it-possible-to-edit-multiple-shape-file-fields/m-p/534928#M30297 DanaNolan 2017-10-27T18:01:00Z