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Can an "in_memory" feature class be appended to a GDB feature class?

GaryChristensen — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:03:25 GMT

When I attempt this I get error 000224: Cannot insert features - which suggests that some of my feature types don't match-up. However, all the feature types do match. To assure this I use schema type "NO_TEST" and join using the field map.

Re: Can an "in_memory" feature class be appended to a GDB feature class?

DarrenWiens2 — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:27:05 GMT

The short answer is yes, you can append features from in_memory to a GDB. There is something else going on. Are they different feature types, or something else obviously different between them?

Re: Can an "in_memory" feature class be appended to a GDB feature class?

GaryChristensen — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:38:42 GMT

Feature types are the same - polygon. The only notable difference are alias names in one feature class and not the other, but if that is an issue it would nullify using the field map.

Re: Can an "in_memory" feature class be appended to a GDB feature class?

GaryChristensen — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:00:10 GMT

Darren's reply proved correct after I replaced the target feature class with an export from the in_memory feature class. The schema type "NO_TEST" option still dropped some attribute values but was resolved by switching to "TEST".