topic Re: Can't select Field Calculator for some feature classes in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/can-t-select-field-calculator-for-some-feature/m-p/177015#M9996 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I found a way around the problem but you can't add a field if you are in edit mode. For some feature classes I could use the Field Calculator and for others I couldn't, which was unusual. I just added all of the fields first and then went into edit mode and used the field calculator.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 06 Aug 2013 11:17:01 GMT ConorMoloney 2013-08-06T11:17:01Z Can't select Field Calculator for some feature classes https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/can-t-select-field-calculator-for-some-feature/m-p/177013#M9994 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>To change the data type of a field, I've added a new field and I want to use the field calculator to copy the values in the original field. But for some feature classes I cannot select the field calculator. Does anyone know why this might be happening? [ATTACH=CONFIG]26487[/ATTACH]</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 06 Aug 2013 09:00:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/can-t-select-field-calculator-for-some-feature/m-p/177013#M9994 ConorMoloney 2013-08-06T09:00:17Z Re: Can't select Field Calculator for some feature classes https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/can-t-select-field-calculator-for-some-feature/m-p/177014#M9995 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>are you in edit mode?&nbsp; if so get out of it and try again or perhaps the field can't be edited so check its properties</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 06 Aug 2013 10:30:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/can-t-select-field-calculator-for-some-feature/m-p/177014#M9995 DanPatterson_Retired 2013-08-06T10:30:51Z Re: Can't select Field Calculator for some feature classes https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/can-t-select-field-calculator-for-some-feature/m-p/177015#M9996 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I found a way around the problem but you can't add a field if you are in edit mode. For some feature classes I could use the Field Calculator and for others I couldn't, which was unusual. I just added all of the fields first and then went into edit mode and used the field calculator.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 06 Aug 2013 11:17:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/can-t-select-field-calculator-for-some-feature/m-p/177015#M9996 ConorMoloney 2013-08-06T11:17:01Z