topic Re: Split shapefile into smaller shapefiles using Python in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/618845#M20547 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>For some reason, ArcMap is crashing when I try to export from the shapefile into a file geodatabase feature class. So I guess I'm going to have to stick with working from the shapefile. Also, I'd like to just split it up based on a number of records (no particular outcome other than breaking the shapefile up into smaller shapefiles (or feature classes)). </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:55:15 GMT DavidBarry1 2016-02-23T19:55:15Z Split shapefile into smaller shapefiles using Python https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/618843#M20545 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is there a way I can take a large shapefile and split it into several smaller shapefiles using Python? My point shapefile has about 62,000 records and I'm trying to spatially join it to a line feature class, but it's taking forever. I'm thinking if I was able to split it up that I could spatially join each "mini" shapefile and get through the process faster. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:03:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/618843#M20545 DavidBarry1 2016-02-23T19:03:09Z Re: Split shapefile into smaller shapefiles using Python https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/618844#M20546 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Sure you can, no problem, but maybe you want to test with a different format first. Have you tried loading your data into a File Geodatabase? This format may result in faster joins. </P><P></P><P>To split into shapefile into different featureclasses, how do you want to split them up, based on a spatial characteristics of simply taking a # number of records and writing them to a new featureclass?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:11:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/618844#M20546 XanderBakker 2016-02-23T19:11:01Z Re: Split shapefile into smaller shapefiles using Python https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/618845#M20547 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>For some reason, ArcMap is crashing when I try to export from the shapefile into a file geodatabase feature class. So I guess I'm going to have to stick with working from the shapefile. Also, I'd like to just split it up based on a number of records (no particular outcome other than breaking the shapefile up into smaller shapefiles (or feature classes)). </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:55:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/618845#M20547 DavidBarry1 2016-02-23T19:55:15Z Re: Split shapefile into smaller shapefiles using Python https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/618846#M20548 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>you can split by attributes here <A href="http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=15ca63aebb4647a4b07bc94f3d051da5" title="http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=15ca63aebb4647a4b07bc94f3d051da5">http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=15ca63aebb4647a4b07bc94f3d051da5</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:58:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/618846#M20548 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-02-23T19:58:10Z Re: Split shapefile into smaller shapefiles using Python https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/618847#M20549 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks Dan, I'll have a look at it!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:14:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/618847#M20549 DavidBarry1 2016-02-23T20:14:12Z Re: Split shapefile into smaller shapefiles using Python https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/1142720#M26184 <P>dead link, and judging by his username he retired <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span></P> Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:10:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/split-shapefile-into-smaller-shapefiles-using/m-p/1142720#M26184 TroyFoster 2022-02-10T17:10:29Z