topic Re: Error 000354 in feature class to feature class? in Esri Tutorials Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-tutorials-questions/error-000354-in-feature-class-to-feature-class/m-p/240873#M80 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Never mind, I figured it out. &nbsp;My geodatabase wasn't made correctly. &nbsp;When I made a new geodatabase, properly, it worked.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Jan 2019 05:12:05 GMT AllenDailey 2019-01-30T05:12:05Z Error 000354 in feature class to feature class? https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-tutorials-questions/error-000354-in-feature-class-to-feature-class/m-p/240872#M79 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi!</P><P>I am working with ArcMap, which I just newly installed on my computer.&nbsp; I am trying to use the Feature Class to Feature Class tool in the Conversion Tools part of the Toolbox.&nbsp; For "output feature class," I type in my desired name, CaliforniaCounties, with no spaces or punctuation or extension.&nbsp; But ".shp" is automatically added to the output name <EM>every time</EM> I click something in the dialog box!&nbsp; So the name can end up with like 3 shapefile extensions!&nbsp; Deleting them does no good, because at least one is always automatically added.&nbsp; The reason this is a problem is that the feature class always fails to be created, giving the error message (error 000354) that the "name contains invalid characters."&nbsp; It seems that this is because of the .shp that is automatically added.&nbsp; How can I fix this problem??</P><P>Please help!&nbsp; Thank you!</P><P>Allen</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:36:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-tutorials-questions/error-000354-in-feature-class-to-feature-class/m-p/240872#M79 AllenDailey 2019-01-17T18:36:43Z Re: Error 000354 in feature class to feature class? https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-tutorials-questions/error-000354-in-feature-class-to-feature-class/m-p/240873#M80 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Never mind, I figured it out. &nbsp;My geodatabase wasn't made correctly. &nbsp;When I made a new geodatabase, properly, it worked.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Jan 2019 05:12:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-tutorials-questions/error-000354-in-feature-class-to-feature-class/m-p/240873#M80 AllenDailey 2019-01-30T05:12:05Z