topic Re: Turning Off Fields via Python in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/turning-off-fields-via-python/m-p/237488#M18455 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>From the arcpy <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/arcpy-classes/field.htm"><STRONG>Field class, the available properties</STRONG></A> are still pretty much the same, but the <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/arcpy-classes/fieldinfo.htm"><STRONG>FieldInfo properties</STRONG></A> have 'get' and 'set' for a field in a table&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>setVisible (index, visible)&nbsp; Set the visible flag of a field on the table.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Nov 2017 00:11:35 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2017-11-28T00:11:35Z Turning Off Fields via Python https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/turning-off-fields-via-python/m-p/237487#M18454 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Has ESRI changed the Field Visibility property from Read Only yet. I need to make a script to turn off specific fields in a feature class and everything points to having to export to a new layer which defeats the purpose of why I need it. I found a post where they said they were going to resolve this issue that was dated 2013 so I am wondering if this has been updated or if there is any sort of workaround for this.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 27 Nov 2017 23:37:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/turning-off-fields-via-python/m-p/237487#M18454 MichaelMcDermott1 2017-11-27T23:37:47Z Re: Turning Off Fields via Python https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/turning-off-fields-via-python/m-p/237488#M18455 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>From the arcpy <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/arcpy-classes/field.htm"><STRONG>Field class, the available properties</STRONG></A> are still pretty much the same, but the <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/arcpy-classes/fieldinfo.htm"><STRONG>FieldInfo properties</STRONG></A> have 'get' and 'set' for a field in a table&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>setVisible (index, visible)&nbsp; Set the visible flag of a field on the table.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Nov 2017 00:11:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/turning-off-fields-via-python/m-p/237488#M18455 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-11-28T00:11:35Z Re: Turning Off Fields via Python https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/turning-off-fields-via-python/m-p/237489#M18456 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There was a more recent thread related to this:&nbsp;<A href="https://community.esri.com/thread/198072">Toggling Fields within a Feature Class On and Off</A>&nbsp; and many older ones all pointing to a rather cumbersome method of doing this like:&nbsp;<A href="https://community.esri.com/thread/85312">Turn fields off by script</A>&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 28 Nov 2017 01:10:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/turning-off-fields-via-python/m-p/237489#M18456 XanderBakker 2017-11-28T01:10:16Z