topic Re: Why is split by attributes different in arcpy than ARCGIS? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272166#M21025 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If the input is a featureclass and not a table and the target location is a folder not a geodatabase, do you get dbf's or shapefiles?</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:16:13 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2018-04-29T17:16:13Z Why is split by attributes different in arcpy than ARCGIS? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272165#M21024 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am attempting to automate a workflow in python.&nbsp; If I execute the "<A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.5/tools/analysis-toolbox/split-by-attributes.htm">split by attributes</A>" tool in AGRGIS, the output is shapefiles (which is what I want).&nbsp; However, if I "copy as python snippet" from the results window and paste it into a python script...the output is dbf files.&nbsp; The output is being saved to a gdb.&nbsp; The output is only a table whether it is saved to a folder or gdb.</P><P></P><P>The python snippet:</P><P></P><P>arcpy.SplitByAttributes_analysis(Input_Table="contours", Target_Workspace="C:/temp/data.gdb", Split_Fields="CONTOUR")</P><P></P><P></P><P>Why doesn't arcpy generate shapefiles?&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 29 Apr 2018 15:22:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272165#M21024 MarcGillespie1 2018-04-29T15:22:02Z Re: Why is split by attributes different in arcpy than ARCGIS? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272166#M21025 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If the input is a featureclass and not a table and the target location is a folder not a geodatabase, do you get dbf's or shapefiles?</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:16:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272166#M21025 DanPatterson_Retired 2018-04-29T17:16:13Z Re: Why is split by attributes different in arcpy than ARCGIS? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272167#M21026 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The input is always a shapefile...the output is always a dbf regardless of where it is stored.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:18:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272167#M21026 MarcGillespie1 2018-04-29T17:18:42Z Re: Why is split by attributes different in arcpy than ARCGIS? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272168#M21027 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><A href="https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=15ca63aebb4647a4b07bc94f3d051da5"><STRONG>Split Layer by Attributes</STRONG></A> the original... check the code that I used if you are in a pinch.</P><P></P><P>As for the <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/analysis-toolbox/split-by-attributes.htm">ArcMap version</A>, ... could be a bug since I don't see anything in the link or the code description that would suggest otherwise.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:29:33 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272168#M21027 DanPatterson_Retired 2018-04-29T17:29:33Z Re: Why is split by attributes different in arcpy than ARCGIS? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272169#M21028 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>ITS a BUG!!!</P><P><A href="https://support.esri.com/en/bugs/nimbus/QlVHLTAwMDEwMzk1NA">https://support.esri.com/en/bugs/nimbus/QlVHLTAwMDEwMzk1NA</A>==</P><P></P><P><SPAN style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #595959; font-family: 'Avenir Next W01','Avenir Next W00','Avenir Next',Avenir,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 26.35px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">The Split By Attribute script tool only generates table outputs when running in ArcCatalog and a standalone Python script. </SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #595959; font-family: 'Avenir Next W01','Avenir Next W00','Avenir Next',Avenir,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 26.35px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">Status&nbsp; not in current production plan</SPAN></P><H2 style="background-color: transparent; color: #323232; font-family: &amp;quot; avenir next w01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;avenir next w00&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;avenir next&amp;quot;,avenir,&amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 26.35px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13.09px 0px;">Alternate Solution</H2><P style="background-color: transparent; color: #595959; font-family: &amp;quot; avenir next w01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;avenir next w00&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;avenir next&amp;quot;,avenir,&amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 26.35px; margin-bottom: 13.09px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">Run the tool in ArcMap.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:39:26 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272169#M21028 DanPatterson_Retired 2018-04-29T17:39:26Z Re: Why is split by attributes different in arcpy than ARCGIS? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272170#M21029 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks Dan!&nbsp; The documentation needs to change to reflect that the <STRONG><EM>output will always and forever be a table</EM></STRONG>.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:53:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/why-is-split-by-attributes-different-in-arcpy-than/m-p/272170#M21029 MarcGillespie1 2018-04-29T17:53:49Z