Copy multiple field values to a new field

ElaineKuo — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:49:56 GMT

System ArcGIS 9.3
Problem: copy values in multiple fields to one added field.

I have a polygon shapefile.
Its attribute table has five fields, including C0011, C0012, C0013, C0014, and C0032.
Each field has two rows, S and W.
S or W represent multiple polygons.
In total there are ten rows in the attribute table.
No rows are overlapped between fields.

Now I want to add a field called ???sum??? and copy the values from C0011 to C0032 to this field.
I generated the code below.
However, the line of query seems wrong syntax.

Please kindly advise how to describe wild card for field of C0011, C0013, and C0032.
Thanks.

##Script Name: calculate sum
##Description: calculate sum  
##Created By: Elaine Kuo
##Date: 26/05/2012
 

#Import standard library modules
import arcgisscripting
import os

#Create the Geoprocessor object
gp = arcgisscripting.create(9.3)

#Set the workspace.
gp.Workspace= "H:/temp/test"
#gp.Workspace= "H:/temp_stage_2_3_polygon_limit_1984_no_R_O/P_Turdidae_22"

#Set the workspace. List all of the feature classes in the dataset
outWorkspace= "H:/temp"
#outWorkspace= "H:/temp_stage_2_3_polygon_limit_1984_no_R_O"

#Get a list of the featureclasses in the input folder
fcs = gp.ListFeatureClasses()

# Create a value table that will hold all of the input features to Merge.
vt = gp.createobject("ValueTable") 

# Loop through every item in the list that was just generated
for fc in fcs:

    # Break out the name, no path or extension, using the describe object.
    desc = gp.describe(fc)
    featureName = desc.name

    # Add a field to this shapefile, of type LONG
    gp.AddField (fc, "All", "Text", 6,6)   

    # Populate the input value table with feature classes.
    vt.AddRow(fc)
    
    #   Get a list of the fields in the featureclass
    fields = gp.ListFields(fc, "C*", "String")
    
    # Loop through every item in the list that was just generated 
    for field in fields:

        gp.toolbox = "Data Management"
        gp.addMessage(type(field))

        # Select records to be deleted (C*, i.e. C7658)
        # Make temporary featureclasses
        gp.Select_analysis(fc,("output.shp"))

        # copy values in existing fields to the new field
        query = "\"%s\" = 'C*'" % field.Name
        gp.CalculateField_management("output.shp", "All", query,"PYTHON_9.3")

    #Validate the new feature class name for the output workspace.
    OutFeatureClass = outWorkspace + os.sep + gp.ValidateTableName(fc,outWorkspace)

    # clear memory of temporary shapefiles
    gp.Delete("output.shp")


gp.AddMessage(gp.GetMessages())
print gp.GetMessages()

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