Is there a way to edit a attribute table from a raster dataset?

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10-05-2010 08:08 PM
MatthewLopez
Emerging Contributor
I'm trying to figure out if a VAT can be modified in a raster dataset format. I need to edit the
attribute table, but I just recently found out, attribute tables can't be modified like when your
working with vector data. Any ideas on how to edit a attribute table in a raster format???
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RobertBerger
Occasional Contributor
Greetings,

I think you can make some edits to the raster attribute table. For example, you can add fields and change some values of certain custom fields, but you cannot delete rows or change the values or ID columns.
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//009t00000009000000.htm

Robert
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StefanHaglund1
Esri Contributor
Other than what Robert suggested in working with the GP tools or Field Calculator you could export the table to .dbf, do the edits there and then join it back to the raster.

Not very pretty, but it works.
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MatthewLopez
Emerging Contributor
Thanks for help:-)
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