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Rearrange the vector's attribute fields name in ArcGIS 10.3

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03-29-2019 03:13 AM
ShouvikJha
Frequent Contributor

Dear all, 

I have a vector file and which attribute contains many fields. I attached the  fields arrangement are School,  Area, Student, Age, Father_Name, Mother_Name. I need to rearrange permanently the field in the attribute table. For instance, Area, Father_Name, Mother_Name, Student, School, like this way.
I found a python script, but could not explore more either it will work or not, or any other way to do it in Arcpy.

Script is below, any suggestion is appreciated . 

I also attached a below picture of the attribute field arrangement. 

import arcpy, os, sys
from arcpy import env

arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True

inFC = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
outLoc = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)
outName = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2)
field1 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(3)
field2 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(4)
field3 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(5)
field4 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(6)
field5 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(7)
field6 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(8)
field7 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(9)
field8 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(10)
field9 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(11)
field10 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(12)
field11 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(13)
field12 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(14)
field13 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(15)
field14 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(16)
field15 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(17)
field16 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(18)
field17 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(19)
field18 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(20)
field19 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(21)
field20 = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(22)

fieldList = ["SHAPE@"]

arcpy.AddMessage(" ")

arcpy.AddMessage("Appending field choices to new List ")

arcpy.AddMessage(" ")

if (field1 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field1)
if (field2 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field2)
if (field3 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field3)
if (field4 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field4)
if (field5 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field5)
if (field6 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field6)
if (field7 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field7)
if (field8 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field8)
if (field9 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field9)
if (field10 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field10)
if (field11 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field1)
if (field12 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field12)
if (field13 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field13)
if (field14 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field14)
if (field15 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field15)
if (field16 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field16)
if (field17 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field17)
if (field18 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field18)
if (field19 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field19)
if (field20 != ""):
    fieldList.append(field20)

arcpy.AddMessage(" ")

#arcpy.AddMessage(fieldList)

oldFieldList = arcpy.ListFields(inFC)

fieldTypes = []

numOfFields = len(fieldList)

fieldIndex = 1

reorderedFields = []

for fld in fieldList:
    for f in oldFieldList:
        if f.name == fld:
            arcpy.AddMessage(f.name)
            reorderedFields.append(f)
            break

arcpy.AddMessage(" ")

arcpy.AddMessage(reorderedFields)

desc = arcpy.Describe(inFC)
geoType = desc.shapeType.upper()
spatRef = arcpy.Describe(inFC).spatialReference

arcpy.CreateFeatureclass_management(outLoc, outName, geoType, "", "", "", spatRef)
newFeat = os.path.join(outLoc, outName)

for flds in reorderedFields:
    if (flds.type == "String"):
        fLength = flds.length
        arcpy.AddField_management(newFeat, flds.name, flds.type, "", "", str(fLength))
    else:
        arcpy.AddField_management(newFeat, flds.name, flds.type)

arcpy.AddMessage(" ")

arcpy.AddMessage(fieldList)

arcpy.AddMessage(" ")

arcpy.AddMessage("Features will be copied with new Schema...")

count = 0

with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(inFC, fieldList) as cursor:
    for row in cursor:
        insertCursor = arcpy.da.InsertCursor(newFeat, (fieldList))
        if (numOfFields == 21):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8], row[9], row[10], row[11], row[12], row[13], row[14], row[15], row[16], row[17], row[18], row[19], row[20]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]) + ', ' + str(row[9]) + ', ' + str(row[10]) + ', ' + str(row[11]) + ', ' + str(row[12]) + ', ' + str(row[13]) + ', ' + str(row[14]) + ', ' + str(row[15]) + ', ' + str(row[16]) + ', ' + str(row[17]) + ', ' + str(row[18]) + ', ' + str(row[19]) + ', ' + str(row[20]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 20):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8], row[9], row[10], row[11], row[12], row[13], row[14], row[15], row[16], row[17], row[18], row[19]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]) + ', ' + str(row[9]) + ', ' + str(row[10]) + ', ' + str(row[11]) + ', ' + str(row[12]) + ', ' + str(row[13]) + ', ' + str(row[14]) + ', ' + str(row[15]) + ', ' + str(row[16]) + ', ' + str(row[17]) + ', ' + str(row[18]) + ', ' + str(row[19]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 19):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8], row[9], row[10], row[11], row[12], row[13], row[14], row[15], row[16], row[17], row[18]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]) + ', ' + str(row[9]) + ', ' + str(row[10]) + ', ' + str(row[11]) + ', ' + str(row[12]) + ', ' + str(row[13]) + ', ' + str(row[14]) + ', ' + str(row[15]) + ', ' + str(row[16]) + ', ' + str(row[17]) + ', ' + str(row[18]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 18):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8], row[9], row[10], row[11], row[12], row[13], row[14], row[15], row[16], row[17]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]) + ', ' + str(row[9]) + ', ' + str(row[10]) + ', ' + str(row[11]) + ', ' + str(row[12]) + ', ' + str(row[13]) + ', ' + str(row[14]) + ', ' + str(row[15]) + ', ' + str(row[16]) + ', ' + str(row[17]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 17):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8], row[9], row[10], row[11], row[12], row[13], row[14], row[15], row[16]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]) + ', ' + str(row[9]) + ', ' + str(row[10]) + ', ' + str(row[11]) + ', ' + str(row[12]) + ', ' + str(row[13]) + ', ' + str(row[14]) + ', ' + str(row[15]) + ', ' + str(row[16]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 16):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8], row[9], row[10], row[11], row[12], row[13], row[14], row[15]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]) + ', ' + str(row[9]) + ', ' + str(row[10]) + ', ' + str(row[11]) + ', ' + str(row[12]) + ', ' + str(row[13]) + ', ' + str(row[14]) + ', ' + str(row[15]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 15):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8], row[9], row[10], row[11], row[12], row[13], row[14]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]) + ', ' + str(row[9]) + ', ' + str(row[10]) + ', ' + str(row[11]) + ', ' + str(row[12]) + ', ' + str(row[13]) + ', ' + str(row[14]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 14):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8], row[9], row[10], row[11], row[12], row[13]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]) + ', ' + str(row[9]) + ', ' + str(row[10]) + ', ' + str(row[11]) + ', ' + str(row[12]) + ', ' + str(row[13]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 13):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8], row[9], row[10], row[11], row[12]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]) + ', ' + str(row[9]) + ', ' + str(row[10]) + ', ' + str(row[11]) + ', ' + str(row[12]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 12):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8], row[9], row[10], row[11]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]) + ', ' + str(row[9]) + ', ' + str(row[10]) + ', ' + str(row[11]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 11):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8], row[9], row[10]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]) + ', ' + str(row[9]) + ', ' + str(row[10]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 10):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8], row[9]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]) + ', ' + str(row[9]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 9):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7], row[8]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]) + ', ' + str(row[8]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 8):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6], row[7]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]) + ', ' + str(row[7]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 7):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5], row[6]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]) + ', ' + str(row[6]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 6):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4], row[5]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]) + ', ' + str(row[5]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 5):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]) + ', ' + str(row[4]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 4):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]) + ', ' + str(row[3]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 3):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1], row[2]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]) + ', ' + str(row[2]))
            count += 1
        elif (numOfFields == 2):
            insertCursor.insertRow((row[0], row[1]))
            arcpy.AddMessage(" ")
            arcpy.AddMessage("Index: " + str(count) + " -----> " + str(row[1]))
            count += 1
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DanPatterson_Retired
MVP Emeritus

Is that a script you wrote or just something you found?

And when you say vector file, is there geometry or is it just an attribute table?

Also, are you stuck on 10.3 or is there any possibility of upgrading and/or using Pro?

ShouvikJha
Frequent Contributor

Hi Dan Patterson thank you. I solved the problem using Q GIS. 

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