Create Mobile Geodatabase (Data Management)

Summary

Creates a mobile geodatabase.

Learn more about creating and using mobile geodatabases

Usage

  • The output folder location must already exist.

  • If the output geodatabase name does not include a .geodatabase extension, one will be added.

Syntax

arcpy.management.CreateMobileGDB(out_folder_path, out_name)
ParameterExplanationData Type
out_folder_path

The folder where the mobile geodatabase will be created.

Folder
out_name

The name of the mobile geodatabase to be created.

String

Derived Output

NameExplanationData Type
out_gdb

The new output mobile geodatabase.

Workspace

Code sample

CreateMobileGDB example 1 (Python window)

Create a mobile geodatabase named MyMobileGDB using the CreateMobileGDB function.

import arcpy
arcpy.CreateMobileGDB_management("C:/MyProject/MyData", "MyMobileGDB")

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

  • Basic: Yes
  • Standard: Yes
  • Advanced: Yes

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