Mobile Geodatabase To File Geodatabase (Conversion)

Summary

Copies the contents of a mobile geodatabase to a new file geodatabase.

Usage

• A mobile geodatabase uses SQLite and can be used in disconnected workflows in ArcGIS Maps SDKs apps. This tool allows you to copy the data from a mobile geodatabase to a file geodatabase so that it can be used in any client that supports file geodatabases.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Mobile Geodatabase	The mobile geodatabase with the contents that will be copied to a new file geodatabase.	File
Output File Geodatabase	The name and location of the output file geodatabase, for example, c:\temp\outputGeodatabases\copiedFGDB.gdb.	File

Python

arcpy.conversion.MobileGdbToFileGdb(in_mobile_gdb, out_file_gdb)

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_mobile_gdb	The mobile geodatabase with the contents that will be copied to a new file geodatabase.	File
out_file_gdb	The name and location of the output file geodatabase, for example, c:\temp\outputGeodatabases\copiedFGDB.gdb.	File

Code sample

MobileGdbToFileGdb example 1 (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the MobileGdbToFileGdb function in immediate mode.

import arcpy
arcpy.conversion.MobileGdbToFileGdb('D:\\data\\MobileGDBs\\delta.geodatabase', 
                                    'D:\\data\\copiedGDBs\\deltaFGDB.gdb')

MobileGdbToFileGdb example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the MobileGdbToFileGdb function in a stand-alone script using the workspace environment.

# Import system modules
import arcpy
 
# Set environment settings
arcpy.env.workspace = 'C:\\data'

# Run CopyRuntimeGdbToFileGdb
arcpy.conversion.MobileGdbToFileGdb('D:\\MobileData\\replica.geodatabase', 
                                    'replica_Copy.gdb')

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing information

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