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ToFileGDB

About the Using list functions to migrate from personal geodatabases to file geodatabases Sample

[C#]

ToFileGDB.cs

using System;
using System.Text;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.ConversionTools;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.DataManagementTools;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessor;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessing;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem;

namespace GeodatabaseConversion
{
    class ToFileGDB
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.Bind(ESRI.ArcGIS.ProductCode.Desktop);

            // Initialize the Geoprocessor
            Geoprocessor geoprocessor = new Geoprocessor();

            // Allow for the overwriting of file geodatabases, if they previously exist.
            geoprocessor.OverwriteOutput = true;

            // Set the workspace to a folder containing personal geodatabases.
            geoprocessor.SetEnvironmentValue("workspace", @"C:\GP");

            // Identify personal geodatabases.
            IGpEnumList workspaces = geoprocessor.ListWorkspaces("*", "Access");
            string workspace = workspaces.Next();
            while (workspace != "")
            {
                // Set workspace to current personal geodatabase
                geoprocessor.SetEnvironmentValue("workspace", workspace);
                
                // Create a file geodatabase with the same name as the personal geodatabase
                string gdbname = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(workspace).Replace(".mdb", "");
                string dirname = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(workspace);
                
                // Execute CreateFileGDB tool
                CreateFileGDB createFileGDBTool = new CreateFileGDB(dirname, gdbname + ".gdb");
                geoprocessor.Execute(createFileGDBTool, null);

                // Initialize the Copy Tool
                Copy copyTool = new Copy();

                // Identify feature classes and copy to file geodatabase
                IGpEnumList fcs = geoprocessor.ListFeatureClasses("", "", "");
                string fc = fcs.Next();
                while (fc != "")
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Copying " + fc + " to " + gdbname + ".gdb");
                    copyTool.in_data = fc;
                    copyTool.out_data = dirname + "\\" + gdbname + ".gdb" + "\\" + fc;
                    geoprocessor.Execute(copyTool, null);
                    fc = fcs.Next();
                }

                // Identify feature datasets and copy to file geodatabase
                IGpEnumList fds = geoprocessor.ListDatasets("", "");
                string fd = fds.Next();
                while (fd != "")
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Copying " + fd + " to " + gdbname + ".gdb");
                    copyTool.in_data = fd;
                    copyTool.out_data = dirname + "\\" + gdbname + ".gdb" + "\\" + fd;
                    geoprocessor.Execute(copyTool, null);
                    fd = fds.Next();
                }

                // Identify tables and copy to file geodatabase
                IGpEnumList tbls = geoprocessor.ListTables("", "");
                string tbl = tbls.Next();
                while (tbl != "")
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Copying " + tbl + " to " + gdbname + ".gdb");
                    copyTool.in_data = tbl;
                    copyTool.out_data = dirname + "\\" + gdbname + ".gdb" + "\\" + tbl;
                    geoprocessor.Execute(copyTool, null);
                    tbl = tbls.Next();
                }

                workspace = workspaces.Next();
            }
            
        }
    }
}

[Visual Basic .NET]

ToFileGDB.vb

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Text
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.ConversionTools
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.DataManagementTools
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessor
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessing
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem

Namespace GeodatabaseConversion
	Friend Class ToFileGDB
		Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())

            ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.Bind(ESRI.ArcGIS.ProductCode.Desktop)

            ' Initialize the Geoprocessor
            Dim geoprocessor As ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessor.Geoprocessor = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Geoprocessor.Geoprocessor()

			' Allow for the overwriting of file geodatabases, if they previously exist.
			geoprocessor.OverwriteOutput = True

			' Set the workspace to a folder containing personal geodatabases.
			geoprocessor.SetEnvironmentValue("workspace", "C:\GP")

			' Identify personal geodatabases.
			Dim workspaces As IGpEnumList = geoprocessor.ListWorkspaces("*", "Access")
			Dim workspace As String = workspaces.Next()
			Do While workspace <> ""
				' Set workspace to current personal geodatabase
				geoprocessor.SetEnvironmentValue("workspace", workspace)

				' Create a file geodatabase with the same name as the personal geodatabase
				Dim gdbname As String = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(workspace).Replace(".mdb", "")
				Dim dirname As String = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(workspace)

				' Execute CreateFileGDB tool
				Dim createFileGDBTool As CreateFileGDB = New CreateFileGDB(dirname, gdbname & ".gdb")
				geoprocessor.Execute(createFileGDBTool, Nothing)

                ' Initialize the Copy Tool
				Dim copyTool As Copy = New Copy()

				' Identify feature classes and copy to file geodatabase
				Dim fcs As IGpEnumList = geoprocessor.ListFeatureClasses("", "", "")
				Dim fc As String = fcs.Next()
				Do While fc <> ""
					Console.WriteLine("Copying " & fc & " to " & gdbname & ".gdb")
					copyTool.in_data = fc
					copyTool.out_data = dirname & "\" & gdbname & ".gdb" & "\" & fc
					geoprocessor.Execute(copyTool, Nothing)
					fc = fcs.Next()
				Loop

                ' Identify feature datasets and copy to file geodatabase
				Dim fds As IGpEnumList = geoprocessor.ListDatasets("", "")
				Dim fd As String = fds.Next()
				Do While fd <> ""
					Console.WriteLine("Copying " & fd & " to " & gdbname & ".gdb")
					copyTool.in_data = fd
					copyTool.out_data = dirname & "\" & gdbname & ".gdb" & "\" & fd
					geoprocessor.Execute(copyTool, Nothing)
					fd = fds.Next()
				Loop

				' Identify tables and copy to file geodatabase
				Dim tbls As IGpEnumList = geoprocessor.ListTables("", "")
				Dim tbl As String = tbls.Next()
				Do While tbl <> ""
					Console.WriteLine("Copying " & tbl & " to " & gdbname & ".gdb")
					copyTool.in_data = tbl
					copyTool.out_data = dirname & "\" & gdbname & ".gdb" & "\" & tbl
					geoprocessor.Execute(copyTool, Nothing)
					tbl = tbls.Next()
				Loop

				workspace = workspaces.Next()
			Loop

		End Sub
	End Class
End Namespace