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ET GeoWizards Scripting

Split By Attributes
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Splits a layer into separate datasets based on an the attribute values in the selected field

Syntax    

Dim ET As  New ETGW_Core
Set variable =  ET.SplitByAttributes(pInFeatureClass, sOutDir, sPrefix, sNameField, _
                                                            bAddLayer, pMap)

The SplitByAttributes method syntax has the following object qualifier and arguments:

Part Description
variable A Boolean indicating the success or failure of the method
pInFeatureClass Required. An IFeatureClass object (Point, Polyline or Polygon  feature class)
sOutDir Required. A String - the name of the output folder (must exist)
sPrefix Required. A String - used for generating the names of the output feature class
sNameField Required. A String - the name of a field from the input layer used for splitting and for generating the names of the output names
bAddLayer Required. A Boolean indicating whether the resulting feature classes will be added to the map
pMap Required. An IMap object. Can be set to Nothing if you don't want to add the resulting datasets to the map.

Example