mergeMultipleLayers

Merge Feature Layers

Running programmatically

Merges multiple layers from the same geometry type together into a single output layer.

Inputs:

A base layer. This layer defines what will be the type of the output. The fields of this layer will be preserved. If the base layer has Z/M dimension, only layers with Z/M dimension can be merged to it
- Point, PointZ, PointM
- Polyline, PolylineZ, PolylineM
- Polygon, PolygonZ, PolygonM
Layers to merge. If the a field name has the same name as a field in the base layer, the attributes will be retained.
Output file name

Outputs:

A feature class containing all the features from the base layer and the merge layers. If the base layer has Z/M dimension, the output will have Z/M dimension as well. All the attributes are retained (if the fields are present in the base layer)

Running Programmatically

Parameters

Expression	Explanation
Function Name	MergeMulti
<Base Dataset>	A String representing the input layer.
<merge datasets>	A String representing a list (separator - ";") of layers to be merged to the base dataset. All layers in this list be of the same geometry type as the base layer.
<output dataset>	A String - the full name of the output layer.

Running the function

ETGWPath used in the table below is the full path to ETGWRun.exe (E.G. "C:\Program Files\ETSpatial Techniques\ETGeo Wizards\ETGWRun.exe")

Language	Syntax
Python	subprocess.call([ETGWPath, "MergeMulti", "Base Dataset", "merge datasets", "output dataset"])
.NET using ETGWRun.exe	StartInfo.FileName = ETGWPath StartInfo.Arguments = "MergeMulti" "Base Dataset" "merge datasets" "output dataset"
.NET using ETGWOutX.dll	MergeMulti(Base Dataset, merge datasets, output dataset)
ArcPy	arcpy.MergeMulti(Base Dataset, merge datasets, "output dataset")

Notes:

<> - required parameter
{} - optional parameter
See examples for Python , .NET or ArcPy
The argument separator for StartInfo.Arguments is space. If a string might contain a space, you need to double quote it.