Redefine Fields

Change field names and definitions.

Inputs:

A feature layer
- Point
- Polyline
- Polygon
New field names, length, precision, scale

Outputs:

A new feature class.

How to use:

Select a layer to be exported and a location for the new feature class
A list of all the fields in the layer is presented in a grid where the user can change the names and definitions of the fields

Notes:

The type of the fields can't be changed
The new field names should be max 10 characters long
If the source layer is a Personal Geodatabase layer the numeric fields will be reported incorrectly in the grid with Precision = 0 and Scale = 0.
If the Precision and Scale are incorrectly set to 0, the original field definition will be used.

ToolBox implementation
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Command line syntax

ET_GPRedefineFields<input_dataset> <out_feature_class> <field_to_redefine>

Parameters

Expression	Explanation
<input_dataset>	A Polyline feature class or feature layer
<out_feature_class>	A String - the full name of the output feature class (A feature class with the same full name should not exist)
<field_to_redefine>	A String - a list of field names and new field definitions "OldName NewName Length/Precision Scale"

Scripting syntax

ET_GPRedefineFields(input_dataset, out_feature_class, field_to_redefine)

See the explanations above:
<> - required parameter
{} - optional parameter

Example Python script:

import arcpy
arcpy.ImportToolbox("C:/Program Files/ET SpatialTechniques/ET GeoWizards 11.0 for ArcGIS 10.1/ET GeoWizards.tbx")
arcpy.gp.toolbox = "C:/Program Files/ET SpatialTechniques/ET GeoWizards 11.0 for ArcGIS 10.1/ET GeoWizards.tbx"
input_dataset = "C:\\data\\suburbs.shp"
result = "C:\\data\\fgdb_test.gdb\\redefined"
arcpy.gp.ET_GPRedefineFields(input_dataset, result, "Population Pop 12 0; City CityNew 6 0; Meters Length 12 2")