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I am quite new to ArcMap. I want to add a column of a .csv file to the end of the attribute table of a feature class. The column and the attribute table are of the same length. I tried to use the "append" tool. First I copied and pasted the target column of my .csv file into a blank Excel spreadsheet and saved it as a new .csv file. I then added this to ArcMap. When I try to append this to my target attribute table using the "append" tool I get the following error message:

"ERROR 000338: Inputs must be either all Feature Classes, Tables or Rasters; not mixed."

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This is confusing because I only have one input dataset, so I'm not sure where the "mixed" warning comes from...

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    Append adds to the length of a table, not the width. You want to Add Field, Join, and Calculate Field.
    – Vince
    Commented Nov 8, 2019 at 13:17
  • Aha, thanks for the correction! Could you please elaborate a little on exactly how I carry out the Add Field, Join and Calculate Field steps? Many thanks
    – Yusef_S
    Commented Nov 8, 2019 at 14:01

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In the arcmap catalog view navigate to the location of your csv file and drag it into your table of contents.

Right click on the layer you want to join the csv to and click on joins and relates. Join the csv to the feature class and if you want to remove some fields right click the properties of the feature class and choose only the fields you want.

If you want a final dataset that has the fields permanently joined export the table with the join to a new feature class.

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  • Thanks for the answer. That was basically what I did, except I removed the columns I didn't want from the csv first before importing it. It just seems like a bit of a clunky way to do a simple task - I would have thought software such as Arc, which seems to have a lot of functionality, would just have an option to add a column from a different table. But if that's the only way then fair enough. Thanks for the info :)
    – Yusef_S
    Commented Nov 20, 2019 at 12:29
  • No problem if I helped feel free to up vote my answer. Thanks
    – jport
    Commented Nov 20, 2019 at 22:42

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