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In the Answer to Reordering fields (permanently) in file geodatabase using ArcGIS Desktop? it was stated that the Make Query Table tool could be used to re-order fields in tables and feature classes p …

I figured out how to do this by using the Make Query Table tool, Copy As Python Snippet, the Python window and the Copy Features tool. After running the Make Query Table tool to pull through just the …

I think you could do this with MakeFeatureLayer on your original feature class, using field_info to "hide" all the fields, followed by CopyFeatures to get the features with no fields in a new feature …

To count the number of items in any list (including a list of fields) you can use the Python len function. For example: print len(fields) count = len(fields) or print len(arcpy.ListFields(<table> …

The tool that I would use to "separate some information in a [shape]file into separate shapefiles based on values for a field" is Select_analysis: Extracts features from an input feature class or …

Assuming that your Source.shp has a field named Field, instead of: "\"Field\" = " + Var + " try: "Field = '{0}'".format(Var) A two variables example syntax is: "TextField = '{0}' AND NumFiel …

According to the same Esri article that you cite: These limits are imposed so that ArcGIS is able to function with the maximum amount of data types. Consequently, even if you are not prevented …

In the Help for arcpy.AlterField_management() it says with my bolding: This tool provides the ability to rename fields or rename field aliases for any geodatabase table or feature class. From …

To do this using linear referencing: Turn the line into a route. Use the points to add measures along that route as an event table. Then read the order of those points (now point events) in the even …

There was anArcPy Café blog posting entitled Adding Fields: Performance Tips which advocated: Two approaches to help increase performance when adding numerous fields to a table or feature class. …

Instead of: for fields in arcpy.Listfields(Feature): print fields try: for field in arcpy.Listfields(Feature): print field.name My changing of fields to field is not important but I think it …

Confirm that the field FID_Con_st exists immediately before your line of code tries to use it by running this test. for field in arcpy.ListFields(Intersect_str): print field.name str_Dissolve = ar …

I just ran a test at ArcGIS 10.0 SP5. You can see my results below. To achieve this in a file geodatabase polygon feature class, I had field cnt1 as Short Integer, pop1 as Long Integer, and Stnd3 …

I think Intersect will enable you to quickly identify the overlaps and give you an attribute table that you can use to zoom from one overlap polygon to the next. "Intersect can run with a single inpu …

I would use the Union tool of ArcGIS for Desktop to do this: Computes a geometric union of the input features. All features and their attributes will be written to the output feature class. Ho …