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Accessing multiple shape files from a zip file and writing to multiple feature classes

  • December 22, 2017
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Hi,

Could you please help me on how to read a zip file which contains multiple shape files and write to a multiple feature classes.

Cheers,

Srikanth Dasari

Best answer by takashi

Hi @kanthsri74, you can just select the zip file as the dataset for the Shapefile reader, if you have a single zip file that contains multiple Shapefile files without sub directories.

If the zip archive has directory hierarchy within it, follow @TiaAtSafe's suggestion.

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fmelizard
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  • December 22, 2017

Hi @kanthsri74, see this similar question on how to read files from a zip file. For writing multiple feature classes, a dynamic workflow will help you.


takashi
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  • December 22, 2017

Hi @kanthsri74, you can just select the zip file as the dataset for the Shapefile reader, if you have a single zip file that contains multiple Shapefile files without sub directories.

If the zip archive has directory hierarchy within it, follow @TiaAtSafe's suggestion.