Create Mobile Geodatabase (Data Management)

Summary

Creates a mobile geodatabase.

Learn more about creating and using mobile geodatabases

Usage

• The output folder location must already exist.

• If the output geodatabase name does not include a .geodatabase extension, one will be added.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Mobile Geodatabase Location	The folder where the mobile geodatabase will be created.	Folder
Mobile Geodatabase Name	The name of the mobile geodatabase to be created.	String

Derived Output

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Output Mobile Geodatabase	The new output mobile geodatabase.	Workspace

Python

arcpy.management.CreateMobileGDB(out_folder_path, out_name)

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_folder_path	The folder where the mobile geodatabase will be created.	Folder
out_name	The name of the mobile geodatabase to be created.	String

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_gdb	The new output mobile geodatabase.	Workspace

Code sample

CreateMobileGDB example 1 (Python window)

Create a mobile geodatabase named MyMobileGDB using the CreateMobileGDB function.

import arcpy
arcpy.CreateMobileGDB_management("C:/MyProject/MyData", "MyMobileGDB")

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.