ArcGIS Reference

Parameters

input database file

selection type

The way in which data will be selected.

output database file

The output databse file.

columns

The columns to include in the data selection.

start index

The index from which to begin the selection.

index step

The increment from the start index for the next selection.

stop index

The index at which to stop selection. Negative indicies are equivalent of indexing from the end.

detect data types

An optional mode that automatically changes the data types in a column based on the values it contains. This mode is usueful if the data will be processed further using mathmatical operations.

Code Reference

uiSelect.select(inName, selectionType, outName, columns, start, step, stop, detectTypes)

Creates a DBF file with the rows from a DBF file that meet the selection criteria.

Arguments :

inName The input DBF filename. selectionType The select type (inclulsion or exclusion). outName The ouput DBF filename. columns The columns to keep. If no columns are specified, all columns are kept. start The start index for rows. step The step between idecies for rows. stop The stop index for rows. detectTypes An optional mode that detects and sets the data types for each column in the output file.