compressgdb

RPLib – compressgdb

RPLib.compressgdb(Workspace=None)

Compresses an enterprise geodatabase by removing states not referenced by a version and redundant rows.

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
Workspace	String	Path to SDE connection file.	Yes

Returns: Boolean

Usage

• Only works with enterprise geodatabases.
• To improve geodatabase performance, the geodatabase should be compressed periodically.
• A compressed geodatabase is more efficient. A geodatabase that is never compressed is more likely to develop errors.

Example 1

Simple call with all parameters specified.*

import RPLib

sdeOwner = "C:/GIS/SDEADMIN@GIS.sde"

RPLib.compressgdb(sdeOwner)

Example 2

If Else logic with all parameters specified.

import RPLib

sdeOwner = "C:/GIS/SDEADMIN@GIS.sde"

if RPLib.compressgdb(sdeOwner):
    print("successful, run another tool")
else:
    print("failed, run another tool")