The File Geodatabase API provides a non-ArcObjects based library where we can work with File Geodatabases. The File Geodatabase API will be C++ based.

There are so many task that we can do using Geodatabase API.

Create, Open and Delete file geodatabases.

Process
  • In Visual studio application project take framework 4.0 and create application.
  • Download GeodatabaseAPI and add reference that dll and then create application.
  • Following are tha sample code for create,open and delete geodatabase.
  1. private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
  2. {
  3. Geodatabase.Create("C:\\temp\\a.gdb");
  5. Geodatabase gdb= Geodatabase.Open(@"D:\Test\Mapping\Data.gdb");
  7. Geodatabase.Delete(@"D:\Test\Mapping\Data.gdb");
  8. }