How To: Perform a Keyfile Selection in ArcMap

Summary

In ArcInfo Workstation, the RESELECT and ASELECT commands have a KEYFILE option. This allows features or records to be selected based on a separate look up table having matching values in a specified item.

This article provides an example of the syntax to perform a keyfile selection in ArcMap.

Procedure

In the Select By Attributes dialog, use SQL syntax such as the following:

Code:
[STATE] IN (select DISTINCT [STATE_NAME] from keyfile)

The sub query is first executed and returns a unique list of STATE_NAME values from the KEYFILE table. Features or records are then selected if matching values are found in the STATE column.

Article ID:000007492

Software:

ArcMap 9 x
ArcMap 8 x

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Perform a keyfile selection in ArcMap

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