Uses Arcpy to iterate through features in a featuredataset to delete unwanted fields.

batchFieldDelete.py

'''
batchFieldDelete.py

Iterate through features in featuredataset to delete unwanted fields. 

Delete fields:
1 - Area_MI
2 - DOT_Feature
3 - Area_MI
'''

import arcpy
from arcpy import *

#hardcoded path to sde.  consider creating model with input parameters for reusibility. 
env.workspace = r"C:\Users\RABBEY-C\AppData\Roaming\ESRI\Desktop10.0\ArcCatalog\Comanche.sde\ENV_GIS.ENV_GIS.EMST_Districts"

#local drive for testing
#env.workspace = r"C:\Users\RABBEY-C\RA_GIS\Projects\RA_EMST\Updated_Phase_Features.gdb\District_Unions"

fcList = ListFeatureClasses()

for fc in fcList:
	print "Updating feature class: %s" % fc
	DeleteField_management(fc, ["DOT_TYPE", "DOT_FEATURE", "AREA_MI"])