Exporting to Image / PDF (running in circles)

BrentStevener

Is there any definitive source to look at for code to export the Silverlight map and its elements to an image or PDF? From what I see, it is a pain, and it seems like I'm running in circles looking at different code samples and examples trying to find a viable solution. Am I missing something?

I have tried various things and I'm able to save various non-map elements to an image or PDF, but as soon as I try to save the element that contains the map control, I get the WriteableBitmap access security errors since I am pulling services from other domains.

Why can I print the map using the built-in Silverlight print functionality, but not save it as an image?

AnastasiaAourik

Hi Jennifer,

Implemented this PrintTask but it always returns e.Error Unable to complete operation.
Details:
Error executing tool.: Layer "BaseLayer": Unable to connect to map server at http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer.
Failed to execute (Export Web Map).
Failed to execute (Export Web Map Task).

Can you tell me why?

Note: The server that has ArcGIS Server installed has some weird rule that it
cannot have INTERNET access.  So when I login to that server I cannot hit
http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer.
Thus, I am suspecting that the Print Tool rest service fails on this layer because it cannot connect to it.
Can you confirm that the Print Tool must have INTERNET connections in order for it to print BaseMap layers from
arcgisonline.

Also, how can I test my Print Task using rest interface:
http://wellsgis.slb.com:6080/arcgis/rest/services/Utilities/PrintingTools/GPServer/Export%20Web%20Map%20Task/execute

Not sure what Web Map JSON I can paste into the box before clicking Execute Task (Get)
I'd like to manual put a web map json from my internal map to at least test it out.