Problems viewing boundary files in ARCGIS Viewer for Flex

JustinGleeson

Hi,
Just getting started with Viewer for Flex and ArcGIS Server.

I'm having problems viewing a text boundary file that I'm pulling in from a local server. The URL in ARCGIS Server Manager is http://localhost/ArcGIS/services/MapDocTest/MapServer, when I add this to config.xml it will not display and send the following error:

Test layer failed to load: Fault code: null
Fault info: Unexpected < encountered
Fault details: null

I've adjusted the url to  http://localhost/ArcGIS/rest/services/MapDocTest/MapServer and the error dissapears however the boundary file is still not displayed

Code:
<map wraparound180="true" initialextent="-1832000 6671000 197000 7497000" fullextent="-20000000 -20000000 20000000 20000000" top="40">
        <basemaps>
            <layer label="Streets" type="tiled" visible="true"
                   url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer"/>
            <layer label="Aerial"  type="tiled" visible="false"
                   url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer"/>
            <layer label="Topo"    type="tiled" visible="false"
                   url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Topo_Map/MapServer"/>
        </basemaps>
        <operationallayers>
            <layer label="Demographics" type="tiled" visible="false" alpha="0.5"
                   url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Demographics/USA_Median_Household_Income/MapServer">
                <sublayer id="1" popupconfig="popups/PopUp_Demographics_BlockGroups.xml"/>
                <sublayer id="2" popupconfig="popups/PopUp_Demographics_Tracts.xml"/>
                <sublayer id="3" popupconfig="popups/PopUp_Demographics_Counties.xml"/>
                <sublayer id="4" popupconfig="popups/PopUp_Demographics_States.xml"/>
            </layer>
            <layer label="Boundaries and Places" type="tiled" visible="false"
                   url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Reference/World_Boundaries_and_Places_Alternate/MapServer"/>   
   <layer label="Test" type="feature" visible="false"
                   url="http://localhost/ArcGIS/rest/services/MapDocTest/MapServer"/>
        </operationallayers>
    </map>


Any ideas where I'm going wrong here?

many thanks

Justin

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Justin,

   The answer to your issues are addressed in the documentation:

http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapps/flexviewer/help/index.html#/The_Layer_tag/01m30000000p000000/

The URL for a feature layer should end with a number, for example /MapServer/0 when used with a Map Service or Feature Service.   When used with an Image Service, the URL for a feature layer should end  in /MapServer.

The URL for dynamic and tiled services should normally end in /MapServer and also contain /rest/.