Automatcially zoom to selected records (SFV 1.x)?

Question

When a user performs a search, I want the record(s) to be automatically zoomed to. Due to the way the click on the selected record and zoom in feature works in the SFV by using a set scale, this may not work so well for automatically zooming in on multiple records. Is it possible to have it zoom in automatically for all records and use a new set scale or just one returned record? I've tried searching the old and new forums but I haven't been able to find any samples.

mhouts_ku · Answer

Im have been trying to make a model in 9.3 that will select a polygon by attributes and then zoom to the selected.  Once created I plan to add the tool to a .net web app to facilitate user quarry and zoom capability.

I have the selection part ok, but cant get the zoom to selected.  I found the python script to do in in 10, but our server is still using 9.3.

Any help with python code or python code to call a VB script (and the VB script) or if there any other way would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Mike

import sys, string, os, arcgisscripting

## create the geoprocessor object ##
gp = arcgisscripting.create()

## Load required toolboxes ##
# gp.addtoolbox("C:/Program Files/ArcGIS/ArcToolbox/Toolboxes/Data Management Tools.tbx
              
# set workspace
# arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/temp/"

# mxd = MapDocument('CURRENT')
# df = ListDataFrames(mxd,"Layers")[0]

# Script arguments
section = gp.GetParameterAsText(0)
township = gp.GetParameterAsText(1)
range_ = gp.GetParameterAsText(2)
range_dir = gp.GetParameterAsText(3)

# Local variables:
PLSS = "PLSS"

#### Use the SelectLayerByAttribute tool to select a Section
gp.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(PLSS, "NEW_SELECTION", "\"SECTION\" = "+section)
gp.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(PLSS, "SUBSET_SELECTION", "\"TOWNSHIP\" = "+township)
# arcpy.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(PLSS, "SUBSET_SELECTION", "\"TOWNSHIP_D\" = S")
gp.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(PLSS, "SUBSET_SELECTION", "\"RANGE\" = "+range_)
gp.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(PLSS, "SUBSET_SELECTION", "\"RANGE_dir\" = "+range_dir)

#Zoom to selected features in the map

--------- HELP NEEDED HERE !! -------------

# Clear the selection and refresh the active view
gp.SelectLayerByAttribute_management(PLSS, "CLEAR_SELECTION")
gp.RefreshActiveView(

MayJeff · Answer

Thank you very much.  It works.

BoCastillo · Answer

May,

You can add Keith's code almost anywhere in the SearchWidget.mxml, as it is a stand alone function. This alone won't be enough and you will need to set up a section of you code to actually call up the "zoomSelected" function.

I added this small section of code near the end of the "createRecordData" function:if (featureSet.features.length > 0)
{
     zoomSelected();
}

Right before this line of code:return recAC;

This executes the "zoomSelected" function when the search results are generated and will not execute the code unless there is at least one selected feature.