CSV Widget?

Question

I am looking for a simple widget to bring in and populate the map with points from a csv file in flex.  I can do in any other gis product (desktop, online, explorer, etc).  But cannot figure it out with the flex viewer, any tips would be appreciated, and when if you give a simple coding tip, then tell me which component I can find it in (ie, config.xml).  I am running v.2.x from the sample flex viewer.

WadeGivens · Answer

Hi Don..

I am using a lot of CSV files in my flexviewer... The way I do is as followed:

- create an event layer in arcmap using the csv file and save it in mxd file .
- create a dynamic service using the mxd map and use the service in my application...
- my CSV files gets update d everyone and I see my new data set in the application without doing any refresh ..

I hope this help

Nasif:

Would you mind sharing your flex code that enables you to "use" the csv layer in your mxd service?

Thanks,
Wade

NR-DonCoppleGISS · Answer

How do you add an event layer for a csv that resides at an HTTP address?  I could add a local file only, which would update if I update the csv manually, but it is updated by several folks at a time.  The website has a download interface that I can connect to via ArcGIS explorer, but haven't figured out how to do that in Arc Desktop.  Seems that there could be an easily written flex interface that would load the csv form the download site like ArcGIS explorer already does.  That, or allow arec GIS explorer to share information via GeoRSS.  Also, still trying to figure out the KML widget as well.

Thanks for your reply

NasifAlshaier · Answer

Hi Don..

I am using a lot of CSV files in my flexviewer... The way I do is as followed:

- create an event layer in arcmap using the csv file and save it in mxd file .
- create a dynamic service using the mxd map and use the service in my application...
- my CSV files gets update d everyone and I see my new data set in the application without doing any refresh ..

I hope this help