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Advanced print solution

TomSchuller

Please find in the codegallery my first version of an advanced print solution:
http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6809086326ea4c76bf026a32bb9dd698

The backend is developed in Java as a ServerObjectExtension: PChPrintSOE

The communication to the SOE is realized by the REST.
So, any client can be used Flex, Javascript, ...
I just created a simple FlexWidget.

Some features:
- full print over the rest api (usable by any client)
- export to pdf,jpeg,png,emf and mxd!
- view paper layout extent live on map
- make print on a "template" mapservice by keeping the predefined layout
- multi-mapservices/multi-server support
- add graphics on the map view positioned in map units
- add elements on the layout view positioned in paper units like scalebar, scaletext

The code is under full development:
- support for wms layer
- code clean up and reorganization

Any suggestions, remarques or help is welcome.

Live demo with public Esri mapservices (last print button):
http://gis.pch.etat.lu/flexViewerPrint/
- use this print widget with your PChPrintSOE-enabled mapservices for high quality
- draw first some graphics with the DrawWidget prior making your print (in mxd format)

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EricVenden

ericv,
the jar file seems to contain the source files (xyz.java).
It should contain the compiled files (xyz.class).

You could open the jar with a simple zip-client to see the content.

Tom

Tom,
We downloaded Eclipse, installed the plug-in (ArcObjects), created a project, added a library (simpleimageinfo) that wasn't included in the source. We then made it an SOE project...then exported it.

This appears to have worked - we just used your source files. Not onto modification.
Thanks
Eric V

MattiasEkstrom

Hi Tom, thanks for your time!
I used wget on my server and the first url (http://10.202.101.108:8399/arcgis/rest/services/BGK/BGKtest/MapServer?f=lyr&v=9.3) did return a lyr-file, though it wasn't defined as a .lyr just an unknown file.
Second one (http://gisdev.hallsberg.se:8399/arcgis/server/arcgisoutput/BGK_BGKtest_MapServer/lyr/5.lyr) did not, it returned an error 404: Not Found.

In my ArcGIS log file posted earlier there was errors for 0.lyr, 1.lyr, 2.lyr and 5.lyr. If a look in the .../arcgisoutput/BGK_BGKtest_MapServer/lyr/ folder there actually are lyr files 0, 1, 2, 3 and a copy of them all named like 1_layername.lyr and a layers_ALL.lyr
So if I use wget to get one of them it returns a lyr file. All lyr files seems to be ok in ArcMap, I have to copy them to my computer and the data sources gets broken but if I repair them they seems to work as they should.
Although they lyr files pointing to a arcgis mapservice doesn't work because outside the server the domain gisdev.hallberg.se isn't recognized I have to use IP-number instead, it's a test server and the domain isn't set up in our network yet, could this be a problem? I'm running the flex application from another server using the IP-number to access the services.

the full path to my ArcGIS-server configuration directory is /opt/arcgis/server10.0/server/user/cfg

/Mattias

TomSchuller

mattias_j,
you have to get running the "wget" to load a lyr-file from the arcgisouput directory on your AGSserver.

if this return a 404 error:
wget http://gisdev.hallsberg.se:8399/arcgis/server/arcgisoutput/BGK_BGKtest_MapServer/lyr/5.lyr

could you try with the ip-address, I suppose:
wget http://10.202.101.108:8399/arcgis/server/arcgisoutput/BGK_BGKtest_MapServer/lyr/5.lyr

To get high quality working, you have to get this url working with the wget command:
http://xyz/arcgisoutput/BGK_BGKtest_MapServer/lyr/5.lyr

You are saying that the "gisdev.hallsber.se" isn't known outside the server?
Do your client need to use the ip-address to access it?
Did your clients actually get a map-image?

What does this page return when using FORMAT=json:
http://10.202.101.108:8399/arcgis/rest/services/BGK/BGKtest/MapServer/export
Does it return a valid url?

I uploaded a new jar-file considering your Linux-AGS-HOME: PCharcgisSOE.jar

Tom

MattiasEkstrom

Tom,
I updated the jar-file (just copied it and restarted my map services).
Tried tp print again, and this time I only get one error for each print attempt in the arcGIS Server log.
It's "downloadFile.FileNotFoundException: http://gisdev.hallsberg.se:8399/arcgis/server/arcgisoutput/BGK_BGKtest_MapServer/lyr/5.lyr"
The thing is that this BGKtest mapservice I'm using for testing is a simple map with only 4 layers, one annotation, two line features and one polygon feature. In the arcgisoutput/BGK_BGKtest_MapServer/lyr/ folder there is four lyr-files (0,1,2,3.lyr). I can get all thoose running the wget (for example wget http://gisdev.hallsberg.se:8399/arcgis/server/arcgisoutput/BGK_BGKtest_MapServer/lyr/2.lyr). So to me it seems to be looking for a lyr-file that isn't supposed to be there.
I also tried with my "real" map containing 105 layers, 105 lyr files are created, 0-104.lyr, but it is looking for a 105.lyr that doesn't exists.

The client uses the ip-adress to access the services and that works, i'm getting map-images.
the page http://10.202.101.108:8399/arcgis/rest/services/BGK/BGKtest/MapServer/export returns a valid url using the json format, here's an example:

{
 "href": "http://gisdev.hallsberg.se:8399/arcgis/server/arcgisoutput/_ags_map392d5114a7cd11e08538080027ac2eb4.png",
 "width": 400,
 "height": 400,
 "extent": {
  "xmin": 1459300,
  "ymin": 6549050.000000001,
  "xmax": 1460400,
  "ymax": 6550150.000000001,
  "spatialReference": {"wkid": 3021}
 },
 "scale": 10393.679999999998
}

And antoher problem I have is that sometimes I can't restart my services that I have enabled the printSOE on, I'm getting this error in the log:
ERROR PrintTask().IOException: AutomationException: No such interface supported

Thanks! /Mattias

JohnGoat_0-1720600767771.png

TomSchuller

mattias_j,
the layer-id-5 seems to be related to wrong parameters generated from the FlexWidget.

First we have to get running the SOE, so could you please post the generated url of the FlexWidget.
Ever start the viewer in debug mode using FlexBuilder and check the output window after making a print or use Fiddler (free web debugger).

Please post the whole url, the http-address and the paremeters.

Tom

MattiasEkstrom

It feels like I'm going backwards with this, before I didn't got any errors in the flex application until the service timed out and the ArcGIS Server log showed the 'file not found error'. Now when I try to print from the flex application I get an 'Error during print!' at once. The ArcGIS Server log doesn't show any errors or warnings. But now every time I start or restart a service that has PCHPrintSOE enabled I'm getting the error:
ERROR PrintTask().IOException: AutomationException: No such interface supported
that doesn't sounds good to me at all...

Anyway, trying to print in debug mode I can se urls like this:

http://10.202.101.108:8399/arcgis/rest/services/layout/MapServer/exts/PCHPrintSOE/printMap?mapExtent={"xmin":1459087.998475997,"ymin":6549246.780543561,"xmax":1460612.001524003,"ymax":6549953.219456439,"spatialReference":{"wkid":3021}}&printOutput={"mapRotation":0,"pageUnits":1,"format":"pdf","exportSettings":null,"height":9.673913043478262,"width":20.869565217391305,"toRemoveLayoutElements":[],"resolution":92,"borderWidth":[0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5]}&mapElements=[]&layoutElements=[]&mapServices=[{"alpha":1,"visibleIds":"0,1,2,5,6,7","type":"AGS","url":"http://10.202.101.108:8399/arcgis/rest/services/BGK/BGKtest/MapServer","name":"testMap"}]

or if in the other state of the widget something longer like:

http://10.202.101.108:8399/arcgis/rest/services/layout/MapServer/exts/PCHPrintSOE/printLayout?mapExtent={"xmin":1459785.9770552877,"ymin":6549455.489437812,"xmax":1459885.9770552877,"ymax":6549598.989437812,"spatialReference":{"wkid":3021}}&printOutput={"resolution":100,"format":"pdf","exportSettings":null,"width":21,"height":29.7,"borderWidth":[0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5],"toRemoveLayoutElements":["*"],"mapRotation":0,"pageUnits":8}&mapElements=[]&layoutElements=[{"xOffset":0,"yOffset":0,"anchor":"bottomleft","symbol":{"size":48,"type":"pchNorthArrow"},"geometry":{"x":0.5,"y":0.5},"visible":true,"name":null},{"xOffset":0,"yOffset":0,"anchor":"topmid","symbol":{"text":"Title","textSymbol":{"angle":0,"color":{"green":0,"alpha":255,"blue":0,"red":0},"text":null,"font":null,"xoffset":0,"yoffset":0,"borderLineColor":null,"type":"agsJsonSymbol"},"type":"pchTextElement"},"geometry":{"x":10.5,"y":29.2},"visible":true,"name":"myTitle"},{"xOffset":0,"yOffset":0,"anchor":"bottomleft","symbol":{"barHeight":5,"type":"pchScaleBar"},"geometry":{"x":0.5,"y":0.5},"visible":true,"name":"myScaleBar"},{"xOffset":0,"yOffset":0,"anchor":"bottommid","symbol":{"text":"© copyright pch","textSymbol":{"angle":0,"color":{"green":255,"alpha":255,"blue":255,"red":255},"text":null,"font":null,"xoffset":0,"yoffset":0,"borderLineColor":null,"type":"agsJsonSymbol"},"type":"pchTextElement"},"geometry":{"x":10.5,"y":0.5},"visible":true,"name":"myCopyRight"},{"xOffset":0,"yOffset":0,"anchor":"topleft","symbol":{"mapUnits":8,"separator":":","pageUnits":9,"backgroundColor":{"green":255,"alpha":255,"blue":255,"red":255},"style":0,"numberFormat":{"roundingOption":0,"roundingValue":3},"pageUnitLabel":"","mapUnitLabel":"","type":"pchScaleText"},"geometry":{"x":0.5,"y":29.2},"visible":true,"name":null}]&mapServices=[{"alpha":1,"type":"AGS","url":"http://10.202.101.108:8399/arcgis/rest/services/BGK/BGKtest/MapServer","name":"testMap","visibleIds":"0,1,2,5,6,7"}]

And I've forgot to mention that I'm getting two warnings when compiling the flex widget:

1084: function 'getClass' will be scoped to the default namespace: BaseWidget: internal.  It will not be visible outside of this package. PchPrintWidget.mxml /Hallsbergskartan_231_test/src/lu/etat/pch/gis/widgets/pchPrintWidget line 488 Flex Problem

3596: Duplicate variable definition. PchPrintWidget.mxml /Hallsbergskartan_231_test/src/lu/etat/pch/gis/widgets/pchPrintWidget line 469 Flex Problem

And when running in debug mode I also get a lot of warnings like these:

warning: unable to bind to property 'selected' on class 'Object' (class is not an IEventDispatcher)
warning: unable to bind to property 'popupClass' on class 'Object' (class is not an IEventDispatcher)
warning: unable to bind to property 'visible' on class 'Object' (class is not an IEventDispatcher)
warning: unable to bind to property 'label' on class 'Object' (class is not an IEventDispatcher)
warning: unable to bind to property 'editable' on class 'Object' (class is not an IEventDispatcher)

/Mattias

TomSchuller

mattias_j,
you can ignore the warnings.
These are not blocking the SOE.

This part in the url is important:

&mapServices= [{"alpha":1,"type":"AGS","url":"http://10.202.101.108:8399/arcgis/rest/services/BGK/BGKtest/MapServer","name":"testMap","visibleIds":"0,1,2,5,6,7"}]

It indicates that your mapservice "BGKtest has at least 8 layers [0,...,7].
How many layers are in your mapservice? You can check it on this page:
http://10.202.101.108:8399/arcgis/rest/services/BGK/BGKtest/MapServer
What's the highest layer id?

How many layers did you find in the <arcgisoutput>/BKG/BKGtest/lyr folder?

The layer count in the directory should be all the layers + a _all.lyr-file. Is that correct?
If not,
please configure the ArcGIS-server-log to "verbose", restart your mapservice and make a print.
Post this "server.log" file.

Tom

MattiasEkstrom

Tom,
I think I know what the problem is, if I look at the REST-page of my service it indicates that it has 8 layers, because the first layer is an Annotation Layer which has four Annotation sublayers, so that is treated as five layers by REST page. However in ArcMap one Annotation Feature Class with four subtypes/annotationclasses is treated as one layer.
I guess that's why only one lyr-file is created for layer 0-5 in my rest mapservice. I'm getting 0.lyr which is the whole annotation layer (id 0-4) and 1.lyr that is a Feature Layer with the id 5, and 2.lyr for the Feature Layers with the id 6 and so on...

I have tested to create a new mapservice without the annotations and successfully created several PDFs from it together with other services that uses labels instead of annotations.

But I need to be able to print mapservices that has annotationlayers with sublayers if I'm going to implement this print solution in my map application, and I would really like that, it's a great print solution you've made.
Would it be possible to fix this? and if so I'm guessing it would be in the java code that I'm not familiar with at all?

TomSchuller

mattias_j,
I just have added support for AnnotationLayers.

Could you try this new jar: http://gis.pch.etat.lu/flexViewerPrint/PCHarcgisSOE.jar
Replace it and restart your ArcGIS-server services.

In the output directory, you should directly find the correct list of lyr-files.

Tom

MattiasEkstrom

Tom,
I've tried the new jar file and now one lyr file is created for each layer id in the REST service, so there is one lyr file for all sublayers to the annotationlayer. But the print still doesn't work.
I tried to open the lyr files in ArcMap and the first 0.lyr which is the lyr file for the entire AnnotationLayer works in ArcMap, but 1-4.lyr which are lyr files for annotation sublayers is not possible to open/add in ArcMap. (In ArcMap you can't create a lyr file from a sublayer to an Annotation, at least what I know).
I'm attaching 0.lyr and 1.lyr

I don't really know where to find the appropriate log files for ArcGIS Server, I always look at the log in ArcGIS Server Manager. I'm attaching messages from there as a simple html file.

Thanks a lot for taking time to look in to this.
/Mattias

attachments.zip

TomSchuller

mattias_j,
I updated the http://gis.pch.etat.lu/flexViewerPrint/PCHarcgisSOE.jar

It's a partial fix where only the annotation lyr-files are created.
The sub-annotation-layers are currently ignored.

I will check to find a solution to implement it.
Does you now get a print?

Tom

MattiasEkstrom

Tom,
I think there is something wrong with that latest jar file, when I'm using that one I can't restart/start any service that has the PrintSOE enabled, except my empty layout service. And can't make a print.

Edit: Did some more testing. All my services except the layout is based on .msd documents, I published a couple of new services from the .mxd documents and I was able to enable the PrintSOE on them.
My test service without annotation works fine, the one with annotation works but is low quality and the annotations are missing. Is that expected? Is that what you meant with "The sub-annotation-layers are currently ignored."??
In the lyr folder the lyr files seems to be good, there is 0.lyr, 5.lyr, 6.lyr and 7.lyr and all works in ArcMap so the number/names are correct and there's no lyr files for the annotations sublayers.
But the .msd based services are supposed to work with the PrintSOE right?

/Mattias

TomSchuller

mattias_j,
could you post the log files.

They are normaly located under:
C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Server10.0\server\user\log

On your installation, I assume they are located under:
/opt/arcgis/server10.0/server/user/log

Tom

MattiasEkstrom

There was a lot of log files there, this should be the latest, I guess it will be enough for you?
This test server is a virtual server that I stop and start when I'm using it so the date and time isn't correct. 20110711 in the log files is today...

Did you see the edits I made to my last post? I didn't saw that you had answered before I made those edits, probably should have written it in a new post.

/Mattias

gisdev-gisdev-20110711-084346.zip

SylvainKerdreux

Hi TomLux.

I have a question about your wonderfull print solution.

When I try to print I got only a white blank page.
I check ArcGIS Server log
and I found two errors :

<Msg time='2011-07-20T12:47:50' type='ERROR' code='8001' target='layout.MapServer' machine='VM-GEOTEST' user='?' process='4996' thread='1520' elapsed='0.00000'> AutomationException: One or more arguments are invalid</Msg>

<Msg time='2011-07-20T12:47:50' type='ERROR' code='8001' target='layout.MapServer' machine='VM-GEOTEST' user='?' process='4996' thread='1520' elapsed='0.00000'> unable to add mapservice layers for :http://vm-geotest/ArcGIS/rest/services/CarteGenerale/MapServer</Msg>

in Arcgis server Output folder I found PDF and mxd files.
However MXD files is empty.

Do you have any idea to correct this problem ?

TomSchuller

sylvain.kerdreux,

could you try this url on your server:
http://vm-geotest/ArcGIS/rest/services/CarteGenerale/MapServer?f=lyr&v=9.3

This should give you a "lyr" file containing the mapservice.
Could you try to add it to ArcMAP?`
Are all layers visible?

If you have ArcMAP on your server "VM-GEOTEST", try it directly on the server.

Tom

JustinConner

I'm having an issue where the red print extent box remains on the display after the widget is closed. Is there a fix for this with the compiled version? See the attached image.

AdvPrint.jpg

SylvainKerdreux

sylvain.kerdreux,

could you try this url on your server:
http://vm-geotest/ArcGIS/rest/services/CarteGenerale/MapServer?f=lyr&v=9.3

This should give you a "lyr" file containing the mapservice.
Could you try to add it to ArcMAP?`
Are all layers visible?

If you have ArcMAP on your server "VM-GEOTEST", try it directly on the server.

Tom

in the 'lyr' files all layers are visible in ArcMap.
I tried with several mapservicex on the server and it's always the same error.
(ArcGIS Server 10.0)

MattiasEkstrom

Hi Tom!

I've been away on vacation for a couple of weeks now, before that I had problems with printing map services containing annotation layers with annotation sub layers, as you might remember.
You made a fix for me that didn't worked for me, on your request I posted my log file and then I haven't got any reply. Have you had any time to look at it?

/Mattias

TomSchuller

mattias_j,
I didn't forgot you.
I think I found the problem, but I'm looking for a good solution.
I have to write a lyr file for each separate annotation-sublayer (id 1-4 in your example)
Has anybody experience on annotation-sublayer suing the ArcObject API?

Tom

MattiasEkstrom

Thanks Tom, I hope you'll find a solution.
/Mattias

TomSchuller

mattias_j,
I posted a new beta jar with the annotation fix:
http://gis.pche.etat.lu/flexViewerprint/PCHarcgisSOE.jar

Could you try this out? (copy the jar and restart your mapservices)
It should now correctly write out your annotation lyr files.

Tom

MattiasEkstrom

Tom,
Thanks for all your help, the annotation problem seems to be solved now, I was able to export a PDF with annotations.
But I'm still having other problems that occured a long the way.
I still can't enable the PCHPrintSOE on any mapservice that is based on a .msd document, the services just can't be started with that capability checked.
And when trying with the .mxd based services the result does not include any layout elements and the scale is not what it's supposed to be. Don't know if this layout thing is SOE or Flex problem, but haven't changed anything to the flex part and that worked before...

/Mattias

TomSchuller

mattias_j,
for "msd" support, you have to have the mxd stored in the same directory. There is no way to read all needed informations from the msd. We have to use the mxd to get full printing capabilities.
E.g. the msd "c:\data\basemap.msd" must have the equivalent mxd "c:\data\basemap.mxd"

When you want to use layout elements defined in your mapservice, you have to modify the "toExcludeElement" from the url. By default it does contain "*" which means remove any elements.

Tom

MattiasEkstrom

Tom,
Good to know that it's the mxd documents that is used, but it's supposed to work when using .msd documents if there's also a corresponding .mxd document? right?
I do have both mxd and msd, and it did work before the annotation fixes on mapservices without annotations, but now it doesn't.
And concerning the layout elements I meant the elements that comes from the flex widget, not anything in my mapservice. That also worked before but not anymore, it isn't even possible to get a portrait PDF. I'm attaching two pdf examples one from before and one from today, and I think you'll get what I mean.

I tried to use fiddler to see the URL and all parameters that are sent from the flexWidget, I'm not familiar with fiddler but I think theese are the parameters in the URL:

mapExtent {"xmin":1459779.8223054777,"ymin":6549481.999576666,"xmax":1459879.8223054777,"ymax":6549625.499576666,"spatialReference":{"wkid":3021}}
layoutElements [{"symbol":{"type":"pchNorthArrow","size":48},"visible":true,"name":null,"geometry":{"x":0.5,"y":0.5},"yOffset":0,"xOffset":0,"anchor":"bottomleft"},{"symbol":{"textSymbol":{"borderLineColor":null,"xoffset":0,"type":"agsJsonSymbol","angle":0,"yoffset":0,"text":null,"font":null,"color":{"green":0,"alpha":255,"blue":0,"red":0}},"type":"pchTextElement","text":"Title"},"visible":true,"name":"myTitle","geometry":{"x":10.5,"y":29.2},"yOffset":0,"xOffset":0,"anchor":"topmid"},{"symbol":{"barHeight":5,"type":"pchScaleBar"},"visible":true,"name":"myScaleBar","geometry":{"x":0.5,"y":0.5},"yOffset":0,"xOffset":0,"anchor":"bottomleft"},{"symbol":{"textSymbol":{"borderLineColor":null,"xoffset":0,"type":"agsJsonSymbol","angle":0,"yoffset":0,"text":null,"font":null,"color":{"green":255,"alpha":255,"blue":255,"red":255}},"type":"pchTextElement","text":"�?© copyright pch"},"visible":true,"name":"myCopyRight","geometry":{"x":10.5,"y":0.5},"yOffset":0,"xOffset":0,"anchor":"bottommid"},{"symbol":{"numberFormat":{"roundingOption":0,"roundingValue":3},"pageUnitLabel":"","mapUnitLabel":"","mapUnits":8,"type":"pchScaleText","backgroundColor":{"green":255,"alpha":255,"blue":255,"red":255},"pageUnits":9,"separator":":","style":0},"visible":true,"name":null,"geometry":{"x":0.5,"y":29.2},"yOffset":0,"xOffset":0,"anchor":"topleft"}]
mapElements []
f json
printOutput {"mapRotation":0,"width":21,"height":29.7,"resolution":100,"pageUnits":8,"toRemoveLayoutElements":["*"],"format":"pdf","exportSettings":null,"borderWidth":[0.5,0.5,0.5,0.5]}
mapServices [{"name":"BGKtest_mxd","alpha":1,"visibleIds":"0,1,2,5,6,7","type":"AGS","url":"http://10.202.101.108:8399/arcgis/rest/services/BGK/BGKtest_mxd/MapServer"}]

/Mattias

A4_portrait_now.pdf

A4_portait_before.pdf

TomSchuller

mattias_j,
could you please post the verbose server log concerning your msd problem?

For the portrait example, could you please post the generated mxd-files (before and now) and the according urls?

Tom

MattiasEkstrom

Tom,
You'll find everything in the attached zip-file, logs, mxd-files, pdf-files and URLs.
Thanks!
/Mattias

files.zip

SylvainKerdreux

I have few questions about the SOE.
I try to print using the SOE but it does not work.
MXD only contains graphic elements but no layer.
I often use your SOE and it's the first time I do not succeed to print.

The 2 mains difference between other projects are :
- server name which contain a - --> vm-geotest
- ArcGis Desktop is not installed on the server.

Do you think the problem is linked to one of difference listed above.

TomSchuller

sylvain.kerdreux.
does the generated mxd file contain invalid layers or are there no layers in it.

If there are no layers in it, that means that either the server couldn't access the lyr-files or the layer was invalid.
Could you post the server.log from ArcGIS Server in verbose log?. The reason should be written in it.

If ther are layers in it but they aren't displayed, please add the manually and check the difference between them in the properties.

Tom

TomSchuller

mattias_j,
I'm currently in holidays.
So I'm having 'some time' to take a look at your problem. Is it still present?

Tom

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