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Address Locator in Locate Widget

StuartBlumberg

Hello,

I am using the sample flexviewer 1.3. I have created an address locator in ArcCatalog 10 and created a geocoding service in Server. I want to use this geocode service in the locate widget, however when I try there are three text boxes with a dropdown box for the state. I need there to be just one text box for the address and a submit button. When I try using an address locator that I created in 9.3.1 it works fine, it must be an issue with 10? Thanks.

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DaveKirkley

Hi Everyone,

Had to go behind the scenes to get this done.
I think I found the solution
I replaced City, State, County with Number, Street, City in the General.lot.xml file. Just open in Notepad and did a find and replace. C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Desktop10.0\Locators

I then built the locator and service with the new parameters and presto!

PS. lots of replies to this tread I started, but sorry guys... I had to find my own way on this one!
Most of this was over my head

DaveKirkley

I'm trying to get a Geocode Server from a Composite Locator to work with this so I can get one field for Address # and one for a Street Dropdown...
Any Ideas? So Far I can get the Input fields in the Viewer but It can't find results

StuartBlumberg

I have same situation here. I still using SFV1.3 and now locator widget shows Street, City, State & Zip on Address Fields when using 10 address locator. Is there possible to modify locator widget to show "Street" only instead of all the address fields?

Thanks.

May May,

I kept 9.3 on a virtual machine just for the purpose of doing things that I can't do in version 10 anymore. They changed the address locators in 10 and for some reason this doesn't jive with the locator widget. This is my workaround...

MayJeff

I have same situation here. I still using SFV1.3 and now locator widget shows Street, City, State & Zip on Address Fields when using 10 address locator. Is there possible to modify locator widget to show "Street" only instead of all the address fields?

Thanks.

SandeepTalasila

It worked. Thanks Robert.

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Sandeep,

OK I see my issue the locator code is looking for either a InputText or a Combobox and does not recognize the label. All you need to do to make the InputText non editable is add

txtItem.editable = false;

SandeepTalasila

Robert,
So if should be non-editable then it should be a label, Got it.
But I still don't get to make the widget work using label item. It won't give me any results.
I have changed it to the code below (text item) and it is working fine. (Anyway I am good with the text item code shown below, but would like to know what the problem with using label item)

if (shownAddressFields.name != listField)
      {
       if(shownAddressFields.name == "State")
       {
        var txtItem:TextInput = new TextInput();
        txtItem.percentWidth = 100;
        txtItem.id=shownAddressFields.name;
        txtItem.text = "NM";
        frmItem.addChild(txtItem);
        addrObjects.push({ item: txtItem, required: false });
       }else{
        var txtItem:TextInput = new TextInput();
        txtItem.percentWidth = 100;
        txtItem.removeEventListener(FlexEvent.ENTER, addressTextItemEnterHandler);
        txtItem.addEventListener(FlexEvent.ENTER, addressTextItemEnterHandler);
        txtItem.id = shownAddressFields.name;
        
        // required field
        frmItem.required = shownAddressFields.required;
        frmItem.addChild(txtItem);
        
        addrObjects.push({ item: txtItem, required: shownAddressFields.required });
       }
      }

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RobertScheitlin__GISP

Sandeep,

If you are actually get the code to compile then your state will be just a label that is not editable, it will not have a textbox or combobox associated with it.

SandeepTalasila

Robert,
Yes, I did removed those in xml code.

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Sandeep,

Didn't you remove the listfield and listvalues from your xml?

SandeepTalasila

Hi Robert,
Thanks for the code. But the widget is not returning any addresses when i search (using "lblItem" code). Do I have to make any other changes in the code?
But when I changed the "lblItem" to "txtItem" just to use text box instead of label, search worked fine.
Also can I make the default value in the text box permanent (so that user cannot change it).

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Sandeep,

In the onJSONLoad function replace this

// loop through the shown fields to create form items
                    for (var i:Number = 0; i < shownAddressFields.length; i++)
                    {
                        var frmItem:FormItem = new FormItem();
                        frmItem.percentWidth = 100;
                        frmItem.label = shownAddressFields.name + ": ";

                        if (shownAddressFields.name != listField)
                        {
                            if(shownAddressFields.name == "State")
                            {
                                var lblItem:Label = new Label();
                                lblItem.percentWidth = 100;
                                lblItem.id=shownAddressFields.name;
                                lblItem.text = "Alabama";
                                frmItem.addChild(lblItem);
                                addrObjects.push({ item: lblItem, required: false });
                            }else{
                                var txtItem:TextInput = new TextInput();
                                txtItem.percentWidth = 100;
                                txtItem.removeEventListener(FlexEvent.ENTER, addressTextItemEnterHandler);
                                txtItem.addEventListener(FlexEvent.ENTER, addressTextItemEnterHandler);
                                txtItem.id = shownAddressFields.name;
    
                                // required field
                                frmItem.required = shownAddressFields.required;
                                frmItem.addChild(txtItem);
    
                                addrObjects.push({ item: txtItem, required: shownAddressFields.required });
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            var cboItem:ComboBox = new ComboBox();
                            cboItem.id = shownAddressFields.name;
                            cboItem.dataProvider = listArray;

                            // required field
                            frmItem.required = shownAddressFields.required;
                            frmItem.addChild(cboItem);

                            addrObjects.push({ item: cboItem, required: shownAddressFields.required });
                        }
                        frmLocateAddress.addChildAt(frmItem, i);
                    }

SandeepTalasila

Hi Robert,
Thanks for the response. I understood what you said, but I am not quiet sure how to change it. And the text box should not allow to enter any other state name. I want to restrict the widget to one state.

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Sandeep,

You would have to do this in the mxml code and specify an if statement to insert the state name when it is building the form items.

SandeepTalasila

Hi,
Is there a way to set default values for the state text box in the address locator widget. I do not want the combo box with all states, instead i need a text box with a default state name in it.
I have deleted the list field in tag the locatewidget_us.xml file to remove the combo box and made a text box, but how to set the default value?
Thanks.

StuartBlumberg

Indeed, Marc, indeed........ 🙂

MarcWeinshenker1

Stuart,

I haven't moved to ArcGIS 10 yet, but it looks like I should be prepared for problems.

Marc

StuartBlumberg

Marc,

I remember deleting those tags when I was using the 9.3 address locators and it worked fine. However now that I'm using a 10 locator it doesnt work anymore. At the moment I can't upgrade to the new 2.1 API. I may just create the locator on a 9.3 machine and use that. Thanks.

MarcWeinshenker1

I believe I'm doing the same thing -- just a single line to enter a street address with no need for city/state/zip and a street address locator. To do this I started at the configuration XML for the locator widget (LocateWidget_US.xml is one that comes with Flex Viewer 2.1) and deleted the <listfield> and <listvalues> tags. The extra form boxes went away. Hope this is what you are looking for.

Marc

StuartBlumberg

Bjorn,

I am using this locate widget for a small local government (pop. 31,000), so there is no need for anyone to input anything but the street address. Do you have any suggestions on what I can do in my situation? Thanks.

StuartBlumberg

Bjorn,

I can't remember now if I am using a custom locate widget, its been well over a year now. There must be something in my code conflicting with the 10 address locator. I'll work with it a little more and see what I can come up with. Thank you.

BjornSvensson

Hi Stuart, I'm not sure why your widget is working with 9.3 but not 10. I am assuming you are working with a custom LocateWidget - did you create it or someoneone else? Either way, my guess would be that there is something in that custom code that doesn't work with your specific 10.0 service.

Since single line geocoder didn't exist in ArcGIS Server 9.3, did you have a special Locate service that accepted one field input, or does your Locatewidget have use some kind of built-in logic to convert the user inputted single line into the multiple fields that most 9.3 locate services expected?

StuartBlumberg

Bjorn,

Pre-10 I have been using the Flex 1.3 API, and the locate widget I was using had a single line to input the full address (ex. 710 E San Augustine St). I was using a 9.3.1 locator. When I switch out the 9.3.1 locator with a 10 locator the one line switches to 4 seperate lines. Is it a problem since I am using 10 with the 1.3 API? Thanks.

BjornSvensson

No settings that I know off.

But ... do you have a custom LocateWidget for SFV, because the original sample doesn't seem to support single line geocoding: http://asademo.esri.com/flexviewer1_3/

Also, the 1.3 Flex API doesn't know about single line geocoding.

StuartBlumberg

Bjorn,

is there a setting I need to change somewhere in order for this to work? I am using the Flex API 1.3 with the SFV. When I create a locator in ArcGIS 10 the locate widget shows input text boxes for Street, City, State, Zip. When I use my old 9.3 locators the locate widget shows one input text box which is how I want it. Thank you.

BjornSvensson

Just to clarify - the REST API does support single-line geocoding as of ArcGIS Server version 10.0. This is supported by the Flex API as of version 2.0 as well as in the LocateWidget in Flex Viewer 2.1.

"Locators published using ArcGIS 10 support a new single line address field."
http://help.arcgis.com/EN/arcgisserver/10.0/apis/rest/index.html?whatsnew.html

Of course, if you are working with SFV 1.x and Flex API 1.x, then this doesn't matter...

MikeCranfill

I ran into the same issue and after contacting ESRI they offered this explanation.

�?? �?� it looks like the REST API is not set up for single-line input like ArcMap is, thus the requirement to input city/state/zip.�?�

They sent me a fix but I�??ve not had the opportunity to try it.

You can send me an email ( cranfillm@fishers.in.us ) and I will forward you ESRI�??s complete response and fix to see if it helps.

Mike Cranfill
GIS Coordinator
Fishers, Indiana

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Stuart,

I don't know how you only had one text field in 9.3.1 when you used US Streets... Did you customize your locateWidget to fill in those other fields in code?

StuartBlumberg

Robert,

In 9.3.1 I used "US Streets" using address ranges. In 10 I used "Dual Ranges" which seems to be the same as "US Streets." In 10 there is no "US Streets" style too choose.

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Stuart,

It is likely that you choose a different type of locator when you made your ArcGIS Server 10 version. There are many types to choose from I would suggest creating a couple of different types and see which one works as you want it to.

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