Latest Contributions by HelenRoulston_SelwynDC

 Our users want to #draw a polygon around a building and then add a #buffer for a setback distance.  These are frequently used by our building department for consents and enforcement.  They require the ability to have both the drawn polygon and buffer zone visible in the map.  Currently the buffer functionality in the select tool removes the drawn polygon when it shows the results and only the buffer is shown (along with the selected features).  Adding buffer functionality to the draw tool would be really useful. ... View more

Hello, We have an enterprise geodatabase in SQL server which was created in ArcGIS 10.0. From the time we created this, we have created spatial views in this database using the sdetable -o create_view command combining fields from more than one table in the same database. In the last year, we have upgraded our Client applications and our ArcGIS server to version 10.1.  We have not upgraded the geodatabase at this point and still use the sdetable -o create_view command to create spatial views.  I'm struggling to understand at this point the correct method for creating spatial views at 10.1.  I have tried using the new view option when you right click a database connection and specify a query; When I do this, it creates a query table instead of a spatial view despite specifying the ObjectID and shape field in the view query.  ArcMap can't seem to determine the ObjectID field when I try to add it to the map either, so I get a dialog box asking to select a unique identifier field every time I add it to the map. What is the correct way to create a spatial view at 10.1? Should I just continue to use the sde command on my database server to do this? ... View more

Hello, I've just begun the tutorial on ArcGIS API for Javascript.  I want to know two things: 1. Must I have a basemap when I create a new Map object? It says the only required parameter in the constructor is the divid, and the rest is optional.  The thing is, nothing loads when I load my index.html file unless I specify a basemap.  I would thought without a basemap specified the widgets and everthing else would load. At the moment my JS is just inbetween some script tags, not stored in another JS file. 2. I have shapefiles stored locally in a folder.  Is it possible to reference these locally and add them to the map? I'm guessing not since JS doesn't have access to the file system if I'm correct? (sorry, I only know the basics of JS, my strength is mostly in python) My overall goal is to have a offline local arcgis viewer on a tablet, which references shapefiles stored on the tablet since we cannot afford the licences of ArcPad.  Our users don't like using Arcmap on the tablets because of the small icons and cluttered interface, hence the reason I'm trying to build a minimal web app with the JS API. Cheers ... View more