Latest Contributions by JamesPaull

Hi, Is there a way to use to dynamic text to return a number of characters from a different dynamic text string in the same map document? For example the title of my mxd might be 00051_BaseMap I'd like to return the first five characters of this string dynamically so that I could have: File Name: 00051_BaseMap Project Number: 00051 Ie the project number is drawn out of the file name dynamic text string. Thanks, ... View more

Dynamic text should be supported in ArcReader. This would greatly increase the useability of ArcReader and allow for far greater control of information. The ability to add dynamic text means that maps can be time, date, and user stamped increasing the control of data in a corporate environment. I'm actually very surprised that this doesn't work now. It seems like an essential function of ArcReader?? ... View more

As the title suggests, I can't use the scroll zoom in ArcScene. This appears to happen randomly. The scrolling zoom symbol appears, but nothing happens. Thoughts? ... View more

I noted with great interest the comments from ESRI over the weekend that the base map layers are now available at no cost regardless of use. There is no legal documentation provided which supports this - all of the data layers are still under a non commercial creative commons licence limited to the US. Can someone point me towards ANY legal documentation which actually supports the statements by ESRI? At present, simply saying it's free isn't good enough for any legal department. Where is the appropriate licencing agreement?!? Thanks, ... View more

G'day, I'm currently working on some flood model maps. Each map shows a raster data set classified into 8 categories. All of the flood maps need to use exactly the same colours to show the raster data however each classification has a different minimum and maximum value. ie: Data set 1: colour 1: 0.04 - 0.5 colour 2: x - x colour 3: x - x colour 4: x - x colour 5: x - x colour 6: x - x colour 7: x - x colour 8: 7 - 10.09 Data set 2: colour 1: 0.02 - 0.5 colour 2: x - x colour 3: x - x colour 4: x - x colour 5: x - x colour 6: x - x colour 7: x - x colour 8: 7 - 15.08 So the middle classifications are all pre-defined, it's the minimum and maximum that I'm concerned with. When I try and import the colour scheme to use on another raster data set it automatically defines the maximum and minimum values as those of the original raster set, not the new one. Does anyone know how to fix this? Also how do I create a colour ramp with exactly 8 colours, every time I try I have to use 13??? I'm trying to avoid having to manually apply individual colour values and classifications to every single data set. Thanks, James. ... View more

As the title suggests, When I open the PMF document the figure appears but there are no layers displayed in the TOC. Also when I create a pmf from an mxd which includes CAD data, the CAD data doesn't display. Thanks, JP. ... View more