How to force a refresh of a single map service layer?

RickThiel

Hello,

I am somewhat new to the ArcGIS Silverlight API and I need some help getting over a hurdle.  I basically need to know the syntax for getting a handle to a single map service layer in my map and then forcing it to refresh itself.  I have been looking at the api for a day and I have not found anything that is working for me.

Thank you so much.  --Rick

DorothyMortenson

I'm no expert either, but I'll add what I know that might help you move on to the next step.

I'm not sure you can actually stop and start services in the API, particularly a specific layer within the API. I think it's an ArcGIS Server thing.

I have a set of data that gets updated every morning. Because they are part of a map service, I cannot just replace the data, as it will say it's locked or being used. So I have to stop and start the service, but it's the entire service.  I do this in a batch job that runs on a schedule.  The commands are:

C:\gisdata\tools\BatchServiceTool\arcgisservice <name of server> Framework/OWRD_Large_Dams MapServer stop
C:\gisdata\tools\BatchServiceTool\arcgisservice <name of server> Framework/OWRD_Large_Dams MapServer start

From your API, I would think you could go run this job, as you would a python script or some other script. But I don't know if you would run into problems since the service is open in your application.

Good luck.
Dorothy