topic Re: Identify Better Solution?? - Flexviewer 2.0 in ArcGIS API for Flex Questions

Identify Better Solution?? - Flexviewer 2.0

FrankRoberts — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:52:40 GMT

I've spent the morning going through the Query widget, Search Widget and the SimpleInfoWin widgets. Is anyone aware of any other identify widgets out there are run under Flexviewer 2.0 and Arc 10. I guess I find myself wanting more then what these offer. I'm hoping to find or create something that is a little more self aware (determines if a value contains "http", and builds the hyperlink on the fly), and could potentially provided both hyperlink and image linkage abilities. Does anyone know something else I should be looking at before I dive into creating something new?

Thank you in advance,
Frank

Re: Identify Better Solution?? - Flexviewer 2.0

BjornSvensson — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:15:49 GMT

If you're OK with setting it up in a configuration file, as well as waiting for the 2.1 release of the viewer... then you'll probably be able to specify something like:

<field name="ParcelID" linkfield="theURLfield"/>

Q1: What do you mean with image linking ability? Having it show an image that when clicked goes to a URL or having a link that when clicked shows an image (either right there or outside of the app)?

Q2: Where would your image come from? A blob field in the data, or a field with a URL, or a field with a filename (where the rest of the URL would have to be added) or taking advantage of the attachment in 10?

Re: Identify Better Solution?? - Flexviewer 2.0

IainCampion — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:08:52 GMT

We have something link what bjorn is talking about already ... see pic ... ported it to version 2.0 already too.

Coomsie

p.s. good to see the std flexviewer is getting extended and they have "plans for next version"

Re: Identify Better Solution?? - Flexviewer 2.0

FrankRoberts — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:22:48 GMT

Thanks for chiming in!

Q1: What do you mean with image linking ability? Having it show an image that when clicked goes to a URL or having a link that when clicked shows an image (either right there or outside of the app)?

A1) Based on my testing it seems like with the existing samples I can either point it to one URL field (i.e. create a hyperlink) OR point to one field with a path to a picture. In many of my data sets I have both, or even multiple hyperlinks. So it would be nice if the identify was more like the one found in ArcMap, that could handle multiple linkages. It would also be nice to not have to set this up each time in a config file, since we have close to 40 web maps running at my organization.

Q2: Where would your image come from? A blob field in the data, or a field with a URL, or a field with a filename (where the rest of the URL would have to be added) or taking advantage of the attachment in 10?

A2) Currently all of our images fields are simply a file path back to the system folder. I could see us eventually putting them into the blob, since I saw all the slick demo's at the UC.

When do you anticipate the release of the next version of the flexviewer?

Thanks again for developing such a cool tool!

Frank

Re: Identify Better Solution?? - Flexviewer 2.0

JasonNielsen — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:14:43 GMT

We have something link what bjorn is talking about already ... see pic ... ported it to version 2.0 already too.

Coomsie

p.s. good to see the std flexviewer is getting extended and they have "plans for next version"

This question is to Coomsie. That is a very nice Identify widget. I've been trying to get an identify tool in version 2.0 and i was wondering if you could post your code for the identify widget you are currently using? Identify is something my users use quite frequently if they had it available. thanks.

Re: Identify Better Solution?? - Flexviewer 2.0

IainCampion — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:49:26 GMT

This question is to Coomsie. That is a very nice Identify widget. I've been trying to get an identify tool in version 2.0 and i was wondering if you could post your code for the identify widget you are currently using? Identify is something my users use quite frequently if they had it available. thanks.

Have a look at these doc's ... if interested ...

https://sites.google.com/site/giscouncilconsortium/file-cabinet

https://sites.google.com/site/giscouncilconsortium/file-cabinet/IdentifyToolConfigurationGuide.docx?attredirects=0&d=1

We have an mou that surrounds re: the code/work as each partner contributed .....

would love for it to be open sourced ... so will check with the group .... re: your request.

Main thing is, it's been built with public money/resources and we wouldn't want to be commercially exploited .. or anyone from this hard work

see license page ..

Cheers
Iain