topic Re: Does the Flex API support *all* KML features? in ArcGIS API for Flex Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/does-the-flex-api-support-all-kml-features/m-p/665406#M14930 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Bjorn--&nbsp; Thanks much for the response.&nbsp; I understand KML is a complex spec and some features just don't make sense in a web viewer.&nbsp; However, I am working in an environment in which a broad range of users are submitting KML files to be displayed in a flex viewer.&nbsp; So I want to be able to tell them in advance which features are not supported, so I don't have to go through a lengthy process of troubleshooting each file.&nbsp; It would be very valuable to flex viewer users to be able to know what features are not supported.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks for your time.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:46:59 GMT AdamWynne 2011-11-07T20:46:59Z Does the Flex API support *all* KML features? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/does-the-flex-api-support-all-kml-features/m-p/665403#M14927 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Is the intent to support all KML features in the Flex API (and viewer)?&nbsp; It seems that some could not possibly be supported (</SPAN><A href="http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kmlreference.html">http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kmlreference.html</A><SPAN>)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If not, what subset of features does it support?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have not been able to find this documentation</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:28:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/does-the-flex-api-support-all-kml-features/m-p/665403#M14927 AdamWynne 2011-10-21T23:28:50Z Re: Does the Flex API support *all* KML features? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/does-the-flex-api-support-all-kml-features/m-p/665404#M14928 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hopefully someone can provide an answer.&nbsp; I think this is important.&nbsp; There are KMLs that seem to not work in the viewer, so I'm wondering what the list of supported KML tags is.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:04:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/does-the-flex-api-support-all-kml-features/m-p/665404#M14928 AdamWynne 2011-10-26T18:04:07Z Re: Does the Flex API support *all* KML features? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/does-the-flex-api-support-all-kml-features/m-p/665405#M14929 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>No, not all KML functionality are supported.&nbsp; (As a sidenote, but not excuse, the same is true for Google Maps, Google Map API and many other KML readers.)&nbsp;&nbsp; And you're correct there is not any docuemntation on supported (or non-supported KML features), only that "most things should work".&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If you have a problem KML, the best way to report it is to follow the instructions in my August 10 post at </SPAN><A href="http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/36062-Flex-API-2.4-KML-support-added-need-sample-of-how-to-add-kml">http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/36062-Flex-API-2.4-KML-support-added-need-sample-of-how-to-add-kml</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The most common problems I've seen are listed as "Requirements/Limitations" and "Known issues" in that forum post.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:28:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/does-the-flex-api-support-all-kml-features/m-p/665405#M14929 BjornSvensson 2011-10-27T01:28:10Z Re: Does the Flex API support *all* KML features? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/does-the-flex-api-support-all-kml-features/m-p/665406#M14930 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Bjorn--&nbsp; Thanks much for the response.&nbsp; I understand KML is a complex spec and some features just don't make sense in a web viewer.&nbsp; However, I am working in an environment in which a broad range of users are submitting KML files to be displayed in a flex viewer.&nbsp; So I want to be able to tell them in advance which features are not supported, so I don't have to go through a lengthy process of troubleshooting each file.&nbsp; It would be very valuable to flex viewer users to be able to know what features are not supported.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks for your time.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:46:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/does-the-flex-api-support-all-kml-features/m-p/665406#M14930 AdamWynne 2011-11-07T20:46:59Z