topic Re: Parcel Notification Widget error in ArcGIS API for Flex Questions

Parcel Notification Widget error

MuhammadKhokhar — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:25:38 GMT

Hello, I am new to flex API and was trying to implement the Parcel Notification Widget. I have looked over the forums and fixed some errors but I am getting a error #2007.

TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter blendMode must be non-null.
at flash.display::DisplayObject/set blendMode()
at mx.skins.halo::HaloFocusRect/updateDisplayList()
at mx.skins::ProgrammaticSkin/validateDisplayList()
at mx.managers::LayoutManager/validateDisplayList()
at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiation()
at Function/http://adobe.com/AS3/2006/builtin::apply()
at mx.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher2()
at mx.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher()

I dont know what mistake I am doing. My xml is below,

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<configuration>

<parcels>http://neccog-rip/ArcGIS/rest/services/Maps/PutnamWGS84/MapServer/0</parcels>


<geometryservice>http://tasks.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Geometry/GeometryServer</geometryservice>


<locator>http://sampleserver1.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Locators/ESRI_Geocode_USA/GeocodeServer</locator>


<zoomscale>5000</zoomscale>


<findparcelfield>NPARNO,National Parcel Number</findparcelfield>



<autocomplete>T</autocomplete>


<defaultparcelid>CT-000-000-000-000</defaultparcelid>


<findparceladdressfield>SITEADD</findparceladdressfield>
<locatoraddressfield>Address</locatoraddressfield>


<listfield>State</listfield>
<listvalues>CA,CO,CT,DE,DC,FL,GA,HI,IA,ID,IL,IN,KS,KY,LA,MA,MD,ME,MI,MN</listvalues>


<defaultaddress>216 Fox Rd,Putnam,CT,06260</defaultaddress>


<minscore>80</minscore>



<maptip>NPARNO,National Parcel Number;SITEADD,Full Site Address</maptip>



<parcelcontent>NPARNO,National Parcel Number;SITEADD,Full Site Address</parcelcontent>


<csvfields>*</csvfields>


<csvdefaultname>Selected Parcels</csvdefaultname>
</configuration>

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

MuhammadKhokhar — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:28:00 GMT

Also the addrees locator works fine but I get the error below when I run a buffer.

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at myWidgets.ParcelNotificationWidget::ParcelRecordData/findParcels()
at myWidgets.ParcelNotificationWidget::ParcelRecordData/___ParcelRecordData_Button1_click()

Does anyone have any ideas?

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:14:36 GMT

khokhar_umair,

It appears that you have some items in your Sample Flex Viewer that were built using the 3.3 and the 3.2 SDK for Flex. All of the widgets you use in the SFV have to be built using the same Adobe Flex SDK version as well as the same AGS Flex API version. The easy way to ensure this is to always build the whole SFV projects and any widgets you are using. The Parcel notification widget is a pretty good widget but is very complicated and many people have issues getting it setup initially.

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

MuhammadKhokhar — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:26:58 GMT

Hello,

Thankyou for your reply but I dont understand what you mean when you say to build the whole SFV project. I am using Adobe Flex Builder 3 and I use the "Build All" option everytime before I run my project. Any suggestions?

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:56:52 GMT

khokhar_umair,

If you have the source for the Parcel Notification widget in your SFV project then I should be building it when you either debug or run it. Because you are receiving the error you listed tells me that it is not actually rebuilding the ParcelNoticationWidget.swf. The is a common issue when Flex builder encounters an error in the MXML it will not rebuild the swf and when you run or debug you are actually using the old (the one that came with the source code) swf. Do you have the Flash Player debug version? Have you run a "clean" from the project menu. What does your problems window say?

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

ShawnKraft — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:01:29 GMT

I get a error #1085 Client.CouldnotDecode when I try to run it. I am using sdk 3.5, the latest flex viewer, flex api 1.3 and building with flexbuilder 3. I can get the parcel locator widget working just fine so I am confused. For the most part, both widgets are almost identical.

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:01:57 GMT

Shawn,

The best ting to do is always get the widget working using the sample data that is configured in the xml before you change that to use your own data. Once you have the widget working then you can switch it to yours. I just imported a new clean SFV 1.3 project and in two minutes had the parcel notification widget up and running using the provided ParcelNotificationWidget.xml data.

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

ShawnKraft — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:01:27 GMT

Okay well I did that and it worked fine. Now I just have to edit the parcellocator xml so that it points to my data.

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:03:29 GMT

Shawn,

OK can you post your modified ParcelNotificationWidget.xml then?

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

ShawnKraft — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:04:00 GMT

Yeah I will post it. Hopefully I do it right lol.

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

ShawnKraft — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:10:31 GMT

configuration>

<parcels>http://icarus/ArcGIS/rest/services/StreetStuff/MapServer/6</parcels>


<locator>http://sampleserver1.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Locators/ESRI_Geocode_USA/GeocodeServer</locator>


<zoomscale>5000</zoomscale>


<findparcelfield>PIN,ID</findparcelfield>



<autocomplete>T</autocomplete>


<defaultparcelid>16742620002000</defaultparcelid>


<findparceladdressfield>SITUSFULLA</findparceladdressfield>
<locatoraddressfield>Address</locatoraddressfield>


<listfield>State</listfield>
<listvalues>AK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,CT,DE,DC,FL,GA,HI,IA,ID,IL,IN,KS,KY,LA,MA,MD,ME,MI,MN,MS,MO,MT,NC,ND,NE,NH,NJ,NM,NV,NY,OH,OK,OR,PA,RI,SC,SD,TN,TX,UT,VA,WA,WI,WV,WY</listvalues>


<defaultaddress>221 HWY 130,LARAMIE,WY,82072</defaultaddress>


<minscore>80</minscore>



<parcelcontent>PIN,ID;SITUSFULLA,Address;NAME,Owner Name</parcelcontent>



<maptip>PIN,ID;SITUSFULLA,Address;NAME,Owner Name</maptip>
</configuration>

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

ShawnKraft — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:12:39 GMT

I posted the parcel locator stuff cuz that ended up not working right like I thought it was. So I figure if I get the parcel locator working right then the parcel notification should be the same set up.

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:29:35 GMT

Shawn,

So what is the Parcel Locator doing? What is the error?

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

ShawnKraft — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:50:05 GMT

It doesn't generate any errors. It operates like it should but it just has problems with finding some of my addresses.

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:59:22 GMT

Shawn,

Not finding some of your addresses is not unusual. Try setting the minscore to 60.

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

ShawnKraft — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:08:28 GMT

Okay if that is it, someone needs to smack me for not figuring that out.

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

ShawnKraft — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:28:47 GMT

That worked. The addresses it was not finding was because they are pretty new addresses and ESRI probably doesn't have them updated in their geocoding service yet. I probably should set up a geocoding service of my own n use it.

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

ShawnKraft — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:02:20 GMT

My problem was that when I originally started building with flex, I was using sdk 3.3. I started adding things and then switched to sdk 3.5. So I scrapped it all and began with 3.5 and its all working as it should now. I appreciate the help. I read somewhere where you said that you need to be consistent with the version you are using throughout. Mixing them could cause problems and it did cause mine.

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

MuhammadKhokhar — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:30:09 GMT

I have tried many changes but I am still getting the error : (Error #2007: Parameter blendMode must be non-null.) I downloaded a new SFV and ParcelLocatorWidget but it gives me the error. Does any one know what I can do to solve this problem.

Both the viewer and widget were built in the 3.3 SDK so shouldnt they work?

Re: Parcel Notification Widget error

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:05:09 GMT

Muhammad,

Try updating to the 3.5 SDK.