topic Re: Shapefile to be displayed on flex map in ArcGIS API for Flex Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/shapefile-to-be-displayed-on-flex-map/m-p/287788#M6867 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello Samer, </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Most map viewers require a Mapping Server to serve either dynamic content or static tiles. ESRI's Flex API is no different, it requires REST endpoints (generally, although some other formats are acceptable) primarily created by ArcServer. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>You will need to setup an ArcServer implementation before you can serve your own shapefiles to the Flex API.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:43:19 GMT JustinRobinson 2011-06-13T17:43:19Z Shapefile to be displayed on flex map https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/shapefile-to-be-displayed-on-flex-map/m-p/287787#M6866 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello! Newbie to flex and flash and am struggling trying to, display a shape file on a map. I have the files located in a directory and am trying to get it to go to the site grab the file and display it.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any help is much appreciated!</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I am using flash builder 4.5 and latest version of flex.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:35:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/shapefile-to-be-displayed-on-flex-map/m-p/287787#M6866 SamerToukan 2011-06-13T17:35:31Z Re: Shapefile to be displayed on flex map https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/shapefile-to-be-displayed-on-flex-map/m-p/287788#M6867 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello Samer, </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Most map viewers require a Mapping Server to serve either dynamic content or static tiles. ESRI's Flex API is no different, it requires REST endpoints (generally, although some other formats are acceptable) primarily created by ArcServer. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>You will need to setup an ArcServer implementation before you can serve your own shapefiles to the Flex API.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:43:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/shapefile-to-be-displayed-on-flex-map/m-p/287788#M6867 JustinRobinson 2011-06-13T17:43:19Z