topic Re: Spatial Filter for ServiceChildLayer.Query method in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/spatial-filter-for-servicechildlayer-query-method/m-p/238161#M1507 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>This seems to still be the case in the 2500 build, and with AGS server 10.2</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Can anyone comment ?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:14:00 GMT BillHoney 2013-09-27T09:14:00Z Spatial Filter for ServiceChildLayer.Query method https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/spatial-filter-for-servicechildlayer-query-method/m-p/238160#M1506 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Both the SOAP and REST interface for ArcGIS Server services natively support a spatial filter on the query method, and have since version 9.3.1. </SPAN><BR /><A href="http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/SDK/REST/index.html?query.html">http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/SDK/REST/index.html?query.html</A><BR /><SPAN>But the ArcGIS Explorer SDK ServiceChildLayer.Query method only accepts a simple attribute whereclause.</SPAN><BR /><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisexplorer/1500/sdk/componenthelp/index.html#/Query_Method/000300000tw8000000/">http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisexplorer/1500/sdk/componenthelp/index.html#/Query_Method/000300000tw8000000/</A><BR /><SPAN>It seems as if all the power in ArcGIS Explorer is with FeatureLayers, and it's great that you can create in-memory FeatureLayers from services, but debilitating that in order to perform a spatial query on a service layer (something that service natively supports if query is enabled) in ArcGIS Explorer, you have to first select ALL of the service layer's features (up to the QueryFeatureLimit, of course) into a FeatureLayer and then perform the spatial query.&nbsp; Any workarounds or recommendations?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:16:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/spatial-filter-for-servicechildlayer-query-method/m-p/238160#M1506 TorrinHultgren 2011-03-21T21:16:40Z Re: Spatial Filter for ServiceChildLayer.Query method https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/spatial-filter-for-servicechildlayer-query-method/m-p/238161#M1507 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>This seems to still be the case in the 2500 build, and with AGS server 10.2</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Can anyone comment ?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:14:00 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/spatial-filter-for-servicechildlayer-query-method/m-p/238161#M1507 BillHoney 2013-09-27T09:14:00Z