topic Query a KML Layer in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/query-a-kml-layer/m-p/280086#M1783 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is there a way to do a regular query on a KML layer?&nbsp; I notice there is only a Spacial Query tool for the kml layers.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:40:41 GMT MichaelUranaka 2012-10-23T20:40:41Z Query a KML Layer https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/query-a-kml-layer/m-p/280086#M1783 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is there a way to do a regular query on a KML layer?&nbsp; I notice there is only a Spacial Query tool for the kml layers.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:40:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/query-a-kml-layer/m-p/280086#M1783 MichaelUranaka 2012-10-23T20:40:41Z Re: Query a KML Layer https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/query-a-kml-layer/m-p/280087#M1784 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Not sure if this Helps at all but I Know that KML is really a XML file.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Perhaps creating a XML reader will do the trick I have not tried this but looks good on paper</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>key things would be the ReadToFollowing and ReadElementToString methods</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>then the static Graphics.CreateFromXMLString() method might prove useful</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:15:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/query-a-kml-layer/m-p/280087#M1784 BrianLocke 2012-11-02T20:15:58Z