topic Find tool in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Questions

Find tool

DanaVan_Horn — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:31:24 GMT

We have recently changed to Explorer Desktop from ArcReader. I was wondering if there is a way to use the find tool to search the layers and not just the basemap? I made layer packages from ArcGIS 10 and added them to the other machines in the office. They are able to see the data if they click on a feature but they cannot search. For example, we will locate a person's property by typing their name into the find tool and it searches the parcel data layer. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Dana Van Horn

Re: Find tool

BrianLeroux — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:01:04 GMT

It can be done by creating an add-in (vb.net). I have done so but the code is specific to my application so it will not be useful to share the entire add in. If you would like to see some of the code I would be happy to share.

Re: Find tool

DanaVan_Horn — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:23:33 GMT

Brian,
Thanks for the information. I think that may be over my skill level. Thank you for your reply and offer to share.
Dana

Re: Find tool

AndreiIvanov — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:08:36 GMT

Dana,

post your suggestion to http://ideas.arcgis.com/

Re: Find tool

DustinDunnill — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:12:34 GMT

I can't believe this is not talked about more. This seems like a very basic feature to have in Explorer. I went ahead and posted it as an idea here:

https://c.na1.visual.force.com/apex/ideaView?id=08730000000bqDX&returnUrl=%2Fapex%2FideaList%3Fc%3D09a300000004xET%26sort%3Drecent

I could not come up with any info on this after searching the entire site so decided to post.

Re: Find tool Issues

DustinDunnill — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:00:01 GMT

I've noticed an issue with the find tool. I'm using the 1700 build. If a search is not found, the find tool will sort of hang and slow everything down until the ArcGis Explorer is restarted. Anyone else have this issue? Ive tested it on multiple computers and it's the same on all.

Re: Find tool

MarkBockenhauer — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:49:44 GMT

Find in 1700, keeps "looking" when there is nothing to find. This problem is fixed in the next release (1750). Fixes to a couple other issues are on-going, but we anticipate a 1750 release within the next 3 weeks.

Mark

Re: Find tool

DustinDunnill — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:50:49 GMT

Right on Mark. Thanks for letting us know. We are going to be rolling the viewer out on about 60 computers in our Division so it sounds like I should wait for the 1750 release to do so after testing to save myself some user headache

Thanks again. 🙂

Re: Find tool

DustinDunnill — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:57:14 GMT

Oops, That link didn't seem to work. Here is the one that does. Please vote to have the Explorer Desktop team implement this function https://c.na1.visual.force.com/apex/ideaView?id=08730000000bqDXAAY

I can't believe this is not talked about more. This seems like a very basic feature to have in Explorer. I went ahead and posted it as an idea here:

https://c.na1.visual.force.com/apex/ideaView?id=08730000000bqDX&returnUrl=%2Fapex%2FideaList%3Fc%3D09a300000004xET%26sort%3Drecent

I could not come up with any info on this after searching the entire site so decided to post.

Re: Find tool Issues

JohnValo — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:07:15 GMT

I've noticed an issue with the find tool. I'm using the 1700 build. If a search is not found, the find tool will sort of hang and slow everything down until the ArcGis Explorer is restarted. Anyone else have this issue? Ive tested it on multiple computers and it's the same on all.

I was having that problem. It only occurred when I entered the coordinates without a comma separating latitude and longitude, e.g., N47 23.786 W93 36.889. Build 1500 accepted coordinates in this format. So does Google Earth. Build 1700 does not. It requires the separating comma, e.g., N47 23.786, W93 36.889.

Will be fixed or will this restriction will be maintained? Is the use of the comma the "correct" form and its absence incorrect or sloppy?

Re: Find tool

DustinDunnill — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:30:35 GMT

It would be so user friendly if the Find tool could look in the layer Attribute/field data. We can dream. Come on ESRI Explorer Desktop crew, make it happen 🙂

Local address Geocode

SveinungRaheim — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:14:28 GMT

I have created a local geocode for placenames. It works fine i arcMap. As far as I can see, I have to publish it to arcgisserver to be able to add this lokal place name search to ArcGISexplorer desktop (build 1750). Is this right? Is it no way to add a geocode directly from a file based geodatabase?

Regards

Sveinung Råheim
GIS-manager
Govenor of Svalbard, Norway

Re: Find tool

CodyScott — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:32:46 GMT

I know i've posted this before on another thread in the forum, but this seems to be a common issue.

I have a generic find tool created that might help with this issue.
You can download it here. Hopefully this helps with the searching issue.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]13804[/ATTACH]

http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8ee8e5aa8ec74593a890ca98368dc73f