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Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

AndersWallberg — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:50:38 GMT

I would like to automate the Mobile map creation in ArcGIS 10 from ArcObjects or Python, but can not get any of them to work. As far as I can see there is't a GPTool available for Mobile Tools in ArcObjects or am I wrong?

When I did not find it possible to use ArcObjects for this I started to look at Python. I am new to Python so maybe I am doing some misstakes here. From the Python window in ArcMap I got this simple script to work after I disabled the Background Processing option i Geoprocessing options:
##################
import arcpy
arcpy.CreateMobileMap_mobile("c:/Temp/MyMxd.mxd", "c:/Temp", "","","","")
##################

But I cant get a similar code to work in a stand alone Python script:
##################
import arceditor
import arcpy
from arcpy import env

arcpy.SetProduct("ArcEditor")

arcpy.env.scratchWorkspace = r"C:\Documents and Settings\WMUser\My Documents\ArcGIS\Default.gdb"
arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:\Documents and Settings\WMUser\My Documents\ArcGIS\Default.gdb"

map_document = r"c:\Temp\MyMxd.mxd"
output_folder = r"c:\Temp"

arcpy.CreateMobileMap_mobile(map_document, output_folder,"#", "#", "#", "#")
##################

The script does not generate any errors and I can not se any errors in the C:\Documents and Settings\WMUser\Application Data\ESRI\Desktop10.0\ArcToolbox\History log either.

Any help would be appreciated.

Anders

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

AkhilParujanwala — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:14:32 GMT

Hi, I do beleive you can do both Python or ArcObjects, I have yet to start that part of the project where we would need to create mobile maps quickly ( I have been working on the application itself).

But the quickest way to do this is to using Model Builder, then convert it to a Python script.

This way you can create a your own toolbox and a tool in which you can easily click on one button and it will run what you want. Plus since you can convert it to a python script anyways, you can just run the script instead of the tool itself.

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

AndersWallberg — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:32:16 GMT

Thanks for your quick reply Akhil.

I have already tried to to what you are suggesting, I created a tool that uses the Create Mobile Map Tool using the Model Builder. This tool works fine within ArcMap, but when i export the script to a Python script I get this error when I run it:
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "MyMobileMapCreatorExport.py", line 24, in <module>
arcpy.CreateMobileMap_mobile(mapdocument, output, "", "-4684579,73390153 -11
000940,2408731 7684579,73390153 11000940,2408731", "", "")
File "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Mobile10.0\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Mobile Tools.tbx
", line 47, in CreateMobileMap

AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'CreateMobileMap_mobile'
--------------

MyMobileMapCreatorExport.py is my exported script. But the message points to an error at line 47 in Mobile Tools.tbx.

Please send a note if you have any success in your project with an export using ArcObjects or Python.

Anders

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

AkhilParujanwala — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:20:50 GMT

Ok great you've done all the ground work, from my experience with Python you may want to change this line slightly:

File "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Mobile10.0\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Mobil e Tools.tbx

to

File "C:\\Program Files\\ArcGIS\\Mobile10.0\\ArcToolbox\\Toolboxes\\Mobil e Tools.tbx

Yes double backslash.
Or even a Single forward slash / or even a double forward slash //

Its been a while since I have touched python but that is one thing I do remember modifying when I was creating python scripts from scratch.

I hope this helps, otherwise you may want to look at another forum section to help out.

Thanks,

Akhil P.

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

BillRose — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:37:44 GMT

Does anyone have an update on this issue? It looks like another bug to me.

CreateMobileMap() works reliably from within ArcGIS Desktop but fails when executed from a standalone script. The code below even reports success after failing to generate any output.

import arceditor, arcpy

# Both local and non-UNC paths were also tested. This convention works in other contexts.
mapSource = r"\\myserver\myFolder\myMap.mxd"
mapOutput = r"\\myserver\myFolder\myOutput"

try:
arcpy.CreateMobileMap_mobile(mapSource, mapOutput, "", "11728606.6500131 3679369.25521957 11823287.5018783 3755318.48711422", "", "")

except:
print "ERROR"

print arcpy.GetMessages()

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

AndersWallberg — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:54:01 GMT

Well it seems like a bug to me too. I contacted their support and the support team admitted that this is not working. The support team has reported this bug to the developers at ERSI Inc. so hopefully they will provide a hotfix to this issue soon.

Anders

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

JosephThirolf — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:43:56 GMT

Any update from ESRI on this? We need to be able to create mobile map cache files using ArcObjects in our .NET code.

Regards,
Joe

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

BillRose — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:32:05 GMT

Any update from ESRI on this? We need to be able to create mobile map cache files using ArcObjects in our .NET code.

Regards,
Joe

It appears that Python standalone execution of this tool still fails in service pack one which was just released this week (2010.11.15).

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

AndersWallberg — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:50:30 GMT

The latest information I got on this from ESRI is that SP1 and a Hotfix is required to get this to work. The bug ID is NIM062051. We were told that this Hotfix should have come last week but we are still waiting for it.

Regards Anders

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

FrédéricHUMBERT-DROZ — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:22:44 GMT

Dear All,

Have you had any news about this issue ?

Even after the SP1, when I run the "CreateMobileMap_mobile" geoprocessing from dotnet code, it returns successful and 3 temporary folders are created in C:\Windows\Temp. Each of them contains the same 3 files: "MapSchema.bin", "MobileCache.db" and "MobileCache.db-journal".

It seems it ignores the output folder parametter I set, and then generate an empty mapcache...

Is there any workarround or fix ?

Best regards,

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

ABEBEDEMEKE1 — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:30:38 GMT

Dear All,

Have you had any news about this issue ?

Even after the SP1, when I run the "CreateMobileMap_mobile" geoprocessing from dotnet code, it returns successful and 3 temporary folders are created in C:\Windows\Temp. Each of them contains the same 3 files: "MapSchema.bin", "MobileCache.db" and "MobileCache.db-journal".

It seems it ignores the output folder parametter I set, and then generate an empty mapcache...

Is there any workarround or fix ?

Best regards,

Hi,

I was trying to use the CreateMobileMap Geoporcessing tool from my C# code as follows

but It is not producing any output in the output folder. There is no exception though. What do u think is the reason

   CreateMobileMapTool a = new CreateMobileMapTool();

             IArray parameters = new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.Array();

              parameters.Add(@"C:\check.mxd");
              parameters.Add(@"C:\OutPut");

             a.Execute(parameters, null, null, null);

Any help is greatly appriciated!!!

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

JosephThirolf — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:26:44 GMT

Has anyone gotten this to work? Did ESRI ever come out with a Hotfix for the bug: NIM062051 reported in this thread?

Best Regards,
Joe

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

AndersWallberg — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 05:50:11 GMT

Unfourtunatly it does not seems like ESRI has come up with an official Hotfix for this: http://resources.arcgis.com/content/nimbus-bug?bugID=TklNMDYyMDUx

As my company is a partner with ESRI, they have helped us to get this to work, but it involved replacing a dll and a python script. I feel sorry for you guys that can not get this to work, I know it is very frustrating. But I can not share theese files I got from ESRI so I guess you have to wait for the official Hotfix.

My suggestion is that you contact ESRI and ask them when they plan to release this Hotfix.

Anders

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

SimonGurner — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:57:49 GMT

wallan;65874 wrote:
Unfourtunatly it does not seems like ESRI has come up with an official Hotfix for this:

http://resources.arcgis.com/content/nimbus-bug?bugID=TklNMDYyMDUx

As my company is a partner with ESRI, they have helped us to get this to work, but it involved replacing a dll and a python script. I feel sorry for you guys that can not get this to work, I know it is very frustrating. But I can not share theese files I got from ESRI so I guess you have to wait for the official Hotfix.

My suggestion is that you contact ESRI and ask them when they plan to release this Hotfix.

Anders[

Is there any fix / workaround on this? I have tried to generate an automatic means of creating a mobile cache. In my mind this should be very simple. I have generated both an ArcObjects button and a Python script to try to do this - similar to other posts on this thread. Neither seems to work. ESRI can you propose a solution. Surely many users of ArcGIS mobile need to automate their cache creation???

Here is my arcObjects code:

                //Create the Geoprocessor
                IGeoProcessor pGp = new GeoProcessor();

                //Set Overwriteoutput to True
                pGp.OverwriteOutput = true;

                    IVariantArray pParamArray = new VarArray();
                    pParamArray.Add(@"D:\FES_Data\FES_MobileMap.mxd");
                    pParamArray.Add(@"D:\FES_Data\OutputTest");
                    pParamArray.Add("#");
                    pParamArray.Add("333942.000 6251349.000 334015.000 6251433.000");
                    pParamArray.Add("Establishment;Building;Site;SpaceUnits");
                    IGeoProcessorResult pResult =
                        pGp.Execute("CreateMobileMap_mobile",
                        pParamArray,
                        null);

It runs and does not give an error, but does not return any output (similar to other posts). My Python script also hits the same error as previous posts.

ESRI please tell me there is a solution! Any help appreciated.

Regards,

Simon
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Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

AkashJain — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 03:47:21 GMT

Did anyone figure this out yet? I am still kind of stuck on this. Last week, SP2 was released I installed it on my machine but still same results. Cannot create mobile cache programmatically. Take a look at few lines of code below and please advise.

   ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.Bind(ESRI.ArcGIS.ProductCode.Desktop);

   ESRI.ArcGIS.Mobile.GP.CreateMobileMapTool createMobileMap = new   
 ESRI.ArcGIS.Mobile.GP.CreateMobileMapTool();

    IArray mobileParams = new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.Array();
    mobileParams.Add("C:\\projects\\czPitDemo.mxd");
    mobileParams.Add("C:\\projects\\testfolder");

    ITrackCancel tc = new CancelTracker();
    tc.CancelOnClick = true;
  
    createMobileMap.Execute(mobileParams, tc, null, null);

This code does not gives any error and doesn�??t create the MobileCache either.

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

nev — Mon, 30 May 2011 04:16:39 GMT

I STILL can't get this working either. This http://support.esri.com/en/bugs/nimbus/TklNMDYyMDUx says Status: Resolved. Can ESRI tell us how to make it work if it is resolved?
Its actually the SynchronizeMobileCache that I would like to use but that just throws errors no matter what I try in Python or in .NET program. I tried the CreateMobileCache python script and as pointed out above it runs through but creates nothing.
Has anyone got anything automated working at all?? The whole thing is useless to me with this not working.

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

JohnGravois — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:13:41 GMT

ArcGIS Mobile 10.0 Build 2500 is now available on the Customer Care portal for download. The build appears to resolve a previous software defect in which automated map cache creation using both Python and ArcObjects executed without error, but failed to create content.

During my testing, a Windows console application which instantiated an ArcGIS Desktop license generated the appropriate content when using C#. I noticed however that checking out an Engine license instead causes a COM error in the same code. This issue was logged as [#NIM068816 Initializing an Engine license is not sufficient to execute Create Mobile Cache programmatically. ]

If you have questions or concerns related to this issue, please don't hesitate to contact Esri Technical Support. If someone else could confirm that they can use ArcObjects to create map caches, it would be appreciated.

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

AkashJain — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:36:44 GMT

John,
Can you please share a code sample/example, where Mobile Tools (geoprocessing) are used in C# code?
I installed build 2500 and followed all instructions but still not able to create mapcache, due to COM error.
Thanks a lot!
Akash

ArcGIS Mobile 10.0 Build 2500 is now available on the Customer Care portal for download. The build appears to resolve a previous software defect in which automated map cache creation using both Python and ArcObjects executed without error, but failed to create content.

During my testing, a Windows console application which instantiated an ArcGIS Desktop license generated the appropriate content when using C#. I noticed however that checking out an Engine license instead causes a COM error in the same code. This issue was logged as [#NIM068816 Initializing an Engine license is not sufficient to execute Create Mobile Cache programmatically. ]

If you have questions or concerns related to this issue, please don't hesitate to contact Esri Technical Support. If someone else could confirm that they can use ArcObjects to create map caches, it would be appreciated.

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

EricSwartling — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:07:43 GMT

John,
any final resolution to this problem and Akash's request "Can you please share a code sample/example, where Mobile Tools (geoprocessing) are used in C# code?"?? Thanks.
Eric

Re: Create Mobile Map from ArcObjects or Python

DuaneWhistle — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:22:26 GMT

It seems like a lot of people are not selecting any layers for the createMobileMap tool, after the extent parameter there should be a layer or layers selected.

Example:
arcpy.CreateMobileMap_mobile(v_mobile_mxd, v_output_imagery, "", "-3731425.75005917 -1755480.88317348 1797218.25001261 2855364.50819073", InputDistrict, "")

If anyone has .Net Code please post.