topic Add KML and/or GPX widgets available? in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

Add KML and/or GPX widgets available?

AshleyPeters — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:45:45 GMT

All,

I would like to provide widgets for our staff to add KMLs and GPX files to our maps. I have found the currently available widgets for adding KMLs and GPX files, but neither will work for us.

The KML widget available will only pull web-hosted KML files. I need it to open files that are saved on a user's computer.

The GPX widget has not been updated in some time and the sample widget is not operating properly.

Can these capabilities be found in another widget?

Ashley

Re: Add KML and/or GPX widgets available?

RhettZufelt — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 16:50:47 GMT

Looks like all you need to do is make the following change in the GPXTrackPointReaderWidget.mxml and it works just fine in FV3.1.

   <s:Button id="fileBrowse" click="fileBrowse_clickHandler(event)" 
       skinClass="widgets.Samples.GPXTrackPointReader.folderButtonSkin"/>

Need to delete the section in red as the path is incorrect.

R_

Re: Add KML and/or GPX widgets available?

AshleyPeters — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:27:57 GMT

R_,

That didn't resolve the issue. I'm still receiving an error that the GPX file is not valid.

Thoughts?

Ashley

Re: Add KML and/or GPX widgets available?

AshleyPeters — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:42:42 GMT

I tried another file and it worked. I guess the others I tried were corrupted in some way. Thanks R_!

Re: Add KML and/or GPX widgets available?

RhettZufelt — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:35:34 GMT

Saw this comment from the author on the download page:

tedrick(June 14, 2011)
Updated with a sample GPX file. Note that the code looks for the xmlns definition to determine which version of gpx to use; if you don't have the xmlns defines, you will get the 'not valid gpx file' error.

Suspect that is the issue you ran into. Glad you got it working,

R_

Re: Add KML and/or GPX widgets available?

RonaldAndrade — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 07:34:30 GMT

Hi
Can you help?
I have. Zip file posted by Tedrick, but apparently defective.
I'm trying to add a widget to the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex - Application Builder and when I test does not show anything. The ArcGIS Viewer for Flex - Application Builder reads .xml file but it only contains these lines:

<configuration>
**** Read a GPS <title> File </ title>
**** <pointColor> 0xFF0000 </ pointColor>
**** <pointDelayMS> 20 </ pointDelayMS>
</ configuration>

Remove the red part of the file.mxml and still does not function.
Can you give me the file you are working? or
Help me with the steps to run this widget in the application name before or flash builder?
Thanks for your cooperation

Re: Add KML and/or GPX widgets available?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:10:03 GMT

Ronald,

The developer has to have a meta.xml that is setup for the widget in order for their widget to be supported by Application Builder. If you do not see a meta.xml in the zip file then it is not a widget that is supported.

Re: Add KML and/or GPX widgets available?

RonaldAndrade — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:19:36 GMT

Ronald,

The developer has to have a meta.xml that is setup for the widget in order for their widget to be supported by Application Builder. If you do not see a meta.xml in the zip file then it is not a widget that is supported.

thanks for your quick response I'm trying in Flash Builder 4.5
But even I could not make it work. Could help me with a tutorial please, because if you were able to make it work
Thanks again

Re: Add KML and/or GPX widgets available?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:40:27 GMT

Ronald,

Writing the meta.xml has nothing to do with Flash Builder. Here is the documentation on writing a meta.xml:

http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/flex-viewer/concepts/01m3/01m30000004n000000.htm

Re: Add KML and/or GPX widgets available?

RonaldAndrade — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:16:14 GMT

Ronald,

Writing the meta.xml has nothing to do with Flash Builder. Here is the documentation on writing a meta.xml:

http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/flex-viewer/concepts/01m3/01m30000004n000000.htm

Thank you very much Robert for your help
Finally got to run the widget gpx
But now I have another problem.
All Files .gpx that I have, the widget tells me that do not work or are not valid
Why?
Thanks again

Re: Add KML and/or GPX widgets available?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:12:18 GMT

Ronald,

I can not say I have ever used that widget, so I can not provide any insite to it not working. You my want to try and contact the widget developer.