topic Re: import shapefiles in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

import shapefiles

LucBourbousson — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:31:43 GMT

Hi
I use the standard extract widget to export shapefile files from an A.Viewer map. When I try to re-import them by using the "shapefiles widget v.3.3", I have the following error: [RPC Fault faultString="Unable to project" faultCode="400" faultDetail="'geometries' must be specified"].

Importing a shapefile generated from A. Desktop works though. Wonder if it's coming from the clip and ship options.

2 sample shapefiles are attached, thanks for your help.

Re: import shapefiles

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 13:33:44 GMT

Luc,

It looks like the Clip and Ship did not get any geometries for those layers when you did your clip. Just open those shapefiles in ArcMap and you will see they are empty.

Re: import shapefiles

Anonymous User — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 11:00:15 GMT

Original User: carto.nimes

Thank you, by changing the spatial reference in the clip&ship workflow from wkid "2154" to Esri "102110", it now works.
Concerning your (great) shapefile widget, is it normal to display only one layer eventhough the shapefile contains 2 or more layers? Attached is a zipped shapefile containing 2 layers, only the "Etablissements" layer is uploaded, the "college" one is ignored.
Thx

Re: import shapefiles

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:02:52 GMT

Luc,

Yes, currently the widget is only expecting one shapefile per zip. I had not thought of anyone including more but that might be a good enhancement.

Re: import shapefiles

Anonymous User — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:24:01 GMT

Original User: carto.nimes

It would made the widget a nice complement to the extract widget which enable you to export multiple layers into one zipped shapefile at the same time (checkboxes). Such a file would be uploaded "as is" through your shapefile widget.

Re: import shapefiles

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:42:16 GMT

Luc,

Version 3.3.1 now supports this.

Version 3.3.1 - July 2, 2013
* Added support for multiple shapefiles in one zip (to support the extract widget)

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Re: import shapefiles

Anonymous User — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:18:05 GMT

Original User: carto.nimes

Hi Robert,
it works great thank you!
The only improvement I think of would be to be able to change colors by layer. See snapshot, there is a bit too much green on the map now.
Thanks again.

Re: import shapefiles

DougBrowning — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:46:43 GMT

So from the code it looks like this adds the shapefile data to Flex locally and does not send or store any data on any server correct?

Has anyone ever seen a widget like this to add a Layer (or Layers) from a REST service? We would like a way for users to add a REST data layer to our Flex app to see with our data (just like a shp file).

Thanks

Re: import shapefiles

Anonymous User — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:43:22 GMT

Original User: rscheitlin

Doug,

The closest thing I have seen to what you are looking for is the Map Services Widget:

http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=4ed10ea387444952a3f3f501fee02b76