topic Re: ArcReader 5 compatibility with older .PMF files in ArcReader Questions

ArcReader 5 compatibility with older .PMF files

BruceLang — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:21:35 GMT

Our primary ArcGIS Desktop/ArcReader systems must stay at version 10.3.1. However, I'm thinking of updating ArcReader only PC's from 10.3.1 to version 5.0 because they meet hardware & software requirements.

So then, does ArcReader 5.0 read PMF files created by ArcPublisher 10.3.1? Thank you.

Additional Info:

OS: Windows 7 Pro 64bit
Server: SQL Server 2012 with ArcGIS Enterprise Geodatabase

Re: ArcReader 5 compatibility with older .PMF files

JayantaPoddar — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:30:08 GMT

It should be compatible. Why don't you install an ArcReader 10.5 in a machine (with no other ArcGIS Products) and test it?

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Re: ArcReader 5 compatibility with older .PMF files

BruceLang — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 22:18:37 GMT

Thanks jayanta.poddar, but "Should be compatible" is not the same as "yes, I know it's compatible" - plus, we don't have an extra PC for testing purposes.

Re: ArcReader 5 compatibility with older .PMF files

JayantaPoddar — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 07:28:34 GMT

Why not upgrade one of the ArcReader software in ArcReader-only machine? I never had the issue with reading the older PMF files in newer version of ArcReader. It's just that I haven't tested 10.5.