topic Re: help w/ a pmf file in Cartography and Maps Questions

help w/ a pmf file

MikeHenson — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:24:11 GMT

just received a pmf file. Arcreader would call it up, but the layers are empty with an exclamation point beside each layer name. I also recived some files with it that look like a geodata base, but arcmap wont read these files. So, I am not sure what I have! Does the PMF file require data files to go along with it? I have attached a screen clip of what these data files look like.

Re: help w/ a pmf file

DanPatterson_Retired — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:30:07 GMT

Saving a map—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop what did they send you? do you know? and the figure looks like part of a geodatabase, but you should have been able to select layers within it... I would give a call to the originator

Re: help w/ a pmf file

MikeHenson — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:33:28 GMT

thanks dan for the reply. First off, he sent me the pmf file. It shows layers but no data in them. Then he sent me the other data (from the screen clip). I set a folder path in arcmap to that data, but when I open that folder (in catalog) it shows nothing, like it is not the corrcect type of data to be read in catalog.

Re: help w/ a pmf file

DanPatterson_Retired — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:35:28 GMT

with a geodatabase, you don't go into the folder looking for stuff or you will see that, and not the layer names. The ! marks indicate that it could be a path issue when the package was created, although one would assume that a package would deal with it

Re: help w/ a pmf file

MikeHenson — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:36:48 GMT

would you be intersted in looking at this data? Not a big file at all.

Re: help w/ a pmf file

DanPatterson_Retired — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:38:23 GMT

you could post it... I can't since I am arc*-less on an iThingy... someone else will surely have a look

Re: help w/ a pmf file

MikeHenson — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:41:52 GMT

well i would, but now I don't see where I can upload a file

Re: help w/ a pmf file

XanderBakker — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:01:52 GMT

You can edit your thread and attach the file, or add a reply, activate the advanced editor (link "use advanced editor" in the upper right corner) and attach the file (see "Attach" link in the lower left corner)

Re: help w/ a pmf file

Robert_LeClair — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:20:55 GMT

It sounds like the publisher of the *.pmf file did not package a published map correctly. He essentially sent you the *.pmf without the data encapsulated with the *.pmf. You can read a bit more about it here: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//000s00000006000000

Re: help w/ a pmf file

MikeHenson — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:15:00 GMT

finally figured out how to upload the file (with lots of help from the forum...thanks). I'd be interested if anyone can take a look at this and tell me what I have.

MKH

Re: help w/ a pmf file

MikeHenson — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:12:21 GMT

got it uploaded.