topic Re: Upadting the Basemap Url in Mapping Questions

Upadting the Basemap Url

NigelDsouza — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:53:30 GMT

Hi,
I have created an application with a base map and a Map service. I want to know if there through a simple Activity where the user enters a url of a new base map and on a onclick event of a "save " button the base map url gets updated with the new base map.
Also when the user exits and reopens the application the new base map gets loaded until he once again enters a new basemap url.

Re: Upadting the Basemap Url

JeffBarrette — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:11:49 GMT

You would need to use something like Python add-ins in order to trap a click event. You will also want to use arcpy.mapping UpdateLayer. The problem is that you would need to pre-publish layer files for each possible basemap. In this case, they wouldn't need to type in a URL but rather pick from a list of basemap names.

Jeff

Re: Upadting the Basemap Url

NigelDsouza — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:14:23 GMT

You would need to use something like Python add-ins in order to trap a click event. You will also want to use arcpy.mapping UpdateLayer. The problem is that you would need to pre-publish layer files for each possible basemap. In this case, they wouldn't need to type in a URL but rather pick from a list of basemap names.

Jeff

Hey Jeff,
Really appreciate the reply. I actually forgot to mention that this application is built on the android platform. So is there any way by which i can implement this on android?
Sorry for not specifying the platform.
Regards,
Nigel.

Re: Upadting the Basemap Url

JeffBarrette — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:47:13 GMT

I'm an arcpy.mapping kind of guy, I'll embarrass myself if I try to answer a question on android.

I think there are much better forums for this specific question. I found:
http://forums.arcgis.com/forums/139-ArcGIS-Runtime-SDK-for-Android

and here is a specific discussion on the topic:
http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/68683-switching-base-map-on-android

Sorry I can't be of further help,
Jeff

Re: Upadting the Basemap Url

NigelDsouza — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:04:00 GMT

Hey Jeff,
Your help is most appreciated. Thank you.
Regards,
Nigel.