OPen .pmf files in ARCExplorer 1500

[MikeSpedden]

Is there a way to open (or convert??) .pmf files in this program?   Thanks!!

[MikeSpedden]

anyone ????

[PatrickTaurman]

PMF files are used in ArcReader.  I don't believe there is any way to "convert" them.  ArcReader is a free download though, so I would use that to view these files.

[MikeSpedden]

Thanks for the note...however, i need to edit the files.....

[AndreiIvanov]

You cannot open PMF files in ArcGIS Explorer.

[DavidBlehm]

can the data behind the pmf file be read or transulated?

[Robert_LeClair]

Depends on the *.pmf author.  In ArcMap and using the Publisher toolbar to create the *.pmf, the author can create a data package in a separate location from the original data.  For the data format in the Data Packaging wizard, the *.pmf author can select File Geodatabase, Compressed File Geodatabase, Compressed and Locked Geodatabase, or Copy data in existing format.  If the *.pmf author selects File Geodatabase for the data package for the *.pmf, then a user with ArcMap could edit that data (but could edit the data using ArcReader).

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Robert LeClair
Esri-Denver

[AnthonyDunk1]

can the data behind the pmf file be read or transulated?

A tool called PMFInfo.exe comes with ArcReader10. Info about this is here:
http://edndoc.esri.com/arcobjects/9.1/ArcGISDevHelp/DeveloperTools/PMFInfo.htm

[SharonH]

Hi
The compressed and locked geodatabase is not working in the Publisher extension for Arc 10.1.

Is this a bug?

Can it be fixed?

Thanks
Sharon

[MarkBockenhauer]

It works in ArcGIS 10.2

Mark