Any Significant Enhancments to ArcReader 10?

[PhilipRichardson]

Hello,

I have several users of ArcReader 9.3.  Are there any significant enhancements in ArcReader 10, or is this essentially a dead app?

Philip

[PhilipRichardson]

OK, I guess the question is does ArcReader 10 offer any new features, or does it just maintain existing functionality to be compatible with the release of ArcGIS 10?

[TomMagdaleno]

The "Find" dialog is changed to reflect the tabs that are available in 10.  It is also comes up much faster, which is why I upgraded as soon as possilbe.

[PhilipRichardson]

One enhancement that would be nice is HTML popups.

[JimCreighton]

I've had ArcMap 10 w/Publisher installed for several months, but just now did a "Publish" on a map.  When I double-click the .pmf to launch Reader, I get this window/message:
Application Not Installed
The appropriate application for the file selected is not currently installed on the system.  If you have the product installed you may be missing an extension.
Application: ArcReader
File Type: ArcReader Published Map File

Anyone know why it won't open - I enabled Open with All Applications in the Publisher Setup, but still get the message - won't even open the .pmf in ArcMap.

[PhilipRichardson]

try to select program to open pmf by navigating to C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Bin\ArcReader.exe

[JimCreighton]

Dope slap!  That's what I get for blaming ESRI for a Windows issue . . .  thanks!

[GavinMcGhie]

Anyone still listening to this thread? Can someone validate for me whether ArcReader no longer installs automatically as part of the Desktop install at version 10? I have publisher installed, create a pmf, and then cannot open it. I don't even have the Arcreader.exe in my bin folder. Do we have to install Reader separately now? I can't find a work about it anywhere on the forums. If yes, I assume both can be installed at the same time? We have a number of users that need both (Reader only so they can create markup).
Thanks, Gman

[TomMagdaleno]

Anyone still listening to this thread? Can someone validate for me whether ArcReader no longer installs automatically as part of the Desktop install at version 10? I have publisher installed, create a pmf, and then cannot open it. I don't even have the Arcreader.exe in my bin folder. Do we have to install Reader separately now? I can't find a work about it anywhere on the forums. If yes, I assume both can be installed at the same time? We have a number of users that need both (Reader only so they can create markup).
Thanks, Gman

It is a seperate install.  We did ours through group policy on everyones computer and then I did ArcGIS 10 manually for the users that needed it.

[GavinMcGhie]

Thanks for confirming. You'd think with that change there would be at least one comment somewhere along the lines of it no longer being part of the desktop install... Anyway, I appreciate the validation.
cheers, G