Latest Contributions by TimHopper

Eloy, What mobile device are you using? I'd create a brand new file geodatabase, new feature class inside the gdb (with very simple schema, one field for example), and attempt to check it out and open it in ArcPad on your mobile device. If you get the same behavior with that brand new geodatabase, I'd highly recommend a factory reset of that device. Edit: And by "factory reset" I'm referring to a reset you can do yourself to wipe the device clean, back to the state it was in when you first bought it.  NOT sending it back to the factory. ... View more

That's correct. If you think back to your days with apl's, you'll remember that to create one, you first have to specify a shapefile for which it pulls all of the schema from.  Same goes for axf files. While an axf file can hold all of your data, it can also hold your customizations.  When someone is going to make customizations to an axf file for use each time they check out their data, I normally would recommend that they create that "template" axf file by checking out their data as "schema only".  That way, it pulls the layer definitions (the stuff that is stored in an apl file) from the feature classes but not all of the data. Any modifications are made within that schema-only axf file and it is then used as a template each time you check out your data.  You would never actually collect any data with that file.  It's not really the best workflow to check out a single axf, check it back in, and then continue to collect more data within the same file (you can, but you can run into problems if your data is being modified in the office at the same time).  I always recommend that you check out a NEW axf file for every new batch of field work.  Each of these checkouts will pull the customizations from that modified "template" axf file which you have stored somewhere on your computer. If you need to change the customizations in any way (such as adding a new field or changing the look and feel of the edit form) you can simply make changes to that original schema-only file.  However, in the situation where you add a new field, it is easiest to just check out the feature class again (specifying the original custom form) so that you have a new axf file that has the new field structure, but the old customizations.  That way when you go into ArcPad Studio to add the new field, you can easily select it from the drop down list as it sees it within the schema of the feature class which you've checked out. I hope that makes sense. ... View more

Andrew, Unfortunately, ArcGIS for Windows Mobile will not run on Windows CE 5.0. The supported operating systems are: Windows Mobile 6.5 Windows Mobile 6.1 Windows Mobile 6.0 Windows Mobile 5.0 ... View more

I modified the script a little bit and threw it in a toolbox as a script tool for you so you can see how it all gets put together. import arcpy, os outputDir = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0) outputName = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1) gdb = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2) textFile = (outputDir + os.sep + outputName + ".txt") f = open(textFile, "a") arcpy.env.workspace = gdb datasetList = arcpy.ListDatasets("*") for dataset in datasetList: fcList1 = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses("*","",dataset) for fc in fcList1:   f.write(fc + "\n") fcList2 = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses("*") for fc in fcList2: f.write(fc + "\n") ... View more

Joshua, Python will do this for you quite easily.  Try something like the following: import arcpy # create or open an existing text file f = open("c:\\data\\fc_list.txt", "a") # specify the geodatabase you want to retrieve feature classes from gdb = "c:\\data\\MyGeodatabase.gdb" # set your environment workspace arcpy.env.workspace = gdb #list all of the feature datasets within the geodatabase datasetList = arcpy.ListDatasets("*") # within each feature dataset, list the feature classes and write them to the text file for dataset in datasetList: fcList1 = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses("*","",dataset) for fc in fcList1:   f.write(fc + "\n") # find all of the feature classes which do not reside within a feature dataset fcList2 = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses("*") # write the feature class names to the text file which don't reside in the feature dataset for fc in fcList2: f.write(fc + "\n") ... View more

Eloy, There's probably a handful of things that are playing a role in your confusion.  You should be all set with software (although you can use up to GPScorrect v3.16 with ArcPad 8), no need to install or upgrade anything. First of all, prior to ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 there were two toolbars which you could use to check out data for ArcPad.  The first was the short, 3 button toolbar called the "ArcPad toolbar".  This was the very first toolbar that was released when ArcPad first hit the market.  It did not require that you save your mxd and it allowed you to check out / check in edits from data in shapefile format OR data within a geodatabase. With the release of ArcPad 7.1.1 we introduced the "ArcPad Data Manager" toolbar.  This toolbar will only check out and check in edits from a geodatabase (you can check out shapefiles and edit them, but their edits cannot be checked in and reconciled with the dataset it came from) and stores the data in an axf file.  At ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 the ArcPad toolbar was deprecated (because of a lack of support for functionality written in VB) so you're forced to use the ArcPad Data Manager toolbar. An axf file is a small database format based upon Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition. To check out data which you intend to edit in the field and then check back into the database it came from, your data must be checked out using the option "Check out for disconnected editing".  If you attempt to check out your data and don't see this option, it means that the spatial reference of that particular feature class does not match the spatial reference of the data frame of your map document. You'll also see options for "Background Shapefile > Editable" and "Background AXF > Editable" but don't let this fool you.  You'll be able to edit that data in the field, but you WON'T be able to check it back in.  You'll just be left with a stand-alone file. Based upon the information you provided I'm really not sure why you were getting the errors that you were seeing.  I'm also not sure how you were copying the data over to your mobile device, but I would suggest that you manually copy and paste the data (the output "DataForArcPad" folder that is created by the wizard) from your desktop machine to your mobile device via ActiveSync. I would suggest that you create a brand new feature class in your geodatabase and run it through a test check out.  Check out the data, copy to your mobile device, open in ArcPad, make an edit, copy the data back to your device, and check it back in.  At the point you get this process working successfully on a new feature class, start testing with your existing data. Another test you can do is to open the axf files in ArcPad on your desktop machine.  Do they open there but not on your mobile device?  If this is the case you'll want to make sure that you have installed "SQL Server Compact for Windows Mobile" via the ArcPad Deployment Manager. If you go through this process and have any more questions or problems, please feel free to respond with as much info as possible and we can get you moving in the right direction. Thanks. ... View more

Flo, You'll want to use an iterator to cycle through all of the shapefiles within a particular folder.  It will then apply all downstream processes (Select by Attribute and Delete Rows) to each input shapefile.  Hopefully you're using v10.0, as doing this prior to that version will prove tricky using only model builder. Specifically, you'll want to use the Iterate Files tool for your shapefiles. ... View more

Very nice. ... View more

Sean, I'm not aware of any functionality which would allow you to achieve this goal without dissolving or merging your dataset. I know that there isn't any functionality included with cartographic representations that would give you the output you desire.  Representation symbology works just like standard symbology with polygons.  The symbol draws to the edge of the polygon; if the larger (dissolved) polygon isn't in the data, it can't be used for display purposes. Sorry to be the messenger... ... View more

Srini, Please see the 'Terms of Use' documents for both Bing imagery and the World Street Map (Esri web services) for the legal information you're looking for. Esri Web Services and API Terms of Use Microsoft Bing Maps Services Terms of Use ... View more