Latest Contributions by TimHopper

Arif, Unfortunately, ArcGIS does not support the viewing or conversion of cgm files.  Neither does the Data Interoperability Extension or Safe Software's FME product. You'll need to use a third-party application, such as Larson's VisEx Professional, to convert the cgm to a tiff (the free VisEx viewer does not have the capability to convert between different formats).  The tiff can then be read or converted to vector format using tools within ArcGIS. Although I haven't personally worked with Petrel myself, please take a look at the forum thread below which offers a few suggestions about this process. ArcGIS to Schlumberger Petrel format Hope this helps. ... View more

Yes, most address locators provide you with the ability to geocode an intersection.  Take a look at the properties of the locator to see what your "connector" should be.  The connector should be placed between the two road names in the input table. Example: Main St & North Ave Main St @ North Ave Main St | North Ave About finding an address - Finding locations by intersections Alternative searches - Finding an intersection [ATTACH=CONFIG]11475[/ATTACH] ... View more

Jason, What excel version, software version, service pack, and locator are you using? I've seen this issue pop up every now and then over the past few years but in a few tests this morning I couldn't reproduce the issue that you're seeing.  I was using Excel 2010 (.docx) and 10.0 SP3 with the online 10.0 North American Geocode Service locator.  While some of the formatting did switch a little bit depending on the initial format of the time, it never changed to 12:00AM. What I did find was that the string field of the excel table always switched to a date type except on one occasion.  If you put AM or PM immediately adjacent to the time it will keep the the field type as string. Such as: 1:35AM 4:50PM Does formatting your time this way change the outcome?  I'll also be interested to hear the answers to my initial question. Thanks. ... View more

This could mean a handful of different things. A few things to check: 1. In C:\arcgisserver\arcpadpublications you'll find a directory with the name of your service.  Take a look inside.  Depending on how far the creation of the service got you should find several different files inside. (a) The axf file.  Does the name look appropriate?  sde_DEFAULT_servername.axf, or something similar. (b) The replicated personal geodatabase.  sde_DEFAULT_servername.mdb. (c) CreateReplica.log Take a look in this log file.  You would hope to find near the bottom: "Executing CreateReplica...CreateReplica successfully completed".  If the replication did not succeed, that's probably your main issue.  Follow the steps below in an attempt to manually replicate the database.  1. Create a blank personal geodatabase, say, mytestgdb.mdb. 2. Open ArcMap and load your MXD that contains your SDE feature classes. 3. Turn on the Distributed GeoDatabase toolbar in ArcMap. 4. Click on the CreateReplica tool (the first icon on the Distributed GeoDatabase    toolbar). 5. Select �??One way replica�?�. 6. Click Next. 7. What do you want to replicate? Select �??Data�?�. 8. Which geodatabase do you want to replicate data to? Select �??Geodatabase�?�. 9. Navigate to mytestgdb.mdb. 10. What do you want to call this Replica? (Make up a unique name, e.g. MyReplica_01Jan2012) 11. Click Next. Click Finish. If you can't get it to replicate manually, focus on that. 2. Don't publish your service within a sub folder.  The service needs to be created at the root of the server connection.  Right-click on the connection itself and select "New Service". 3. Are you using SDE or DBO schema? If you're using OS authentication, you'll need to give the ArcGISSOC account the appropriate permissions for your SQL database. Check out KB33688 which will walk you through those steps. 4. Are you connecting to your sql database via an sde service or a direct connect? If you're using a direct connect, make sure you include the server name in the spatial database connection properties. Try the opposite of what you're using now to see if it will work.  Either way, I would definitely upgrade SDE (and server) to the latest service pack (3).  FYI, after upgrading SDE service packs you have to upgrade the geodatabase itself via the geodatabase properties in ArcCatalog. 5. Does the ArcGISSOC account have read and write file permissions to the folder where the mxd is saved? Additionally, the ArcGISSOC account needs to have those same permissions to the directory that stores the arcpadpublications folder. - - - - - - If the info above doesn't resolve the issue, hopefully the answers to the questions (and results from testing) will help lead to a resolution. ... View more

Cris, Which device are you connecting it to?  Something that runs Windows Mobile or a desktop machine? If it's Windows Mobile, you are required to set up an outgoing com port in addition to simply connecting the rangefinder.  It's the com port that you specify here that's utilized by ArcPad. If you're connecting to a laptop, most machines automatically provide you with an outgoing com port to use. Check out my first post in the following thread: Trimble laserace 1000 with ArcPad 10.0.2 Hopefully this leads you in the right direction.  Feel free to respond with additional info if you're still having trouble getting it connected. ... View more

You could use several different workflows for the type of work you're attempting.  It's really up to you to decide which path to take.  I'll offer my 2-cents from an ArcPad / GPS Analyst user's perspective. The main thing that you're missing out on by using shapefiles and TerraSync is the ability to check out and check in your data from ArcMap.  Additionally, creating data dictionaries seems like added work, especially if you're planning on teaching students the in's and out's of ArcGIS Desktop. 1. Storing all of your geographic data in a geodatabase (a personal GDB if you're planning on using GPS Analyst) is definitely the best approach.  With feature classes you can take advantage of (among many other things): (A) Attribute Domains.  There is no need for data dictionaries if you set up coded value domains within the geodatabase.  Coded value domains automatically get transferred to ArcPad so pick lists appear when creating new features.  Personally, I feel that this is an incredibly important aspect of ArcGIS Desktop that all GIS students should learn.  Plus, you can take advantage of these domains in ArcGIS Desktop as well. (B) Check out / check in.  With shapefiles, you can take them into ArcPad and edit them, but then there is no check in process available.  You're left with an updated version of the shapefile on your mobile device and an outdated copy on your desktop.  It's a constant copy / paste / overwrite method this way.  With feature classes, you can check out to axf file (for disconnected editing) and then the edits you make to the files are checked right back into the geodatabase.  New features are added, modified features are changed accordingly, and deleted features are removed. (C) Relationship classes.  If you have a relationship class setup in ArcCatalog these tables will go over to ArcPad.  You can add new related records or modify existing records.  Again, these modifications are automatically made within the geodatabase upon check in. 2. GPS Analyst / GPScorrect are pretty comparable to TerraSync and Pathfinder as far as the workflow for post-processing goes. Really, once you have the GPScorrect settings all set up on the mobile device, it's just a few clicks within ArcGIS Desktop to post-process your data.  Once you've checked the data back in (and waited for the day's base station data to be uploaded) it's one wizard that takes you through the post-processing.  After that, all of your data is corrected and stored within the geodatabase. - - - - - If you create your geodatabase and feature classes before you start your project initially, and only use one software suite to create and edit your data, it's going to make everything much easier down the road.  I've seen issues from time to time with shapefiles created in TerraSync causing issues in ArcMap.  Projections, field schema, etc., created or modified in TerraSync all tend to be slightly different than what ArcGIS Desktop creates.  From my experience, it's best to create and modify data in only one software suite. Hope this helps. ... View more

Brian, Take a look at my post on the following thread which may help to clear up your question. ArcPad 10.0 R2 large tracklog re-drawing extremely slowly Thanks. ... View more

You'll need to enable the ArcPad Data Manager extension via the Extensions list. ArcMap > Customize Menu > Extensions > Check on the ArcPad Data Manager extension ... View more

To all who may look over this thread: CQ00312841: ArcPad crashes on startup when My Documents is mapped to a UNC path ...has been resolved at ArcPad 10.0.3 (R3).  ArcPad 10.0.3 is currently available from the Customer Care site or by downloading the current Evaluation Version.  The evaluation version becomes a fully functioning version after entering a valid registration number. ... View more

Danik, No.  There aren't currently any options which will allow you to change the location of any of the other customization files (other than ArcPad.apx).  It looks by default to ...\My Documents\My ArcPad. There is, however, an enhancement request currently logged for this functionality. CQ00312476: Allow clients to change directory where .apx files are written to, during install. ... View more

Yes, you should be able to consume axf or shapefiles created with ArcPad 10 on the desktop within ArcPad 7.1.1.  I've run across a few strange quirks occasionally, but have found that many customers have success with this workflow. ... View more