Latest Contributions by FreddieGibson

Can you send your syntax for the Dice tool with the parameter values hard-coded? ... View more

What happens when you execute the tool in the background from the UI for the tool in ArcMap? And are you using 32bit or 64bit background gp? ... View more

Hi Todd, From what I've always been taught the ArcObjects SDK is rather limited on this topic. The only supported way to accomplish your task would be to build an application for each version of the software and require that your clients install the version that matches their environment. I honestly understand how frustrating this can be because I often find myself testing applications ranging from 9.3.X to 10.3.X in both Windows and Linux environments. As a result of ArcGIS Desktop not supporting side by side installs I typically have to manage 4 or more machines. The hack I mentioned earlier is an un-supported workflow I sometimes implement when I need to quickly test a simple application prior to compiling it at each release and moving it to production. I'm not sure of the legal implications of this workflow if you were to implement it on a production application. The only ArcObjects functionality that would provide the flexibility in forward compatibility you're needing would be the Add-Ins framework. The catch would be that this would require that your logic be executed in an ArcGIS Desktop application (i.e. ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcScene, ArcGlobe). Would it be possible for you to migrate to the Add-Ins framework or does your business requirements require that you have a standalone application? If you do require a standalone application have you ever considered migrating to the ArcGIS for Runtime APIs? They would allow you to build applications that aren't stuck to a particular version of Desktop and don't require the massive footprint needed by the ArcGIS Desktop or ArcGIS Engine installs. ... View more

As far as I know ArcObjects applications are version specific and need to compiled at each release. The only supported forward compatible option would be to leverage the Add-Ins framework. For what you're trying to do have you tried setting the Copy Local property of the ArcObjects dlls to True and the Specific Version property to False? I haven't tested this recently, but I believe I was able to get this to work in the past. ... View more

Have you tried adding your data to ArcMap using the Query Layer functionality? I would think that what you'd need to accomplish would be possible via query layers, sql workspace, or plugin data sources. ... View more

I don't think there is a tool available that does specifically this without creating a new feature class. If I need to accomplish this without creating a new feature class I use python to drop and re-add the fields in the needed order. If its okay to create a new feature class I tend to manipulate a fieldmappings object to specify my needed field order in the newly create feature and then append the previous data into it. ArcGIS Idea to add this functionality http://ideas.arcgis.com/ideaView?id=0873000000087wgAAA ... View more

By default I think it goes to your Downloads folder once you click the attachment in my comment. ... View more

I added my solution to this comment. Download it and let me know if you still have the problem. ... View more

You can probably use a tool validator to satisfy the required condition. Honestly I would just make the parameter optional because the user isn't required to interact with it to set it. ... View more

This worked for me. ... View more

Use the Alter Field (Data Management) tool ​Alter Field http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/desktop/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/alter-field-properties.htm ... View more

ArcGIS API for JavaScript https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/ Developing Web Apps with ArcGIS API for JavaScript http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=catalog.courseDetail&CourseID=50133569_10.x ... View more

Not sure if you're still wondering about this, but I was able to get the ArcObjects 10.3.1 install to pick up VS 2013 Community Edition. From what I've seen, VS Community is the equivalent to express, but it removes some of the restrictions seen with express (i.e. it doesn't need to be installed for each individual platform and allows users to install extensions) ... View more

Have you tried implementing a custom renderer in ArcObjects? Creating custom feature renderers http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/conceptualhelp/index.html#//0001000002vz000000 ... View more