Latest Contributions by MarkBockenhauer

You can use an attribute like this: <a href="http://www.esri.com" target="_blank">http://www.esri.com</a> Attached is a layer package that shows the various attribute and how they behave. The XSL Template was modified in the <xsl:template match="Field">     Section. if you look at line 1 below it was modified to show attributes that start with HTML tags to display as HTML. Defatault XSL template. <xsl:when test="FieldValue[starts-with(., '&lt;img ')]">   <xsl:value-of select="FieldValue" disable-output-escaping="yes" /> </xsl:when> Modification to template. <xsl:when test="FieldValue[starts-with(., '&lt;')]">   <xsl:value-of select="FieldValue" disable-output-escaping="yes" />   </xsl:when> Mark ... View more

Joe, To start, I have some clarifications / hopefully satisfactory answers to your questions: Question 1: What was that AGX-like Windows 7 desktop application (ArcGIS Viewer?) that I saw in “beta” at last year’s UC? What you saw was a forward looking vision of "Explorer for ArcGIS" on the Windows 8.x/10 operating system. A desktop application that allows you to view and author ArcGIS online maps. It uses the same map that you would use with ArcGIS online to view and author maps in the web-browser. Is that a modern AGX replacement that dovetails better with Windows 8/10, ArcGIS 10.3.x and ArcGIS Online? I would not characterize it as a replacement for ArcGIS Explorer Desktop (AGX).  It is an alternative to ArcGIS Explorer desktop that may be a replacement for some users.  It is specifically designed with ArcGIS online in mind, so yes it will work great with the ArcGIS online system.  And yes, it is also designed with Windows 8/10 in mind. Is it the new build of AGX that you speak of? I spoke in terms of the next ArcGIS Explorer Desktop release, (March/April) which is a continuation of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop 2500/2505 software architecture / technology. It is not the Explorer for ArcGIS software that you saw running on Windows at the User Conference. Is it real? Explorer for ArcGIS is real. http://www.esri.com/software/explorer-for-arcgis And the vision for the future is real… However the windows version of the software is not there yet. Question 2: What do you mean when you say regarding the next build of AGX “…it will still lag behind ArcGIS online, particularly webmap support.”? ArcGIS Explorer Desktop uses its own 'Map format' it is not the same as an ArcGIS online map (web-map). When a web-map is opened in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop it is converted to an Explorer Desktop map (NMF).  As you noted the online system is continually being updated, every few weeks in some cases.  ArcGIS Explorer Desktop is quickly out of date in regards to changes in the "online web map".   For example, ArcGIS online makes heavy use of Feature Services and they are often used in online maps.  As you are likely aware, Feature Services are not supported in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, hence feature service layers in a web-map do not display in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop. Having poured my life into ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, since its inception, (and Esri software since my inception ) I appreciate what you are saying in regards to Explorer's usefulness.  It is gratifying to hear about its use and see it being used by your organization and many others.  ArcGIS Explorer Desktop will continue to be maintained to meet your current workflows (be install-able on Windows 10). However, as your workflows advance, as underlying technology advances, I must ask you to look at apps like Explorer for ArcGIS, Collector, Operations Dashboard, ArcGIS Pro etc…  to meet your needs…  and this does pain me, as it seems from what you are telling me, our latest efforts are not satisfying the desires of your organizations or your users. At Esri we take pride in listening to our users and Developing GIS technology that is truly driven by our users… it is in our DNA.  I will do my part to make sure that what you have written here is considered in our current and future work and the work of my colleagues. Please do continue to ask for what you want, ask me, ask any Esri staffer, we thrive on meeting the needs and desires of our users. Thank you, Mark ... View more

Server connections can be inserted into the project, from the "Insert" tab. Mark ... View more

In catalog, right click on your feature layer - manage - create attachments. Check out the tooltip reasons.. it might be one of those ??? ... View more

Tijm, It looks like the temporary content is not being cleared when modifying the HTML Popup XSL template. I add a Point a layer,  the default popup looks like this. I decided to modify it so that the photo would show the picture, instead of the URL hyperlink. In layer properties - html popup I modified the section of the XSL, for when a field value startes with "https:" Changing it to show an image instead... I clicked OK Clicked on my feature to see the popup. whoops ...  forgot to close the "img" Back in Layer Properties make the correction. OK.. and Click the feature again. hmm... same error.. what ?? The property seems to be stuck with my first XSL modification attempt.  I found that if I copy the layer in the TOC, and Paste it back in, If I click on the Feature from the pasted layer, I see the modification. Craig Williams‌ Copy and paste seems to be a decent workaround for this issue. The layer package for content used in this explanation is located at http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=5cb6af18edfb415499707d368c7388fc Mark ... View more