Latest Contributions by RichZwaap

each time the software reverts it back to the machine name with port 80. I'm not sure what you mean by this.  When is this value changed by the software?  I'm not aware of any time this setting is touched other than installation. If you need to change the URL of apps that were deployed prior to updating Builder's web.config, that would require editing the Sites.xml file (in Builder\App_Data).  The web.config setting determines the base URL for newly deployed apps. Hope that helps. ... View more

Hi Ryan: I believe the trick here is to add a graphic containing attributes to the GraphicsLayer before adding the layer to the map.  Since the API does not define a way to specify a GraphicsLayer's schema, the Viewer relies on the first graphic in a layer at the time the layer is added to the map to determine this. ... View more

Hi Zachary: Please look at my reply on this thread.  The value written in the web.config refers to the URL that apps are deployed under.  During install, the setup simply reads this value from the IIS site that you choose for the apps folder.  But if it doesn't come through as desired, you can always update the web.config. If you're referring to the URL used when launching Application Builder from your programs list, you can modify this by editing the Builder.url file under the Builder\Installer folder. The mixed content message is displayed because your browser detects that the site is pulling in non-https content into an https site.  To avoid this, you'll need to update the URLs in the following config files to point to https endpoints instead of http: Builder\App_Data\Basemaps.xml - defines basemaps in the Builder basemap gallery Builder\App_Data\Settings.xml - defines a number of settings, but you should only need to update the geometry service URL Builder\Templates\Default\Config\Map.xml - defines the default map service layers included in new Viewer apps.  Only includes one ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer by default Builder\Templates\Default\Config\Tools.xml - defines the default set of tools in new Viewer apps.  You'll need to update the basemap URLs in the basemap gallery.  Those are defined inside the first tool in the file. Builder\Templates\Default\Config\Admin\Connections.xml - defines the default list of connections in the Browse panel I think that should cover it. ... View more

Hi Zachary: I'm assuming you mean that you want Application Builder to publish Viewer apps using a FQDN.  All you need to do to get this working is update the AppsBaseUrl in Builder's web.config with the desired URL. ... View more

Hi Ajay: The assembly you are inquiring about is not from an Esri product, but rather from a code sample that has been shared by a user.  This is completely independent of and is in no way supported by Esri.  You can get the official, Esri-supported ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight at http://betacommunity.esri.com. Please see my reply on this thread for further details. ... View more

Hi Jason: This viewer on the code gallery is a sample that has been posted independently of Esri.  This sample is in no way supported or promoted by Esri.  It is not an official Esri product, but rather a code sample that the user has chosen to share with the community.  The code there is completely independent of any Esri product's codebase, including that of the official ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight.  You should post questions regarding that sample in the comments section of the sample's page on ArcGIS.com. You can get access to the official, Esri-supported ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight at http://betacommunity.esri.com.  The beta is free and open to all users.  The only requirement is for you to sign-up your Esri global account for betacommunity access (if you have not done so already), click the link for the ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight, and then answer a short survey.  The survey is simply to help us know our users better, so we can make informed decisions as to what features and functionality to focus on.  While it is required, all users are granted access to the beta regardless of their answers. Hope this helps. ... View more

Set the Renderer property on the GraphicsLayer before adding it to the map.  The symbology functionality in the Map Web Part works with the Renderer property, so it checks this when a layer is added to see whether it is null.  If it is, it adds a simple renderer that specifies the default symbol you are seeing.  If the Renderer is specified, this takes precedence over the Symbol property on individual graphics. ... View more

Hi Heather: There are two things to be aware of here about the CAML query.  First, you need to specify the internal field name of the fields you wish to return.  The internal name is set at the time the column is created and never changes, even when you update the field's display name.  Columns that are automatically generated by SharePoint, such as the Title field, often have special names.  In other cases, some characters in the display name are substituted in the internal name.  One example is spaces, which are replaced with "_x0020_" in the internal name. One way to see the internal name of the field is to navigate to the list, sort on the field name you wish to know by clicking on that field's header, then look at the URL in the browser's address bar.  Included in the URL you will see an "&SortField=" parameter.  That will tell you the internal name is. Second, if you are specifying a Value in the CAML, you need to correctly specify the Type attribute.  So in the example, the type is specified as "Text." While it's good to know how CAML queries work, writing them by hand can be quite laborious.  You can instead use CAML generation tools for this.  My favorite is the U2U CAML Query Builder.  You can download the version for SharePoint 2007 - I have not yet experienced any issues when running this against SharePoint 2010. Hope this helps. ... View more

Hi Philip: There is not currently an out-of-the-box way to do this in either ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint or in ArcGIS Desktop.  For ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint, we do have an outstanding feature request to enable the joining of SharePoint lists to layers within an ArcGIS Server map service for display within the Map Web Part.  This is an enhancement that is currently under consideration for a future release. ... View more

Hi Brian: The 1.x branch of ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint is considered to be feature complete, and current planning has the 1.x versions as the only ones that are supported on the MOSS 2007 platform.  Depending on need, it is conceivable that there could be another 1.x maintenance release, but this would only be to address issues in the current 1.x product and would almost certainly not contain additional functionality. While we would always like to make new versions of a product available to the widest range of users possible, there are substantial differences in the architectures and capabilities of MOSS 2007 and SharePoint 2010.  As such, we had to make the very difficult decision for version 2.0 of whether to target a more limited set of functionality that is supportable on both platforms, or target SharePoint 2010 exclusively and provide users on that platform the best experience possible.  In the interest of providing the best and most functional product that we can, we ultimately chose the latter. I can certainly understand your disappointment and hope that this helps you understand why we came to the decision we did regarding platform support at version 2.0.  I also hope that, when you do have access to SharePoint 2010, you will give the latest version of ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint a try. ... View more

Hi Roderick: I would suggest you use Fiddler to view the requests and responses when the Map Web Part loads with the problematic basemap.  That should give you a clue as to where the request is failing.  I would consider Fiddler step #1 for troubleshooting any issue with web resources not loading, be they ArcGIS Server or otherwise. ... View more

Hi Heather: Your code looks fine.  Do the field names match what you have in your "Test" list?  The CAML assumes that the state name is stored in a field called "Title," and the items.Include statement specifies field names of X and Y. If the field names check out and you still have problems, I would recommend putting together a quick Silverlight app that does nothing other than querying your SharePoint list.  Once you get that working, then you can move it into your command implementation. ... View more

Hi Ian: The ArcGIS Map Web Part supports displaying SharePoint Lists, ArcGIS Server, and Spatial Data Services.  If your data is in SDE, you can add it to a map document and use ArcGIS Server to publish the map document as an ArcGIS Server service.  Then you can add that to the Map Web Part. ... View more

Hi Sam: What you might be missing is that all the buttons on the Layer and Symbols tab interact with the selected layer.  To make a layer the selected layer, simply click on it in Map Contents.  So the steps for removing a layer would be as follows: 1.) Start editing the Map Web Part 2.) Open Map Contents by expanding the side panel or clicking the Map Contents button the Application tab. 3.) Click the layer that you wish to remove.  You should see the layer name become highlighted in Map Contents. 4.) On the Layer tab, click the Remove button.  The layer should be removed. 5.) Save the web part (and the map) by clicking the OK or Apply button in the bottom right corner. Hope this helps. ... View more

Hi Carsten: No, this is not true.  However, ArcGIS Server has a configurable limit on the maximum number of features that can be returned in a query.  Before version 10, this limit was 500 by default.  At 10, the default limit was raised to 1,000.  Refer to this blog post for a discussion of the feature limit and the implications for web API applications (such as the Map Web Part).  Refer to this help topic for version 10 or this one for version 9.3.1 for information on manipulating the MaxRecordCount parameter and service config files in general. You should be aware, however, that showing this many features client-side can degrade application performance.  The degree to which this is the case will depend on the complexity of the feature geometries, the complexity of the symbols you are using, and the performance of the machine on which the map is being viewed.  You should carefully consider whether displaying this many features is really the best way to communicate what you are trying to with the map.  In many cases, this many features makes for a map that is difficult to understand.  It may be that your purpose is better served, for instance, by making a series of maps, each of which defines a different layer definition (i.e. query) for this dataset.  ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint is well-suited to accommodating such scenarios very quickly and easily. ... View more