Latest Contributions by JamalNUMAN

The arcpy.mapping script environment can accomplish many of these tasks. Take some time to review the help and Resource Center.  Here is a good starting point: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Introduction_to_arcpy_mapping/00s300000032000000/ Jeff Thank you Jeffrey for the answer. Unfortunately, there is no any integrated example in the help that shows input and the result. No screen shots that show what we have and where we are going...! I'm not sure if there is some ready code that make it a bit easier to print multiple layouts...! do i need to be expert to do this very simple basic issue? and how come it is available for the end user by MapLogic (attached)? How can i obtain an integrated code that has the features of MapLogic? regards Jamal ... View more

Thanks for your feedback. In the next release of ArcGIS, we are looking at making the Feature Construction toolbar more effective and easier to use. ArcGIS 10.1 is currently in beta, so I would encourage you to apply to join the beta program and let us know what you think: https://betacommunity.esri.com Hi Rhonda, when ESRI is releasing ArcGIS 10.1? How about the very basic features like the ones developed in ET geowizards, ET geotools, Xtools, Maplogic? why not to include all the very simple basic features? we are struggling each single day of the size of the work around!!!!! we need an integrated package of ArcGIS! in each new version, we just find very few new features! although the pages of "ideas" is still full of suggestions! regards Jamal ... View more

In addition to Cory's suggestion on using the TAB key, pressing SHIFT+TAB hides the toolbar temporarily. You can also turn off the display of mini toolbars on the General tab of the Editing Options dialog box. The Feature Construction toolbar That's great! i like this answer! regards Jamal ... View more

This has got to be one of the lamest limitations of ArcMap... a program used for cartography can't be used for cartography... absolute insanity. None of the methods described deal with transparencies in conjunction with such layers as hillshade.. Very frustrating. I'm encountered in the same issue! I'm wondering why ArcGIS is very weak in some very basic issues!!!!!! the contour labeling is very well, nevertheless, still it needs some work around in ArcMAP!!!!! what is the shortest way to achieve perfect contour labeling (attached)? thank you in advance, regards Jamal ... View more

Hi Adam, There are no specific tutorial data for data driven pages.  The easiest way to get started with data driven pages is to: 1. Add a polygon data (ex: US states or world countries) to ArcMap 2. Open the Setup Data Driven Pages dialog (to open this simply click the last button on the right of the Layout toolbar) & click the left most button on the toolbar 3. In the setup dialog choose your polygon layer as the index layer and click OK. 4. You should now have data driven pages. You can use the buttons on the tool bar to go from page to page. Hi tombole, When ESRI is intending to develop some features similar to those existing in Maplogic? http://www.maplogic.com/products/MapLogicLayoutManager.html how to print many maps with same layout but with different layers turned on/off (attached)? regards Jamal ... View more

Our goal in 9.4 was two-fold: [INDENT]1) deliver a set of tools for building complete map books 2) provide an automated way to update layouts, data frames, and map documents[/INDENT] Many people express a need for mulitple layouts because they want to achieve one of those two things.  There are also other reasons people want multiple layouts.  The 9.4 beta period will be very important for us, as we need to understand which problems 9.4 has actually solved, and which workflows still need solutions. I think our future plans regarding multiple layouts will should be made with unfulfilled user requirements in mind.  For now, our solution is what you see in 9.4, focused on satisifying the above two requirements.  In the future, we can consider full multiple layouts but should do so with a set real world goals.  It would be great for us if you could provide additional details about multiple layout workflows.  I think that some needs could be covered with the new 9.4 python scripting experience.  Other requirements should go on ESRI's list for a future release. Thanks, Michael I'm really disparate that ArcGIS is not effectively responding to the very basic needs of the users! The ArcGIS users need to install so many other tools (such as: XTools Pro 7.0 En, ETGeoWizards, ETGeoTools, MapLogic Layout Manager, etc.) to do some very BASIC issues I'm wondering why the developers at ESRI don't take these very BASIC needs into consideration!!!! As for the multiple layouts, i got MapLogic Layout Manager but still couldn't print multiple layouts at a time! How can ArcGIS stop this tragedy? Thank you, regards, Jamal ... View more

Just FYI, you can add arrows to lines using ArcMap symbology if you dig deep enough into the properties (use a marker line symbol on top of a simple line symbol). Thank you darren. it did work. Uchit: does that satisfy what you are looking for? regards Jamal ... View more

Jamal, Last week it is working fine. Today all icons are disable except Draw vertices. I want to use Draw arrows...... . Please help me. Uchit neither mine! I think it is a license issue! use the tool "copy parallel" to display permanently the direction! ArcGIS should have this command as built in!!!!! we all need it regards Jamal ... View more

Jamal, I have down loaded ET GeoTools 10. Now how can I use draw errows to show direction? Thanks. Uchit Hi uchit, to change the direction: sure: - show the arrows using the command (Draw arrows...) - start editing - double click the feature that you need change its direction - right click - choose Flip - save the edits, this will reverse the direction. did i answer your question? regards Jamal ... View more

Jamal, When i go to editor menu Copy Parallel is disabled. Please help. Thanks. Uchit Well, you need to select the features first! ... View more

I want to add manual direction arrows to street network. Is it possible without network analyst extention? Thanks. Uchit Patel Hi uchit, You can show the arrows temporary! use the command "copy parallel" (see the attached images). Unfortunately, the command provided by ET geoTools sounds not to do this without Network Analyst. hope this helps regards Jamal ... View more

Hi Jamal, I agree that the reclassify tool should automatically read min/max. I tried to reproduce this issue with similar data in ArcGIS 10 SP 2; however, I have not been able to reproduce the behavior you are experiencing. It could be possible that this behavior is either a data or a computer specific issue. Could you please try to see if you can reproduce this behavior with other rasters and/or on other computers? ArcGIS 10.1 is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2012.  ArcGIS 10.1 Beta 1 is currently available. Domestic (USA) users need to be current on maintenance and approved by the maintenance contact for their organization to participate. International users need to be nominated by their distributor. We greatly appreciate our users�?? feedbacks and try our best to fix issues that we are aware of or our customers brought to us. We are sorry that you encounter issues in ArcGIS 10 and we will be glad to work with you to identify those issues and fix them in next service pack/release. You could contact Esri Support Services (in your case, I guess Esri UK) to report bugs. Thank you for your feedback. Best regards, Pavan Thank you for the answer Pavan. Th notes and information you have provided are quite useful. regards Jamal ... View more

Hi Jamal, As I stated in your other similar thread: Still I have The message �??maximum number of connections to instance exceeded" It looks like you have Personal ArcSDE technology (aka. ArcSDE for SQL Server Express) and it only supports 3 concurrent users, one of which can be an editor. If you would like to enable concurrent editing with 3 or more users, you will have to upgrade to Workgroup ArcSDE technology (aka. ArcSDE for SQL Server Express). Multiuser Geodatabase Hope this helps, Thank you for the answer Law. then what is the correct commercial name for the ArcGIS software needed to have 10 concurrent editors? regards Jamal ... View more

File geodatabase is an Esri storage format.  It has nothing to do with Microsoft's SQL-Server database structure.  They are incompatible, in the same way that diesel fuel can't be used by a gasoline engine. - V You are right! from a user point of view, it is much easier for me to just connect the file geodatabase to the server so that many users can edit the data according to the permissions and privileges given. as the sql server doesn't work this way, we need each to create a new goedatabse on the server then to copy and past the data from our file geodatabase to that created  one on the server! no direct connect can be made! I'm wondering what should i do if i need to expose my file geodatabse (saved on my hard disk) for edits through the server such that many users can edit this data concurrently, then which solution may ArcGIS offer for this case? any suggestions? regards Jamal ... View more