Latest Contributions by DavidWheelock

Thank you Kevin.  I already checked out Robert's nice tool month's ago, but it can only be used in Portal.  It cannot be used in ArcGIS Online which doesn't allow that sort of customization.  ESRI doesn't allow it because of the potential to inject malware into the ArcGIS Online environment. ... View more

I don't think so.  You could always reorder the appearance of fields in ArcMap, just like now, but that doesn't change the order of the fields in the underlying data table. ... View more

Oh, Robert, are you in for a shock.  ESRI has deprecated support for the Personal Geodatabase.  ArcGIS Pro CANNOT even read a PGD.    It can read shapefiles, which are older, but not the PGD.  ESRI is forcing you to migrate if you want to move forward with their future platform. I like MS Access for a number of reasons and this is a problem with me because I'm heavily invested in PGD's, although I do have the Enterprise GDB.  I'm working with the Enterprise GDB more and more, now. ... View more

ABSOLUTELY!  Hit that wall yesterday. What did the fish say when it ran into a wall?  Dam! Please respect the ArcMap Symbol Levels in ArcGIS Online maps or add Symbol Levels capability to ArcGIS Online maps.  Thanks in advance!  ... View more

Please note: I'm not asking for you to make ArcCatalog into a cartography program like ArcMap or Pro.  I'm only asking for the ability to make small polygons appear as more than just a single pixel in the ArcCatalog preview. ... View more

Yes.  Good point. ... View more

Yes, I second this recommendation. The scale bar should allow the option to use GEODESIC calculations for distances. This would always give correct distance regardless of projection. The measure tool offers this option. Why mot the scale bar?! If I were programming this software I would make geodesic the DEFAULT and give the user all of the distance options that they have in the measure tool. ... View more

Ditto on both comments, so far.  I thought of those things the first time I saw this issue in the ESRI Geodatabase many years ago.  This is such a no-brainer.  Why did ESRI do it the hard way? How come this is not even "Under Consideration"? ESRI? ... View more

Thanks!  I thought that might be it. Still, it would be helpful if ESRI would put a tool for that in ArcToolbox. ... View more

And RESTORE button, as well.  So that we have Minimize, Maximize and Restore buttons. ... View more

Can someone provide an example that will work with a Personal Geodatabase?  The above examples produce an error message when I use them. I have tried this syntax: ... AND Date_Site_Mod > GETDATE() -3 ... View more

EXCELLENT IDEA!  I'm surprised this idea doesn't have more votes.  It's a no-brainer.  EVERYONE, wants it without any doubt at all.  Perhaps most people aren't familiar with the 4 Color Problem as the name for the problem they face every day.  They just don't know the name for it and that the solution is readily available. Please, ESRI, implement an option in the automatic symbology generator for polygons that will ensure that any two adjacent polygons will not have the exact same color.  The problem has been solved for years and everyone who draws maps with polygons faces this issue.  The classic solution is 4-color, but preferably it would let the choose a number 4 or larger to increase variety in the map. Just create a button and use the script referenced above! C'mon, ESRI, you can do it!  Version 10.1.  🙂 Also, the script referenced in Chris' post breaks down in version 10.  Can this be updated please, if it's not going to be directly implemented in ArcGIS. ... View more