Latest Contributions by MichaelRobb

Both great ideas! and complement each other for full automation. Modify the xml or better yet, thanks Sean!  Very slick OS feature. Thank you both! -Mike Full solution was creating an exe that did everything.  Modifying the machines xml for addin folder path as well as using the folder2.self.verbs.item(i).DoIt() on the network path to initialize offline caching. (looking for the "Always &available offline" of course... for the integer value) works slick, one click... everyone is happy. ... View more

Both great ideas! and complement each other for full automation. Modify the xml or better yet, thanks Sean!  Very slick OS feature. Thank you both! -Mike ... View more

My recommendation is to stick with 3.5 and move to 4.0 only after ESRI supports it. BINGO! Search function is your friend! ... View more

Bump... No one ? Does anyone have this issue? ... View more

I will REPOST what I posed: its in my above post: If TypeOf pMap.Layer(j) Is ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IGroupLayer ... View more

Well, its not that easy... Pending which version as well, 9.3 prior, you must make the toolbar/button with IToolbarDef code... then its hooking to the application from there...  registering the dll using regasm32 on a windows xp machine If you are using 10, you then use addins, now you have to write the XML and such... You will notice .THISdocument is now replaced wtih namespace MY when using addins... Here is your converted code, but unfortunately, its not just going to be a copy paste, publish and it works.  There is more involved.  e.g. Gathering the references associating the class into ArcMap etc.... button etc. Not sure, but your code is just simply adding a field, perhaps a model would suit you better. Imports System.Windows.Forms Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase Public Class Class1     Sub AddField_Name1()         Try             '             '             Dim pMxDoc As IMxDocument             Dim pLayer As ILayer             Dim pFLayer As IFeatureLayer             Dim pFeatClass As IFeatureClass             Dim NewField As IFieldEdit             Dim strFieldName As String             Dim intFieldType As Integer             Dim intLength As Integer             '             '             'Verweis auf das aktuelle Dokument             pMxDoc = My.ArcMap.Document 'ThisDocument             '             pLayer = pMxDoc.SelectedLayer             If pLayer Is Nothing Then                 MessageBox.Show("Achtung, es ist kein Layer selektiert", "", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation)                 Exit Sub             End If             pFLayer = pLayer             pFeatClass = pFLayer.FeatureClass             '             ' Eingabe der Feldnamen             strFieldName = "Name1"             '             '             NewField = New Field             With NewField                 .Length_2 = 75                 .Type_2 = esriFieldType.esriFieldTypeString                 .Name_2 = strFieldName             End With             '             ' Kontrolle, ob Feldname schon vorhanden             If pFeatClass.FindField(strFieldName) > -1 Then                 MessageBox.Show("Das Feld '" & strFieldName & "' ist bereits vorhanden, bitte anderen Feldnamen angeben!", "", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)                 Exit Sub             Else                MessageBox.Show( "Das Feld '" & strFieldName & "' ist noch nicht vorhanden und wird erzeugt!")             End If             '             pFeatClass.AddField(NewField) 'Neues Feld wird hinzugefügt             '         Catch ex As Exception             MessageBox.Show("Es ist ein Fehler aufgetreten, das Programm wird beendet!", "", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)         End Try     End Sub End Class ... View more

OP, I would quickly assume that they did not add their .net developer kit and use the Template to create their addin... My is the Namespace created when created using the Developer Template addin CLASS. (Your addin solution) Namespace My will contain the Friend Module ThisAddin and pass any XML information to the Solution project. Friend Module ArcMap   Private s_app As ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication   Private s_docEvent As ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IDocumentEvents_Event   Public ReadOnly Property Application() As ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication     Get       If s_app Is Nothing Then         s_app = TryCast(Internal.AddInStartupObject.GetHook(Of ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxApplication)(), ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IApplication)       End If       Return s_app     End Get   End Property   Public ReadOnly Property Document() As ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxDocument     Get       If Application IsNot Nothing Then         Return TryCast(Application.Document, ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxDocument)       End If       Return Nothing     End Get   End Property   Public ReadOnly Property ThisApplication() As ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxApplication     Get       Return TryCast(Application, ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IMxApplication)     End Get   End Property   Public ReadOnly Property DockableWindowManager() As ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IDockableWindowManager     Get       Return TryCast(Application, ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IDockableWindowManager)     End Get   End Property   Public ReadOnly Property Events() As ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IDocumentEvents_Event     Get       s_docEvent = TryCast(Document, ESRI.ArcGIS.ArcMapUI.IDocumentEvents_Event)       Return s_docEvent     End Get   End Property End Module Then you can use My namespace and get ArcMap.Application rhalko: Why should ESRI document how to use XML?  We all know special characters in different codes require attention.  Hopefully your afternoon gets better now that you found what was wrong. XML characters If you want to use & &amp; e.g. <company>AT&amp;T</company> ... View more

Yes, I publish tools all the time that allow arcmap interaction while forms are up.  (Downfall is user can alter TOC and other stuff while in the middle of your processes if your program involves counts etc, it can get messy, but thats besides the point. FormWindowState.Normal and do a [Your]form.show() ... View more

My apologies for mis-understanding, Jill. I suggested My. as within a class, that works in .net for any form and yes, of course it would not work if the function is outside the form class. I am aware every form will have an initialize, its Private Sub InitializeComponent() or your probably referring to FormLoad ? there is no Initialize as you put it that I see in vb.net for a declaration. So the function is all on its own (separate class). Ok, which is calling a table.  Sorry, I would just have the function in each form class... not sure how this would be achieved.  Neil will hopefully guide you in the right direction and I will learn something. ... View more

Its Mike, you need to be using 3.5 framework, not 4 (that is not until release 10.1) from what I understood at the summit:  You can not be using 'any CPU' when compiling and sending off to a 64 bit run processor hence why i mentioned x86. You can no longer use RegASM as a means, hence why esri incorporated their own. If your stating your dlls are ANY CPU, you will see failures as you see.  You can verify this by hitting a 32 bit machine, and everything probably works.  Hence why unable to find 10.0 esri.arcGisSystem dll, because they are only 32 bit dlls Are you using .net 2010 professional or similar? Which arc are you using? SP1 installed? Have you tried contacting someone from ESRI? Have you read http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/conceptualhelp/index.html#/What_s_new_for_developers_at_10/0001000002zp000000/ and http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/conceptualhelp/index.html#/ESRIRegAsm_utility/0001000004n6000000/ The registration logic within existing libraries does not need to be rewritten (categories are still identified using globally unique identifiers [GUIDs]), but existing libraries must be re-registered with ESRIRegAsm.exe or they will not function with any installation of ArcGIS after version 9.3.1. ... View more

Well, not quite sure what you are trying to attempt.. but I see a few things. a) There is NO need for a function, your not sending a return value. so as for the Form. IF its all in the same CLASS, just use me. Are you suggesting that sub UserForm is a Different form than THISForm? Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()     PopulateEditorNameComboBox() End Sub Public Sub PopulateEditorNameComboBox()     For i = 1 to EditorNameCollection.Count         me.cboEditor.AddItem (EditorNameCollection.item(i)) 'Add item to combo box on indicated form     Next i End Function There are many methods to pass data between forms if that is what you are doing... Delegates / Properties /contructor / object ... View more