Latest Contributions by JamesCrandall

Yes, one option would be to author a model or script tool that has 2 data-time parameters and based on use input executes some logic. Then from a button in your add-in you could launch that tool. GP Tools have 100's of parameter types that allow you to build a UI for accepting user input and built-in and customize-able validation that can be run before the tool is actually executed. Another option would be to build a .Net add-in. The .Net framework offers a rich environment for building windows forms that can accept user input and execute code. If you would prefer to author your form in .Net you could still have you business logic in a python script tool and call the tool from .Net passing in any required parameters. Thanks, Chris --- yes, I have done just what you describe with launching Toolbox I created with GPToolDialog.  It seems a bit disconnected, but it works.  I had hoped to have a few more UI control elements available via the Python Add-In, but like you say I can implement a .NET add-in to accomplish this.  This is my area of familiarity (but with creating COM components) -- should be a nice change from having to build Setup.exe/.msi and dealing with installer issues! James ... View more

I see that we can arm-twist things with GPToolDialog(toolbox, tool_name) maybe.  http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/The_pythonaddins_module/014p00000021000000/ j ... View more

Resolved. All of my issues/problems were related to Citrix environment and the setup of my specific user account.  With that said, my solution was to develop the Add-In on another box with all of the appropriate setup completed as outlined by Chris.  I simply access the box with Remote Access. (I do have another question but will start a new thread) ... View more

I am kind of confused, I understood that you had a problem when double-clicking the esriaddin file. The makeaddin.py is just a python script that will zip up all the contents of the addin into a single compressed file with a .esriaddin extension. So yes, it is intended behavior that a new .esriaddin file is created each time. As far as running the makeaddin.py file, you could run it from any Python IDE or if it is already associated with an install of python you should be able to just double-click it. That's right.  If I double-click it as in the example, it wants me to specify the program to use to open it.  Also, I thought it  is supposed to create a new folder with a GUID -- that is following these steps: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/Testing_an_add_in/014p00000026000000/ Step 1. Fails.  I must right-click the makeaddin.py file and choose "Edit with PythonWin".  This creates the .esriaddin file. Step 2. Fails.  Double-clicking the .esriaddin file wants me to specify a program to open it with.  With that, it does not create the folder with the GUID: "The installation utility copies the add-in file to a generated subfolder under the default add-in folder; the subfolder is automatically generated using a globally unique identifier (GUID). This prevents file naming conflicts that might occur if several add-ins have the same file name." Step 3. only works because I choose "Add From File" to add the Add-In to my ArcMap 10.1 Again, I am working in Citrix environment and there is no ESRIRegAddIn.exe file to be found anywhere.  Thanks for your input! James ... View more

With regards to double-clicking the esriaddin file and it asking you which program to open with it sounds like there is a file association problem. Go ahead and right-click any esriaddin file and select Open With > Choose Default program and select ESRIRegAddIn.exe from C:\Program Files\Common Files\ArcGIS\bin. With regards to the tool. It probably won't make a difference to the problem but go ahead and remove all the other functions in the tool you don't plan to implement, ie onMouseDown, onMouseUp, etc. The behavior that controls whether you can click and drag and what shape is drawn is controlled by the shape property of the tool class. I see you have it set to Rectangle, so that seems correct. Try adding the same logic to onMouseDown and see if that even causes a messagebox to be shown. Could you post the code with the intentional error you added? Hi Chris -- thanks for the reply. So, simply running the makeaddin.py from say PythonWin will not work?  It seems to create a new .esriaddin file each time! 1. I am unsure if your suggestion will work for me as we are in a Citrix environment.  There is no Program Files\Common Files\ArcGIS\bin\ESRIRegAddIn.exe available to us!  Can that ESRIRegAddIn.exe tool be copied and run from our Citrix environment?  I may have to use one of our server environments that has a full install of ArcGIS 10.1 on it in order to get this add-in built. Unless you have a solution for us Citirx environment people? 2. Understood about removing all of the unnecessary functions. 3. I will try to move things to the onMouseDown. ... View more

If I just open ArcMap 10.1 and add the add-in via the Add-In Manager "Add From File", it does add the toolbar.  However, it does not operate as a tool (I am expecting to interact with the map, where once clicked it stays depressed and I can move the cursor over the map.  Similar to the Zoom tools).  update: I can't even get an error to show (I have typed in an obviously incorrect line in the def_init below and have an open python window in ArcMap. You'd think it would throw an error when I run the tool, but nothing happens). here's the .py source: import arcpy import pythonaddins class GrabExtents2ToolClass(object):     """Implementation for GrabExtents2_addin.tool (Tool)"""     def __init__(self):         self.enabled = True         self.cursor = 3         self.shape = 'Rectangle'         def onMouseDown(self, x, y, button, shift):         pass     def onMouseDownMap(self, x, y, button, shift):         pass     def onMouseUp(self, x, y, button, shift):         pass     def onMouseUpMap(self, x, y, button, shift):         pass     def onMouseMove(self, x, y, button, shift):         pass     def onMouseMoveMap(self, x, y, button, shift):         pass     def onDblClick(self):         pass     def onKeyDown(self, keycode, shift):         pass     def onKeyUp(self, keycode, shift):         pass     def deactivate(self):         pass     def onCircle(self, circle_geometry):         pass     def onLine(self, line_geometry):         pass     def onRectangle(self, rectangle_geometry):         pythonaddins.MessageBox("Add-In executed!") ... View more

Greetings, All you need to do is build a new raster catalog with the coordinate system you want.  Specifically, you want to look at the "Coordinate System for Raster Column" parameter.  The spatial reference of the raster column is used during data loading as: A default spatial reference for those raster datasets that have an unknown  spatial reference A target spatial reference if you choose to project your raster datasets  that have different spatial references from the raster column The raster catalog has been superseded by the mosaic dataset, which has  many more capabilities, uses, and functions. Therefore, it is  recommended that you manage raster data using a mosaic dataset instead  of using a raster catalog.  Mosaic datasets can be in a different coordinate system (and even datum- unlike catalogs) than the source data feeding into it. Best, Eric Cool! If the Raster Catalog has rasters of the exact same spatial extent on top of each other, you can add and populate a date field and make this time-enabled.  This allows you to build time-series animations out of the rasters. I hope the Mosaic allow for this. ... View more

You may have to go through and project each of the individual raster datasets, then build a new Raster Catalog with the new rasters.  Not sure and I am hoping to see an difinitive answer on this issue too, but I may just have to go through with the spatial reference conversion myself and build a new Raster Catalog. ... View more

Edit: see if the formating of your parameter is correct.  I found a reference that shows it being set like so: df.time.currentTime = datetime.datetime(2008, 10, 1) What is df? If it is reference to the dataframe, then I don't think it supports Time.  From what I can tell, you get the time on the Layer instead. http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/LayerTime/00s300000063000000/ Sorry if this is incorrect. ... View more

Thanks James, but would this work if the file is being served in ArcGIS Server at the same time I'm not completely certain of the answer.  I suppose if you are creating and publishing a mapservice from an .mxd with the raster loaded, then I'd take a guess you would need to re-publish.  I think at 10.1, the REST cache is automatically refreshed when a service/folder is updated. So... hope that I helps but I think you will likely have to just work through this one. j ... View more