Export to shapefile/other format

[BrianBorg]

I am using ArcGIS Server and Silverlight client. I need to export a selection/a whole layer to a shape file. Is this possible?

[dotMorten_esri]

This is not supported in Silverlight nor on the server end. I'm thinking a custom Geoprocessing tool might be able to do this, but other than that no.

[BrianBorg]

Thanks, I have never used Geoprocessing hence I am new to the concept. Any samples around on how to achieve this using geoprocessing?

[DominiqueBroux]

Any geoprocessing tool that outputs a feature class allows you to choose either a shapefile or geodatabase feature class as the output format.
In your case you could use the 'Clip' GPtool which extracts the input features that overlay the clip features.
The clip features could be an input parameter that you would populate by using a GPRecordSet at the client level.

Here is sample of such a GP tool whose purpose is 'Using a polygon digitized by the user, this service clips layers from the study area into a file geodatabase, then creates a .zip file that can be downloaded by the user.'
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/help/arcgis_server_dotnet_help/index.html#//00930000003t...