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I think you need ArcGIS 10.7.1 but I might be wrong as I don't have the version you mentioned. Definitely 10.7.1 or higher has the feature you are after.  What's new in the ArcGIS REST API—ArcGIS REST API: Services Directory | ArcGIS for Developers  ... View more

Thanks Riyas!  You are absolutely correct you have to import a shapefile or CSV into the webmap for it to work correctly. It would be good if you could use a point feature service though. I'll try to add this to the main.js. Cheers, Bryan ... View more

Hi Igor, Hopefully someone will come up with a better answer than this but you can use ArcObjects in python so I converted the VBA script you mentioned to python. You will have to install the comtype modules for python and then load the ArcMap Modules. Luckily Mark Cederholm shows you how to do this see ArcMap and Python i.e. In C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.1\Lib\site-packages\comtypes Delete automation.pyc, automation.pyo, safearray.pyc, safearray.pyo Edit automation.py Add the following entry to the _ctype_to_vartype dictionary (line 794): POINTER(BSTR): VT_BYREF|VT_BSTR, At the Python prompt: >>> from comtypes.client import GetModule >>> GetModule("c:/program files/arcgis/desktop10.1/com/esriArcMapUI.olb") TIP: If loading one or modules fails, delete all files in the comtypes/gen folder before trying again. Then you're set for using ArcObjects in Python. Create a new script with the following in it Open a new ArcMap session. Add an annotation layer and polygon layer and you're good to go. # ConvertAnnotationToPoygons.py # Updated for python ArcGIS 10.1 using comtypes # Import Modules import arcpy from arcpy import env import os import sys import comtypes.client import comtypes.gen.esriSystem as esriSystem import comtypes.gen.esriGeometry as esriGeometry import comtypes.gen.esriGeoDatabase as esriGeoDatabase import comtypes.gen.esriGeoprocessing as esriGeoprocessing import comtypes.gen.esriArcMapUI as esriArcMapUI import comtypes.gen.esriCarto as esriCarto import comtypes.gen.esriDisplay as esriDisplay import comtypes.gen.esriFramework as esriFramework import comtypes.gen.esriDataSourcesFile as esriDataSourcesGDB def NewObj(MyClass, MyInterface):     from comtypes.client import CreateObject     try:         ptr = CreateObject(MyClass, interface=MyInterface)         return ptr     except:         return None def CType(obj, interface):     try:         newobj = obj.QueryInterface(interface)         return newobj     except:         return None    def GetApp():     """Get a hook into the current session of ArcMap"""     pAppROT = NewObj(esriFramework.AppROT, esriFramework.IAppROT)     if pAppROT is not None:         iCount = pAppROT.Count         if iCount == 0:             print 'No ArcGIS application currently running.  Terminating ...'             return None         for i in range(iCount):             pApp = pAppROT.Item(i)  #returns IApplication on AppRef             print pApp.Name             if pApp.Name == 'ArcMap':                 print "ArcMap found"                 pDoc = pApp.Document                 print pDoc.Title                 if pDoc.Title == "untitled.mxd" or pDoc.Title == "Untitled":                     return pApp     print 'No ArcMap session is running at this time.'     print "No AppROT found"     print "Failed"     return None def AnnotoPoly():     #USER SETTINGS     #SET these variables for your individual case        FDOLayerNum = 0 #Set annotation layer here (zero-based: 0 is first layer in TOC)     FLayerNum = 1 #Set empty feature layer here (zero-based: 1 is second layer in TOC)     OutputDPI = 1200 #Highest DPI of your final output device(s)     ScreenResolution = 96 #Resolution of your monitor     FinalOutputScale = 24000 #Final scale that your map will be printed with         pApp = GetApp()     pDoc = pApp.Document     pMxDoc = CType(pDoc, esriArcMapUI.IMxDocument)     pMap = pMxDoc.FocusMap     pActiveView = CType(pMap, esriCarto.IActiveView)     pActiveView.Refresh()        pScreenDisplay = pActiveView.ScreenDisplay     pDisplayTransform = pScreenDisplay.DisplayTransformation     pFLayer = pMap.Layer(FLayerNum)     pFL = CType(pFLayer, esriCarto.IFeatureLayer)     pFClass = CType(pFL.FeatureClass, esriGeoDatabase.IFeatureClass)     pClass = pMap.Layer(FDOLayerNum)     pAnnoClass = CType(pClass,esriCarto.IFeatureLayer)     pAnnoClass = pAnnoClass.FeatureClass     pAnnoClass = CType(pAnnoClass.Extension,esriCarto.IAnnoClass)        ReferenceScale = pMap.ReferenceScale     MapScale = pMap.MapScale     OptimumScale = float(ScreenResolution) / OutputDPI * FinalOutputScale / 2     AnnoScaleFactor = float(pAnnoClass.ReferenceScale / OptimumScale)        pFDOGraphicsLayer = pMap.Layer(FDOLayerNum)     pFDOGraphicsRead = CType(pFDOGraphicsLayer, esriCarto.IFDOGraphicsLayerRead)     pMap.ReferenceScale = 0     pMap.MapScale = OptimumScale     # Generate Annotation Graphics     pFDOGraphicsRead.StartGeneratingGraphics(None, pScreenDisplay, True, True, False)     pAnnoElement = pFDOGraphicsRead.NextGraphic     while pAnnoElement:         pTextElement = CType(pAnnoElement, esriCarto.ITextElement)         pTextSymbol = pTextElement.Symbol         #Temporarily change text symbol's size         TempTextSize = pTextSymbol.Size         pTextSymbol.Size = float(TempTextSize) * AnnoScaleFactor                pTextQuery = CType(pTextSymbol, esriDisplay.IQueryGeometry)         pTextPointGeo = CType(pAnnoElement.Geometry, esriGeometry.IGeometry)         pScreenDisplay.StartDrawing(pScreenDisplay.WindowDC, pScreenDisplay.ActiveCache)         pPolygon = CType(pTextQuery.GetGeometry(pScreenDisplay.WindowDC, pDisplayTransform, pTextPointGeo), esriGeometry.IPolygon)         #Ensure geometry is suitable for a feature (sorts inner/outter rings)         pTopoOperator2 = CType(pPolygon, esriGeometry.ITopologicalOperator2)         pTopoOperator2.IsKnowSimple_2 = False         pPolygon.SimplifyPreserveFromTo()         pScreenDisplay.FinishDrawing                #Restore textsymbol size         pTextSymbol.Size = TempTextSize         pFeature = CType(pFClass.CreateFeature(), esriGeoDatabase.IFeature)         pFeature.Shape = pPolygon         pFeature.Store()                pAnnoElement = pFDOGraphicsRead.NextGraphic     #Restore dataframe's previous extent     pMap.ReferenceScale = ReferenceScale     pMap.MapScale = MapScale     pActiveView.Refresh        if __name__ == '__main__':     AnnotoPoly() ... 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Basically you're running it locally from the bin-debug folder e.g. C:\Users\Windows User\Adobe Flash Builder 4\ArcGISViewerForFlex\bin-debug\index.html and your web bowser doesn't like ExternalInterface call. To solve this problem you have 2 options either Export Release Build the application and then it will run properly as it is fully built or secondly and more preferably build it on your web server and run it from there. e.g. Right click on the FlexViewer Project -> Click Properties -> Click Flex Build Path. In the Output folder textbox at bottom, specify the location of your web server where your Flex Viewer should be deployed, e.g. in case of IIS web server, C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\flexviewerdebug In Output folder URL text box, specify the URL that matches with your output folder specified in last step, e.g. http://localhost/flexviewerdebug/ For more step by step instructions for setting up ArcViewer for Flex please see http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapps/flexviewer/help/index.html#//01m30000001q000000 ... View more