Latest Contributions by JakeDiebolt

Couldn't you run them from PythonWin? Or even IDLE? ... View more

I'm not sure if this makes sense. For the software to enforce a certain size, it would have to edit on the fly as you edited...for example, if you changed the polygon's length from 50 to 100 meters, the software would automatically resize the rest of the polygon for the area. This might be OK for regular shapes, but I can imagine irregular polygons being much more difficult to shape..the software would constantly be changing the feature to keep up with you. It seems like it would generate more frustration than anything, and introduce some very complex behaviour in the software to boot. I haven't demoted the idea, but my two cents are that this solution causes more problems than it would likely solve. ... View more

Why not simply publish it on ArcScripts? Then everyone could have it now, instead of waiting for ESRI to implement it. ... View more

Why not simply publish it on ArcScripts? Then everyone could have it now, instead of waiting for ESRI to implement it. ... View more

I don't really know how explorer or ArcGIS online works - I'm a desktop user mostly. But its likely that if the layers are being referenced from your computer, then somehow those features must be distributed to users. Once again, I'm not familiar with the Explorer file type (whether it includes the actual data or not), but mxds (map documents for ArcMap) only contain paths to the data, not the data itself. If that's true, then there has to be a way to get your data to your customers, so they can see the information on the map. Check the help files for explorer and ArcGIS online to see if there's any mention of what you have to do when uploading. ... View more

The red exclamation points indicate broken data paths. It's looking for data (feature classes, shapefiles, or whatever) on that computer, and can't find them, either because they aren't there or the file path has changed. Make sure all the files associated with the document are transferred on to the other computer, and when they are, make sure the file path is the same. Or, you can re-set the paths by clicking on the red exclamation points (I think,  I know this is how it works in Arcmap, not sure about explorer. ... View more

Thanks for the reply Alan! Our transportation network is meant to be very simple - automobiles only. The network is relatively small - a city of 50,000, a highway and tertiary roads north of it. The Find Path trace is essentially all we need - its just a basic network for helping field crews find a good route to potentially remote locations. I realize Network Analyst is the preferred transportation solution, but the client's already decided against purchasing any extensions. Perhaps if the network sees a lot of use, they may one day decide to go the Network Analyst route, but until then I must needs make do. 😞 ... View more