Latest Contributions by joesather

I agree that this is a major limitation.  Symbolizing using "Unique Values, Many Fields" is also something that would expand the functionality of ArcGIS Online.   ... View more

I'm currently working with a customer on this exact issue.  They have 320 map sheets.  Each sheet can have anywhere from 0 to 6 inset maps.  In addition to the insets, they also have 3 tabular reports.  Depending on the size and shape of the primary map, all the other items (insets and reports) get placed at different locations.  The solution we are building is to store all the page layout info (x,y, width, height, extent, etc) of each element in a table.  As we iterate through each map sheet, the appropriate info is read and the appropriate items are positioned. This application will be posted to the Resource Center when complete.  We just started so it will take some time. Jeff Jeff, Any luck with this application?  I am trying to do the exact same thing with someutility maps. ... View more

I'm currently working with a customer on this exact issue.  They have 320 map sheets.  Each sheet can have anywhere from 0 to 6 inset maps.  In addition to the insets, they also have 3 tabular reports.  Depending on the size and shape of the primary map, all the other items (insets and reports) get placed at different locations.  The solution we are building is to store all the page layout info (x,y, width, height, extent, etc) of each element in a table.  As we iterate through each map sheet, the appropriate info is read and the appropriate items are positioned. This application will be posted to the Resource Center when complete.  We just started so it will take some time. Jeff Jeff, Any luck developing a solution for this?  That would be very useful Joe ... View more

I agree, this is needed. ... View more

I am using Build 1750 and I have had luck labeling Layer packages, as long as they were exported from shapefiles.  I am not able to get Polygon labels to work when exporting layer packages from a File Geodatabase.  I have had good luck with simple VB scripts such as VBNewLine, and many different symbol masks and rotation angles for points seem to displaying just fine. ... View more

I have found that it is very easy to insert any Index layer data to the Layout Using the Insert  - Dynamic Text Tool.  Simply understanding that "Page" is synonymous with your index Layer will serve you well.  I have a County Name in my index Layer field that I want to add to my layout. I simply Insert - Dynamic Text - Data Driven Page Name.  When looking at the properties of this tag it should read as follows: <dyn type="page" property="name"/> I want that text to actually display the County Name that is associated with that page, I have a field in my index layer called "County".  I simply edit the string to read as follows: <dyn type="page" property="County"/> I am used to DS Mapbook, and I am trying to recreate the same functionality in Data Driven Pages.  I guess it took me a while to realize that the "Page" dynamic text type was actually tied to my index layer.  I can't find where the ArcGIS Desktop Help indicates that "Page" text is in any way related to the index Layer, but the results speak for themselves.  Apparently it is so simple that it needs to explanation. ... View more