Latest Contributions by StephenPage

Thanks Vince, I�??m not sure what you mean about a �??Desktop application�??. Is this an Arc Desktop installation? (we were hoping to avoid the IT overhead of installing Arc on multiple desktops, where people only need it for a single task taking about 5 minutes.) Where would I find more information about a web-based geoprocessing tool? I�??ve been investigating Feature Services and Geoprocessing Services - eventually we plan to publish Feature Services and allow editing. But at this stage it may be a step further than we require. At this stage, we don't need to be able to edit features or attributes, or be able to visualise what we are doing. The operator just needs to run a script or tool that: �?� Deletes existing files (used in the geoprocessing) �?� Creates a backup of the Databases ( 2 off) �?� Spatial Join of eg suburbs, etc to the shapefile �?� Calculate Field (recalculate Suburb name field) �?� Append the new features to one of the 2 existing databases (based on a SQL WHERE statement) �?� Compress the database By using a script/tool, the Database Connection (containing the database server login) applies only to that instance of updating the database. Therefore the operator is not given a general Login access to the Database Server. (probably this would be the case no matter how we implemented, as you pointed out) A copy of Arc Desktop, and the Licence Manager is held on a server. If the user runs the script/tool from their desktop, they would need an arc installation on their PC, to access the Arc Tools. I�??ve been told that a major feature of ArcGIS Server is that with licences able to be stored on the server, this enables editing to be accessed via a web page. We would like to be able to give access to a web page (or a folder) on the server, from where the operator could run the script/tool, using the Arc Desktop/Tools hosted on the server. Thus, we would avoid: i) providing a desktop installation  of Arc (requiring more IT support!) ii) providing a general login access to the server holding the Arc Desktop/Tools. Access would be limited to running that script/tool Please feel free to point out where my assumptions are incorrect. Thanks, Steve ... View more

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Sorry, in my haste I overlooked your comment about using polygon features. My solution was for a line symbol ... View more

Thanks for your reply which WAS appreciated very much (and solved my issue), and humble apologies for completely overlooking to respond! Is perhaps putting an "r" in front of strings new to Arcpython under version 10? I don't recall this from 9.3, and it doesn't seem to be in my sample scripts from then. Perhaps I need a refresher to update myself to the latest code! Similarly, I haven't struck the 'shutil' module before, but my 9.3 copy methods don't seem to work. Couldn't get this to workk yet either - so I just manually copied the file - but I'll get back to that when there's time! Thanks again Steve ... View more

Hi, Very briefly (I'm in a rush!) From 'Symbol Selector', 'Edit Symbol' In 'Symbol Property Editor' build a multi-layer symbol, using 2 line symbols with a Hashed line symbol (set at 90 degrees) between them. A 4th layer can be a white background if desired. Adjust Line Templates and Line/Properties (Offsets) on the layers to align into a ladder symbol, also adjust line widths etc I'm sure the Arcmap Help will detail how to develop the multi-layer symbols Hope this a) meets your needs b) is enough to get you started Have fun, Steve Steve ... View more

Thanks for your reply, and apologies for such a tardy response. A very busy launch period... For our map services, annotation is impractical, but thanks anyway. We are having real difficulty labelling compared to what we previously could do in IMS. Thanks again, Steve ... View more

I (belatedly) found a thread "1. MapDocument.saveACopy() Error " from 5 May, which has some solutions in it. I've tried these but can't get them  to work i) the saveACopy statement still throws the "can't save" error ii) the shutil.copy2(inputMxd, old_doc) statement says: NameError: name 'shutil' is not defined Thanks ... View more

Hi, Its a while back, so the details are sketchy off the top of my head... I exported layers from Arcmap 9.3 to Illustrator, to fine tune the cartography, and was really able to polish the output beautifully. So pleased with the result for a map designed for full colour commercial printing. Problem with file size I used eps file type. This retained the layers as independent layers in Illustrator. I actually had to export several layers at a time - there is (apparently) a limitation on file size exporting that Arc could handle. With the layers already symbolised in Arc, they would only export correctly if i did a few layers at a time. Ability to update the map when data changes Since the layers come into Illustrator, I could just reimport any Updated layers into the existing Illustrator map. ... View more