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ArcGIS 10 add-in: Top-level exception handling
The ArcGIS 10 add-in I'm working on is pretty simple -- just a tool control and a dockable window. I'm handling the specific exceptions I anticipate occuring at the source and throwing everything ...
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ArcGIS 10 add-in: ComboBox add-in component focus issue
Update 9/9/11: Here is a minimal example project that will reproduce the issue for me (VS 2008 solution): http://wfurl.com/09061bf
I have an ArcMap 10 add-in with a ComboBox class that I place on a ...
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How to find all ICommandItem instances of a custom button command in an ArcMap add-in?
I have an ArcMap 10.0 add-in in which I have a button that the user can place (using the Customize dialog in ArcMap) on any toolbar including user-created toolbars as well as standard ones or even 3rd ...
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ArcObjects: How to measure the draw time of a layer in ArcMap?
I'd like to quantitatively measure the display performance of mosaic datasets, image service layers, raster layers, feature layers, etc. in ArcMap 10.
How can I measure the draw time of a particular ...
4
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1answer
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Using log4net in ArcMap addin solution
I would like to use log4net as the logging framework for my addin. However, now I'm having trouble in enabling logging in debug mode and in the released esriAddin file. It works in either one, not ...
3
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Get the geometry from the lasso selection tool
I'm building an Add-in solution in ArcGIS 10 that contains a custom tool. I'd like to borrow the functionality of the lasso selection tool without reinventing the wheel. Is there a way to intercept ...
3
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2answers
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How to create a report from selected features in ArcMap
I am new to ArcGIS and I am trying to create an Add-In button which can
figure out which polygons are selected and
query the selected polygons to generate a report on the underlying metadata ...
3
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1answer
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How to make a WPF Window be a well-behaved child window of ArcMap?
I am pretty familiar with Windows Forms in ArcGIS but WPF, which I'm just starting to tinker with, seems to be a different animal. I've created an ArcMap add-in with a button that displays a Window ...
3
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1answer
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How can I hide a tool from command window under category
I have created a tool, a button and a dockable window under one project. To open/close the dockable window, button is used. For some specific work, by clicking some specific button from dockable ...
3
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2answers
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ArcObjects: IMapEvents.FeatureClassChanged doesn't fire if the layer's previous data source was invalid
Is there any other event besides IMapEvents.FeatureClassChanged that will be fired when a layer's data source changes? FeatureClassChanged doesn't seem to fire if the layer's previous data source was ...
3
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0answers
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ArcObjects running in Addin slower?
I have created a class library which does some geoprocessing. The addin calls a class that is an async process. I have ensured the thread is STA and the arcobjects are thread safe (ie. not passed from ...
3
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Is it possible to add a command to the ArcMap Find dialog context menu?
I think I already know the answer to this... which is "no", but I wrote this up so I'll ask anyways.
Is it possible using ArcObjects to extend/customize the ArcMap Find tool/dialog by adding a ...
2
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1answer
117 views
How to create multiple dockable windows?
I am building an add-in and I have several different windows, which I open with the code below. This works fine. However, how can I create the same window n times?
UID dockWinID = new UIDClass();
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2
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1answer
236 views
CodeDom.Compiler fails in Arcmap add-in, but works from console app
The Test method in the code below succeeds in a console test app, but fails when I call it from within an Arcmap add-in, throwing a ReflectionTypeLoadException with a loader exception saying:
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2
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1answer
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Write string to status bar that doesn't go away
I'm attempting to write the number of items matching a given query to the statusbar. when i debug through the code, i am able to step through and see the message hit the statusbar, but then it ...
