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How to get selected Features/Geometry from Windows Clipboard in ArcMap/C#?
I have a custom tool in ArcMap 10. The Workflow is the following:
Select Features in a Layer with the "Select Features by Rectangle" tool
Copy the Features to the Clipboard using STRG+c
Select the ...
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5answers
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How can I programmatically get the path of “Python.exe” used by ArcMap
I am working with an add-in of ArcMap in c#. From c# code, i have executed some python scripts. Now, to run those script, I have hard-coded python path. But this is not portable. So, I want to get the ...
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2answers
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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 ...
8
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2answers
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Can custom map tiles be consumed via ArcObjects within my ArcGIS 10 Desktop AddIn?
Can I programmatically consume and render custom map tiles in ArcMap via our ArcGIS 10 Desktop AddIn?
The AddIn is built using the ArcObjects SDK for C#/.NET and ArcGIS 10. Pulling and rendering map ...
8
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1answer
575 views
What is the best way of refreshing the view after drawing graphics?
I draw a polygon on button click which to highlight a feature. Then I need to refresh the ActiveView to show the new polygon. This lines do work:
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8
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1answer
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Custom panning using ArcGIS Engine
Due to some constraints, that I will not go into, I have found myself needing to implement custom panning in my application.
The ArcGIS API reference suggests using the following methods:
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7
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1answer
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Automatically display related records for selected feature in tablewindow with ArcObjects
Is there a way through ArcObjects to automatically display the related table(s) for the selected feature in ArcMap in the attribute window (tablewindow) without the user having to click on it and ...
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6answers
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How do I activate a custom ITool from a form without having to add it to a toolbar? (ArcGIS 10 add-in development)
I'm working on an add-in for ArcMap 10.0 that adds a toolbar to ArcMap. One command (OpenModelessDialogCommand) button on that toolbar opens a modeless WinForms dialog, from which a tool (MyTool) can ...
6
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1answer
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Arcobjects: Zoom to first queried feature
I'm attempting to query a feature class for all features that meet a certain criterion (in this case, the Status field is NULL). However, I'm not getting very far into the attempted method before ...
6
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1answer
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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 ...
6
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3answers
586 views
How is a “Map Package” created programmatically?
Given a loaded map document (mxd) how do I find the geodatabase objects related to the contained layers? I want to copy them with the map document so the map can be moved onto each user's local ...
6
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2answers
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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 ...
6
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1answer
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Clearing map cache - ArcGIS Engine
Is there a programmatic way to clear the cache of a map in ArcGIS Engine 10.0?
It is apparent that there is some caching scheme operating under the covers, and I'd like to clear all of its cached ...
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4answers
1k views
Programmatically edit/update metadata in ArcGIS 10
Has anyone succeeded in programmatically updating metadata in ArcGIS 10? Considering using Python/arcpy but ArcObjects (C# or Python/comtypes) is also a possibility.
I need to update both the FGDC ...
5
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1answer
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ArcObjects: modifying feature field value
I'm developing an ArcMap extension and looking for a way to change feature attributes knowing its feature class and OID (and, presumably, everything else that there is in IFeature). All layers use ...
