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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 1:40 PM

A quick look at the versatile spatial filters in the ArcGIS JavaScript APIs

Using the Query class geometry property as a spatial filter is one of the most important and versatile aspects of the ArcGIS JavaScript API and its extensions for the Google Maps API and Virtual Earth. This functionality lets you pass a point, line, multi-point
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Monday, July 28, 2008 10:08 AM

Showcase your ArcGIS Server application in the Code Gallery

One purpose of the new ArcGIS Resource Centers is to strengthen the community of ESRI software developers. You can contribute to this community by sharing your application in the code gallery. The code gallery is a place where you can highlight your work
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Friday, July 25, 2008 11:24 AM

.NET Web ADF supports curves at 9.3

In this post Product Engineer Derek Weatherbe discusses support for curves added to the .NET Web ADF at 9.3 At 9.2, using Identify or executing a task against a feature that had a curved segment would not work. Prior to Service Pack 3, this action would
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Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:28 AM

2008 UC Featured Workshop: Securing your ArcGIS Server Site (Java and .NET)

The technical workshop Securing your ArcGIS Server Site will discuss best practices for security and will review ArcGIS Server security enhancements in 9.3. Both server administrators and developers can benefit from this session. Separate sessions are
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Monday, July 21, 2008 11:03 AM

Administrative privileges no longer required to log in to Manager at 9.3

Here's a 9.3 improvement that’s not immediately visible, but may simplify the way you work with Manager in your GIS department. In ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework 9.2, you were required to have Administrator privileges on the Web server
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Thursday, July 17, 2008 9:22 AM

The new face of EDN

If you've been looking for developer help on edn.esri.com recently, you'll notice the site has been pared down to just a few links. The 9.3 Developer Help is now available through the various product Resource Centers , while the old EDN site is still
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:15 AM

What's new in ArcGIS Server 9.3

ArcGIS 9.3 has been shipping for several weeks now. You can read about some of the enhancements to ArcGIS Server in the “Putting GIS on the Web” section of What’s new in ArcGIS 9.3 . We’ll be talking about some of these enhancements on this blog in the
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:49 PM

What is Dojo and why is it important to ArcGIS users?

Recently Alex Russell and Neil Roberts from SitePen were here in Redlands showing us some of the capabilities of the Dojo toolkit and how it can greatly simplify your life if you're a JavaScript developer. We anticipate that a lot of you will be encountering
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:15 PM

The ArcGIS JavaScript API is now available to the public

The new ArcGIS JavaScript API and its accompanying online SDK are now available for public use. With the ArcGIS JavaScript API you can add GIS functionality to your Web applications with JavaScript code that runs in the browser. The online SDK includes
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Thursday, July 03, 2008 12:06 PM

Installing on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008: Which IIS components are required for the Web Applications install feature of ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .Net Framework?

Chris Whitmore, an Installation Product Engineer at ESRI Redlands, provided this tip for installing ArcGIS Server 9.3 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 ArcGIS Server Manager requires the IIS components listed below. If these components are not
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:57 AM

ArcGIS Server 9.3 Web Help is now available

The ArcGIS Server 9.3 Web Help is now publicly available. The Web Help is the best place to get up to date information about ArcGIS Server. After the product is released, we continue to add information and correct the Help based on user feedback, technical
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