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Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:08 AM

Creating a Google Gadget with the ArcGIS JavaScript API in 5 minutes

Google Gadgets are small self-contained Web-based modules that plug into iGoogle. iGoogle is a framework, similar to a portal, which can display multiple gadgets in a tabular fashion. Similar Web 2.0 portal sites are Netvibes , My Yahoo , Pageflakes ,
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Friday, December 12, 2008 1:10 PM

Best practice for integrating ArcGIS Server Java Help into Eclipse IDE

If you're an ArcGIS Server Java developer working with the Eclipse IDE, check out today's ArcObjects Developer Blog posting that explains a best practice for integrating the Java Help System into Eclipse . The help is originally delivered as a plug-in,
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008 9:35 AM

Map caching case study: New Zealand topo maps

I have the New Zealand 1:50,000 Topographic Database and I wanted to serve out several layers from that database using ArcGIS Server. The intention was that this service be used as a basemap for mapping projects as well as a test for and demonstration
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Monday, November 24, 2008 11:48 AM

What's new in version 1.2 of the ArcGIS JavaScript extensions for the Google Maps API and Microsoft Virtual Earth

Versions 1.2 of the ArcGIS JavaScript Extension for the Google Maps API and the ArcGIS JavaScript Extension for Microsoft Virtual Earth are now available for you to use. To get started, just change the version number in the script tag that references
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Friday, November 21, 2008 9:13 AM

Version 1.2 of the ArcGIS JavaScript API released

Version 1.2 of the ArcGIS JavaScript API is now available! You can begin referencing it in your code with this tag: <script type="text/javascript" src="http://serverapi.arcgisonline.com/jsapi/arcgis/?v=1.2"></script> This release corresponds
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Monday, November 17, 2008 11:18 AM

Developing scriptable controls with the .NET Web ADF

A key consideration when designing a custom web control is where the control’s logic will execute. While all the logic could be put in either the client or the web tier, the best approach is usually to place some logic in each tier. User interface data
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 4:36 AM

Geoprocessing parameter types in the ArcGIS JavaScript API

Every geoprocessing task has a set of input parameters, which represent values or datasets that the model takes in. You need to supply the parameters correctly in order to run the task. In this post we'll look at how you find out the parameter types and
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Friday, November 07, 2008 9:25 AM

Customizing the map progress bar in the 9.3 Web ADF (.NET)

The Web ADF includes a progress bar that displays when the map is loading map images or tiles. It makes the user aware that the site is processing the user's request. You may wish to customize the progress bar, either to modify it or to replace it with
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Monday, November 03, 2008 4:22 PM

Creating a simple map dijit with the ArcGIS JavaScript API

Dojo Widgets or dijits are a great way to build web application UI components that either combine other components or bind data with business logic. Dijits are designed to be easy for users embed within their web applications. In this post we’ll create
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:20 AM

Creating a DHTML scale bar with the .NET Web ADF

At the 9.3 release, the .Net Web ADF’s JavaScript library exposes a lot of logic to the client side, allowing you to create a more responsive UI without the need for making calls back to the server. You can get the Web ADF JavaScript library help on the
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Friday, October 24, 2008 4:09 PM

The ArcGIS API for Flex 1.0 has been released

The ArcGIS API for Flex is a powerful framework for building rich internet applications (RIAs) on top of ArcGIS Server that look good, run fast and are fun to use. The Flex Resource Center includes help and samples for the API and is part of the ArcGIS
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008 11:29 AM

Using Dojo dijits with the ArcGIS JavaScript API

A nice thing about the ArcGIS JavaScript API being built on top of the Dojo toolkit is that you can use Dojo widgets, or "dijits", to add prepackaged user interface components to your applications. Dojo has a bunch of existing dijits you can choose from
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Friday, October 17, 2008 2:48 PM

Tips for choosing a cache image format

We often receive questions about which image format is most appropriate for ArcGIS Server map caches. In response we recently added the following information to the topic Choosing Cache Properties in the ArcGIS Server 9.3 Web Help. Your choice of cache
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008 11:13 AM

Live User Sites page shows applications built with ArcGIS Server

We often blog about the bits and pieces of what you can do with ArcGIS Server, but it’s really inspiring to see some finished applications that put it all together. ESRI’s new Live User Sites page is a gallery of public-facing ArcGIS Server applications
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Friday, October 10, 2008 12:28 PM

Using Gears in a .NET Web ADF application

HTML 5 introduces offline storage support which allows the browser to serve up web pages and other data locally without having to access the Internet. Some newer browser versions (Safari 3.1/Firefox 3) offer built-in support for offline storage while
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