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I have a web application client built using ArcGIS Server Manager which is currently showing a single map composed by three data layers. The map data are provided as a map service by my ArcGIS Server 10.1 instance.

My task is to provide the map's users a way to download the full map locally as a shapefile (e.g: zipped) via her/his web browser.

I was hinted to read here and to build a geoprocessing service to accomplish the task. I decided to write a specific toolbox myself using Python, then publish it as a geoprocessing service on my ArcGIS Server instance and finally include it into my web application.

Can you point me towards any third-party (meaning: non-ESRI) code sample to start me up? I can find no examples other than the ones in ESRI's support website!

Thanks in advance

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I dont see the code for it but the edcommunity has a jpg export application. – Brad Nesom Dec 3 '12 at 16:28
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If you're using Esri software, why are you re-inventing/writing your own tool? This task is well documented here resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/#/Clip_and_ship/… . If you absolutely need to you can save the Extract Data tool and hack it up. – KHibma Dec 3 '12 at 17:05
Thanks for the hint, @BradNesom, can you please give me the URL/thread of this app? – claudio sparpaglione Dec 4 '12 at 14:46

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The edcommunity has a sample app, but no downloadable code. As per KHibma the clip and ship will probably work.
If you aren't clipping the Edcommunity Sketch-A-Map app uses a draw widget to export.

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(+1) for 10.000. Good Luck :) – Aragon Dec 4 '12 at 16:51
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When we needed this, we just pregenerated a zip file for each layer, and had a link in a custom legend which allowed you to download the data, and just housed the zip files on the site. Not 'slick and automatic', but it gives a way for the user to download the data if they want.

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