Error with ArcGIS js API Create web map by ID sample

Question

I have been trying to use the updated ArcGIS API for Javascript, with ArcGIS Online. I have been testing with the sample code found on the "Create web map by ID" page:

http://developers.arcgis.com/en/javascript/jssamples/ags_createwebmapid.html

If I download that and try to run it in Firefox, without making any changes, then the map does not show up and I get the following error reported in Firebug:

Error: Unable to load the base map layer
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...);}},_getKind:function(_2ff){var _300=this._trackManager;if(_300){return _300.is...

utils.js (line 19)

The sample runs fine on the http://developers.arcgis.com/ site, I'm not sure why it would be failing for me. I am not accessing the web through a proxy.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Works fine after I changed the relative reference to layout.css -- cheers!

<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/layout.css">

to

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://developers.arcgis.com/en/javascript/samples/ags_createwebmapid/css/layout.css">

Answer 2

I was able to find an ArcGIS forum post for a similar issue:

http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/54811-Proxy-page-error-using-editor-widgit

The directions for creating a proxy page for viewing ArcGIS Online maps can be found here:

http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/jshelp/ags_proxy.html

Answer 3

a simple way to create web maps is to install cartoview www.cartologic.com/cartoview and create a webmap the steps are available at http://cartologic.com/cartoview/apps/cartoserver/help/webmap/#settings