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ArcMap is the former flagship application of ArcGIS Desktop and the tag for that (arcgis-desktop) should also be added for any questions about its GUI
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Split Polyline at Set Intervals
In 10.1 you could use the new positionAlongLine function to generate the points you want to split by, and then use the Split Line at Point tool.
I don't have 10.1 installed to test with but you would …
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ArcMap's "Join Field" tool takes so long when just "Joining" works instantly. Help?
If you look at the tool help you'll note that Join Field permanently adds 1 or more fields to the input table.
The tool you probably want is Add Join, which works more like the interactive join comma …
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Display full directory in ArcMap (10) recent file list in File Menu?
Best you can probably do is to look at the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ESRI\Desktop10.0\ArcMap\Recent File List registry key in RegEdit which is where ArcMap stores the most recently used file list. …
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Use Python to find the pathname of "Current" Arcmap
Try MapDocument.filePath:
>>> mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
>>> mxd.filePath
u'C:\\GISData\\test.mxd'
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How to remove decimal places from currency formatting in ArcGIS?
You could use Brad's answer in conjunction with a label expression that adds the dollar sign (or other appropriate currency symbol).
VBScript example:
"$" & [CHA_CHING]
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Can ArcMap display the individual dimensions of a polygon?
I'm sure someone, somewhere, has done this before using ArcObjects. However my search attempts turned up nothing, the most promising thing I found was this, but it's for 9.3 only so I can't test it: D …
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Custom Layer Properties
This is pretty well documented in the help. I would suggest reading these topics under Application framework customizations and Mapping and visualization customizations:
Creating property pages
How …
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How to zoom to selected Feature in ArcMap using ArcObjects?
You could also use the IHookActions interface for this, e.g.:
hookActions.DoAction(feature.Shape, esriHookActions.esriHookActionsZoom)
See also this sample: Using HookActions in custom commands
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How stable is WPF in Arcmap?
One annoyance I have found is that ArcMap add-ins force the dependency of the System.Windows.Forms assembly for certain add-in types such as Tools and their MouseEventArgs class which derives from the …
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Application Extension vs. Add-in Application Extension
Both add-in extensions and traditional COM extensions run in-process, so there is no need to "find a running instance of ArcMap", as they will be hooked in by nature. … If you want to create a standalone program that remotely controls ArcMap, rather than a class library that runs inside ArcMap, you would use IAppROT to get a handle on a running ArcGIS application object …
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How do I make a user input array or list in python?
There is a built-in script tool that does exactly this: Multiple Ring Buffer
You can right-click it and go to edit to see the source Python script for its implementation.
If you want to roll your …
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Vba Cons Numbers
Do you mean you want to populate a field with a sequential series of numbers? If so look at Calculate Field Examples. An example is provided in Python:
Calculate a sequential ID or number based on a …
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How can you find ArcGIS version programatically?
In ArcObjects .NET, use the RuntimeManager e.g.:
Listing all installed runtimes:
var runtimes = RuntimeManager.InstalledRuntimes;
foreach (RuntimeInfo runtime in runtimes)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug …
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Qualifying field names in field calculator
In your expression, just use:
[PipeRealCurrent_x_PDist.PlanningDistrictsCombo]
It is incorrect to specify an assignment in the expression. You specify which field you are calculating in the 2nd par …
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ArcObjects: AfterItemDraw only fires for layers in the root of TOC
As I mentioned at the end of this answer the IActiveViewEvents.AfterItemDraw event (even with IViewManager.VerboseEvents enabled) only seems to fire for layers in the root of ArcMap's table of content …