Web ADF integration with Visual Studio

ArcGIS Web Applications for the Microsoft .NET Framework supports Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Supported Visual Studio editions are Professional, Premium, Ultimate, Test Professional, and Visual Web Developer Express. The Visual Studio editions installed will determine which Visual Studio Integration features are available. For example, if Visual Web Developer 2010 Express is installed, the Visual Web Developer Express integration feature will be available.

Supported Microsoft Visual Studio editions

• Visual Studio 2010 Professional
• Visual Studio 2010 Premium
• Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
• Visual Studio 2010 Test Professional
• Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Edition

Integration of the Web Applications Developer Framework with Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Edition offers a subset of the functionality provided by integration of the Web Application Developer Framework with Visual Studio Standard or Professional Editions.

Web ADF integration with Visual Studio

The functionality detailed below is provided with the integration of the Web Application Developer Framework with Visual Studio. Integration with Visual Studio is performed automatically as part of the ArcGIS Web Applications for the Microsoft .NET Framework installation process.

• Integration of the web mapping application template
• Integration of ArcGIS Web Controls
• Integration of ArcGIS Toolbox Controls
• Context menus for Add ArcGIS Identity, Add ArcGIS Reference, and Add Toolbox Reference

Web ADF integration with Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Edition

The functionality detailed below is provided with the integration of the Web Application Developer Framework with Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Edition. Integration with Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Edition is performed automatically (except where explicitly stated), as part of the ArcGIS Web Applications for the Microsoft .NET Framework installation process.

• Integration of the web mapping application template
• Esri context menus are not available with Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Edition
• ArcGIS Web Controls, which require manual integration with Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Edition

Steps to integrate ArcGIS Web Controls with Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Edition

1. Right-click the toolbar and select Add Tab. Enter a name for the new tab, for example, ArcGIS Web Controls.
2. Right-click the new tab and select Choose Items.
3. On the Choose Items dialog box, click the Browse button, navigate to the location of the ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Web.UI.WebControls.dll, then click the Open button. A set of Web ADF controls will be added to and selected in the Choose Items dialog box. Check the box next to one of the items, and all selected items should also be checked. Click OK to exit the dialog box.
4. The new tab should contain the Web ADF controls.

Note:

Instructions on how to manually add an identity to an application are provided in the Developer Help (shortcut available at Start > All Programs > ArcGIS > Developer Help > Server Help for .NET (VS2010).

Unavailable features can be added at a later time by installing the required dependency and going to Add/Remove Programs > ArcGIS Web Applications 10.1 for the Microsoft .NET Framework > Change > Modify. The feature that had been unavailable before should now be visible and marked with a red X. Select the feature for installation and follow the on-screen instructions until the installation process has successfully completed.

Note: Uninstalling and reinstalling the software is not required.