ArcIMS Select Buffer tool

How to use

If the sample has associated data, you will find that the sample's zip file includes a "data" folder alongside the language folders. However, you will need to update the sample to point to the location of the data once you have extracted all the files.

1. Verify that the Web ADF for the .NET Framework is installed and functioning properly. For information on installing and configuring the Web ADF, consult the installation guide.
2. In Windows Explorer, navigate to <ArcGIS Developer Kit install location>\Samples\ServerNET\ArcIMS_SelectBufferTool.
3. Open the folder of the language you are going to use (that is, CSharp or VBNet), and copy the ArcIMS_SelectBufferTool_<language> folder to c:\inetpub\wwwroot. The <language> variable can be CSharp or VBNet.
4. Open the IIS Manager from Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, or Internet Information Services.
5. In the console tree view on the left, navigate to Local Computer, Web Sites, Default Web Site. Expand Default Web Site. Right-click the ArcIMS_SelectBufferTool_<language> folder and click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears.
6. Click the Directory tab, click the Create button in the Application Settings section, then click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
7. Start Visual Studio 2010 and open the ArcIMS_SelectBufferTool_<language><vs_version> solution (for example, ArcIMS_SelectBufferTool_CSharp2010.sln) located in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ArcIMS_SelectBufferTool_<language>.
8. In the Solution Explorer, right-click Default.aspx and select Set As Start Page.
9. Open the Default.aspx page in Design view, open the properties window for the MapResourceManager control, and click the ellipsis next to the ResourceItems property. The ResourceItem Collection Editor dialog box appears.
10. Add or change a MapResourceItem associated with an ArcIMS map service.
11. Save the project.
12. Click the Debug drop-down menu and click Start Debugging.

1. Browse to the viewer uniform resource locator (URL), for example, http://localhost/ArcIMS_SelectBufferTool_CSharp.
2. Select an active layer from the drop-down list, and use the Select tool to drag a rectangle on the map over features in the active layer. The selected features display in semi-transparent yellow.
3. Add a buffer distance and units in the appropriate text boxes. The selected features from the previous step will be buffered using these parameters.
4. Select another layer from the second drop-down list (below the active layer drop-down list).
5. Click the Buffer and Select button. The original selected features are buffered (rendered as semi-transparent green) and the buffer is used to select features in a layer (rendered as semi-transparent red).
6. Click the Clear All button to clear all graphics from the map.
7. To use the Buffer tool, add an active layer to select features.
8. Add a buffer distance and units.
9. Activate the Buffer tool, draw a line on the map, then double-click to finish the line. The line is buffered using the provided parameters and the buffer is used to select features in the active layer (rendered in semi-transparent red).

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