Installing The ArcGIS 9.3 JavaScript API Locally

There have been a number of queries from users asking if is possible to install the ArcGIS 9.3 JavaScript API locally within your own environment.

If you have been using the ArcGIS 9.3 JavaScript API then you will be familiar with this line of code. This allows you to connect and download the hosted ArcGIS 9.3 JavaScript API’s.

<script type=”text/javascript” src=”http://serverapi.arcgisonline.com/jsapi/arcgis/?v=1″></script>

What happens if you are in a restricted environment and have no access to the internet? ESRI has now made available the ArcGIS 9.3 JavaScript API for local deployment.

Although ESRI strongly recommends using the hosted ArcGIS JavaScript APIs, an ArcGIS JavaScript APIs DVD is available for those organizations that run on restricted networks with no access to the Internet.

The DVD is freely available to customers who currently have ArcGIS Server or EDN.

Customers of the Standard or Advanced Editions of ArcGIS Server, as well as ESRI Developer Network (EDN) subscribers, are entitled to order the DVD from ESRI Customer Service. Please note: the DVD is complimentary, but a shipping and handling charge will be required.

It’s great that users can now deploy of the ArcGIS 9.3 JavaScript API in house. ESRI strongly recommends using the hosted API but there are certain circumstances where this is not possible and this is where the DVD comes in.

Ordering details for this free DVD can be found on the ESRI Support Centre here: http://support.esri.com/index.cfm…