Im sure those that have been developing with C# already know about the automated code documentation that Microsoft introduced in Visual Studio .NET 2003. Unfortunately for us VB.NET developers theres no support built in for this as yet. There is a few other options which I have been playing with recently.Check out: VBCommenter Powertoy for Visual Studio.NET 2003 The powertoy basically allows you to do the same thing that the Visual Studio.NET 2003 built in functionality does for C#If you have looked at it you would notice its slightly restrictive in what commnents are available. I have found a...

Yes, thats right!, no more DCOM.Some of the guys here are working on a new architecture for ArcGIS Server. We have been talking on the proposed architecture they are looking at implementing and instead of going down the track our project team has followered, with the remote DCOM, they are thinking of eliminating DCOM communication totally. This would involve secure webservices handling ArcGIS Server specific requests on the ArcGIS Server.This can make communication even faster and with that you have all the advantages of SOAP. I would like feedback from anyone that has been thinking about...

CPU Speed:1.0 GHz recommended or higherProcessor:Intel Pentium or Intel Xeon ProcessorsMemory/RAM:512 MB minimum, 1 GB recommended or higherDisplay Color:Greater than 256 color depthDisk Space:352 MB NTFSNotes:ArcGIS Server .Net ADF 9.1 is supported on the following web browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0 and higherNetscape 7.2 Visual Studio .NET Requirement- Visual Studio .NET 2003 and .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 Additional Notes:- .NET Framework 1.1 is installed with Visual Studio .NET 2003. The redistributable is available to developers who want to include the .NET Framework installation with...

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Base Operating System:Windows Server 2003 Installation:1. IIS 6.0 (Preinstalled)2. .NET Framework 1.1 (Preinstalled)3. .NET SDK 1.1. Follow the wizard. Only the runtime files are required. Do not install the samples.4. ArcGIS Server .NET ADF 9.1. Follow the wizard with accepting defaults. Only the runtime files are required. Do not install the Java runtime, as this is not required for the application. There is no need to install the samples. IIS needs to restarted after the installation for the .NET ADF to be active. Configuration:1. .NET Framework 1.1, .NET SDK 1.1 and...

I have been meaning to get around to this for a while now. But what a better time. I just have be writing up documentation for a production build we have just deployed so I thought I might put up user experience articles to help the users out there. I will be trying to populate this alot over the coming weeks. The articles can be found here: http://se7en.co.nz/cms/scrappad/articles/category/1029.aspx or you can access it using the link on the sidebar under Article Categories. Also I would appreicate feedback from anyone on the sort of articles they would like to see me put up as well. Most of you...

Web ServerBase Operating System:Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Software:.NET SDK 1.1.NET Framework 1.1IIS 6.0 ESRI Software:ArcGIS Server .NET ADF 9.1 Application ServerBase Operating System:Windows Server 2003 Microsoft  Software:.NET SDK 1.1 ESRI Software:ArcGIS 9.1 (ArcEditor)ArcSDE Client 9.1ArcGIS Server 9.1Flexlm Licence Manager 9.1 Data ServerBase Operating System:Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Software:SQL Server 2000 SP4 ESRI Software:ArcSDE...

Yesterday, I recieved a Service Excellent Award from the CEO, along with some of the other guys in the team. This was for the work  on the New Zealand Post project.Thanks for Eagle Technology Group Ltd for this award, and also all the help and support from the New Zealand Post team. I have since moved away from the team and am now working on another ArcGIS Server project which is as big, but I wish them all the best success in keep this the project right up there!

Dave has updated his nice article, replying to some comments that were left. This is a very comprehensive article.Check out the update here: http://www.davebouwman.net/blog/PermaLink,guid,8eeed0a4-218e-4dc3-8ca0-0d7a99aaf13b.aspx I also replyed to a question Dave had about managing the lifetime when using helper classes. This can be found here: http://www.davebouwman.net/blog/CommentView,guid,8eeed0a4-218e-4dc3-8ca0-0d7a99aaf13b.aspxI’ll also be intrested if any others have some feedback regarding this or other ways to go about it.Currently Playing: Eamon – Don’t Want You...

With the ESRI New Zealand User Conference not far away, they guys are about to launch a newly designed http://www.gisuser.co.nz website. Im sure if you visit the existing one, you would agree it is outdated. The look is also very outdated. The new site looks alot better, and is cleaner. It will be updated more often and should hold alot of useful information for GIS in New Zealand. The new site should be going live very soon, within the next two weeks I would say. Keep an eye out for it. I will link it when it does go live. Its currently in testing and content updating. Related Links:...