ArcGIS Developer's Guide for Visual Basic Applications - Softcover

Razavi, T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0766863255 ISBN 13: 9780766863255

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning, 2002

Synopsis

Learn how to implement ArcObjects components to customize, add new tools, or extend ArcGIS 8.1 functionality! New from OnWord Press, ArcGIS Developer's Guide for Visual Basic for Applications is a must for GIS professionals and students alike. This compact how-to and reference manual contains all of the examples, exercises, plus professional tips and hints that skilled ArcGIS users need to learn how to develop their own applications. No prior experience with ArcObjects is required! Each chapter of this book walks the reader step by step through the process of developing a small application, from start to finish. In this way, ArcGIS application developers are exposed to the entire code and can maintain sight of the big picture as they achieve new levels of expertise in using data windows, maps, layers, page layouts, and more! Ideal for the novice, initial chapters introduce and explain the VBA development environment; COM basics, interfaces and applications; plus critical ArcObjects elements. Experienced GIS developers will also benefit tremendously from the straightforward, no-nonsense presentation of information when it is used as a starting point for developing their own applications.

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Synopsis

ArcGIS is a scalable software system for creating, managing, and analyzing geographic data. This guide reviews the basic elements of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), the component object model (COM), and ArcObjects before explaining how to use VBA to write small ArcMap applications. Topics include error handling, building the user interface, cu

Edition details

• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0766863255
• ISBN 13: 9780766863255
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188