Kentucky GIS Conference 2012Kentucky GIS Conference 2012

Now You Want It As An Add-InNow You Want It As An Add-In

Now You Want It As An Add-InNow You Want It As An Add-In

Now You Want It As An Add-InNow You Want It As An Add-In

• What is an Add-In

• Why Convert

• What Not To Convert

• Lessons Learned

• Not your Daddy's Component Object Model

• Simplifies Development

• Easily deployed

What is an Add-InWhat is an Add-In

What is an Add-InWhat is an Add-In

• Easy to Build and Share

• Multilanguage Development

• Python at ArcGIS 10.1

• Easy to Convert COM components to Add-Ins– IApplication application = hook as IApplication

– ArcMap.Application

What is an Add-InWhat is an Add-In

Why ConvertWhy Convert

• Simplified Deployment– Build your solution– Copy the *.esriaddinx– Past the file in a well-know folder– Done

• Updates are Easy

What Not To ConvertWhat Not To Convert

• Not all components are supported– Renderers– Feature Layers– Edit Tasks– Property Pages

• You must manually convert your components

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

• Start with the Easy Stuff

• Not All Components Need to be Converted

Additional Resources

• Building add-ins for ArcGIS for Desktop– http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/arcobjects-net/conceptualhelp/

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• How to migrate from COM components to add-ins– http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/arcobjects-net/conceptualhelp/

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• Developing Add-ins for ArcGIS Desktop 10– http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?

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Contact InformationContact Information

Stan Shelton

Phone – (502) 540-6142

Email – stan.shelton@lojic.org

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Now You Want It As An Add-InNow You Want It As An Add-In