Minimum system requirements

 

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Software Developer Kit for the Microsoft .NET Framework is supported on the following operating systems:

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop 3400 and administrative privileges are required to install ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK.


Microsoft Visual Studio requirement

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK for the Microsoft .NET Framework supports Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. At least one of the following Microsoft Visual Studio Editions is required to install ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK:


Installing ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK silently

 

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK for the Microsoft .NET Framework can be installed without a user interface (UI) by running the setup using Windows Installer command line parameters.  If you have downloaded ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK and are planning to install ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK silently, see the steps below for extracting ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK installation files from the Web download.

 

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK command line parameters

Use the command line parameter ADDLOCAL to specify which installation features you would like to install.  The command line property, ADDLOCAL, and feature names are case sensitive.

 

ADDLOCAL feature (each feature name must be specified)

Documentation

This feature integrates component and conceptual ArcGIS Explorer Desktop help with Visual Studio 2008.

Documentation2010

This feature integrates component and conceptual ArcGIS Explorer Desktop help with Visual Studio 2010.

Samples

Project source code demonstrating example customizations for ArcGIS Explorer Desktop.

VS2008

This feature contains additional commands, wizards, and templates for using ArcGIS Explorer Desktop .NET API  in Visual Studio 2008 Professional.

VB_Express_08

This feature contains additional commands, wizards, and templates for using ArcGIS Explorer Desktop .NET API  in Visual Studio 2008 Express.

VCS_Express_08

This feature contains additional commands, wizards, and templates for using ArcGIS Explorer Desktop .NET API  in Visual Studio 2008 Express.

VS2010

This feature contains additional commands, wizards, and templates for using ArcGIS Explorer Desktop .NET API  in Visual Studio 2010 Professional.

VB_Express_10

This feature contains additional commands, wizards, and templates for using ArcGIS Explorer Desktop .NET API  in Visual Studio 2010 Express.

VCS_Express_10

This feature contains additional commands, wizards, and templates for using ArcGIS Explorer Desktop .NET API  in Visual Studio 2010 Express.

 

How to perform a typical installation of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK silently

Run this command to perform a typical installation of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK.  A typical installation will install all available features.

 

Msiexec /I <setup location>\setup.msi /qb

 

How to perform a custom installation of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK silently

Run this command to perform a custom installation of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK.

 

Msiexec /I <setup location>\setup.msi /qb ADDLOCAL=<feature1>,<feature2>,...

 

 

Steps to extract ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK installation files

 

Note for silent installations:

Extracting the installation files is only necessary if you downloaded ArcGIS Explorer SDK. If you received installation media, command line parameters can be executed directly from the setup files located on the media.

 

Extracting the ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK download is necessary if you intend to install ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK silently. Silent installations are performed using the Setup.msi and Windows Installer command line parameters.  ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK installation files are downloaded to the downloading user's TEMP folder.  Access the TEMP folder by opening Windows Explorer and entering %TEMP% for the address, using the same user account that downloaded ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK.  Browse to the %TEMP%\ArcGISExplorerSDK\3400 folder and copy all files to a different location of your choice. These are the files used to perform silent installations. A list of the files downloaded to the 3400 folder is provided below.

 

Files in the ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK download:

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK Install Guide.htm

setup.chm

Setup.exe

Setup.ini

Setup.msi

Data1.cab

 

Creating a log of the ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK installation

Run this command to create a log of the installation.

 

Msiexec /I <setup location>\setup.msi /L*V C:\ArcGIS_ExplorerSDK_Install.log

 

Uninstalling ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK silently

To uninstall ArcGIS Explorer Desktop SDK silently, run the following command.

 

Msiexec /X {EF995EFA-86D7-423D-BDB1-E65FE5F036CD} /qb