Minimum system requirements

 

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

Administrative privileges are required to install ArcGIS Explorer SDK.

 

ArcGIS Explorer SDK can be installed with other ESRI products on your machine, regardless of the product version.

 

Note:

An installation of ArcGIS Explorer performed by a user with administrative privileges (a per machine installation) is required to install ArcGIS Explorer SDK.

 

Microsoft Visual Studio requirement

ArcGIS Explorer SDK for the Microsoft .NET Framework supports Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and 2008. At least one of the following Microsoft Visual Studio Editions is required to install ArcGIS Explorer SDK:

Note:

Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 with Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista is required for ArcGIS Explorer SDK installations on Windows Vista.

 

Installing ArcGIS Explorer SDK silently

 

ArcGIS Explorer 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 SDK and are planning to install ArcGIS Explorer SDK silently, see the steps below for extracting ArcGIS Explorer SDK installation files from the Web download.

 

ArcGIS Explorer 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

Component and conceptual help for ArcGIS Explorer, integrated into Visual Studio 2005.

Samples

Project source code demonstrating example custom tasks for ArcGIS Explorer.

Tools

Tools to help your development with the ArcGIS Explorer .NET API.

VS2005

The Visual Studio 2005 Integration Framework feature contains additional commands, wizards and templates for using the E2API classes in Visual Studio 2005.

VB_Express

The Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Integration Framework feature contains additional commands, wizards and templates for using the E2API classes in Visual Basic Express.

VCS_Express

The Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Integration Framework feature contains additional commands, wizards and templates for using the E2API classes in Visual C# Express.

VS2008

The Visual Studio 2008 Integration Framework feature contains additional commands, wizards and templates for using the E2API classes in Visual Studio 2008.

VB_Express_08

The Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition Integration Framework feature contains additional commands, wizards and templates for using the E2API classes in Visual Basic Express.

VCS_Express_08

The Visual C# 2008 Express Edition Integration Framework feature contains additional commands, wizards and templates for using the E2API classes in Visual C# Express.

 

How to perform a typical installation of ArcGIS Explorer SDK silently

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

 

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

 

How to perform a custom installation of ArcGIS Explorer SDK silently

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

 

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

 

 

Steps to extract ArcGIS Explorer SDK installation files

 

Extracting the ArcGIS Explorer SDK download is necessary if you intend to install ArcGIS Explorer SDK silently. Silent installations are performed using the Setup.msi and Windows Installer command line parameters.  ArcGIS Explorer 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 SDK.  Browse to the %TEMP%\ArcGISExplorerSDK\480 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 480 folder is provided below.

 

Files in the ArcGIS Explorer SDK download:

ArcGIS Explorer SDK Install Guide.htm

instmsi3.exe

setup.chm

Setup.exe

Setup.ini

Setup.msi

Setup1.cab

 

Creating a log of the ArcGIS Explorer 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 SDK silently

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

 

Msiexec /X {0F6F80D6-03DD-4236-A97B-D97695FA79FC} /qb