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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
Copyright information
GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1
What was new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0
Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop 9.0

An overview of the new functionality in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0

Introducing the new geoprocessing framework

What's new in labeling

What's new in annotation

What's new in raster data

What's new in the geodatabase

What's new in geocoding

What's new in coordinate systems

What's new in application development and deployment

What's new in ArcGIS Desktop licensing
What's new in ArcMap: other changes in version 9.0
What's new in ArcCatalog: other changes in version 9.0
What's new in ArcGIS Desktop extensions in version 9.0

Introducing the new Maplex for ArcGIS extension

What's new in 3D Analyst

What's new in ArcGIS Publisher and ArcReader

What's new in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

What's new in ArcGIS Survey Analyst

What's new in ArcPress for ArcGIS

What's new in ArcGIS StreetMap
Getting started
Desktop Administration

Administering the ArcGIS License Manager

Checking license availability

Viewing and changing the license manager

Common license manager problems and how to solve them

Setting the software product

Registering ArcView or ArcEditor and extensions

Evaluating an ArcGIS extension
ArcCatalog
ArcMap
ArcReader
Geoprocessing in the ArcGIS environment
Geoprocessing tool reference
Building a geodatabase
Getting started with building a geodatabase
Creating new items in geodatabases

An overview of creating new items in a geodatabase

Geodatabase items

ArcGIS data types

Setting an appropriate geodatabase spatial domain

Schema locking

Creating feature datasets

Creating feature classes

Creating a table

Adding COGO fields to a feature class

Creating indexes

Granting and revoking privileges

Compacting the database
Importing data

An overview of importing data

Importing feature classes

Importing tables

How data converts

Registering SDE layers and tables with the geodatabase

About loading data into existing feature classes and tables

Work flow strategies for loading data

Loading data in ArcMap

Loading data in ArcCatalog

About importing data from another geodatabase

Copying feature datasets, classes, and tables to another geodatabase

Exporting selected features and records to another geodatabase

Sending data to another user

About exporting geodatabase data to an export file

Exporting feature datasets, classes, and tables to an export file

Importing feature datasets, classes, and tables from an export file

Exporting features or records to an export file

Loading features or records from an export file

Updating DBMS statistics
Topology
Subtypes and attribute domains

An overview of subtypes and attribute domains

Browsing the attribute domains of a geodatabase

Creating new attribute domains

Modifying and deleting attribute domains

Associating default values and domains with tables and feature classes

Creating subtypes

Modifying and deleting subtypes
Defining a relationship class
Geometric networks
Managing annotation

Annotation in the geodatabase

Overview of creating annotation

Exploring annotation feature classes in ArcCatalog

Managing annotation feature classes

Creating annotation feature classes

Preparing labels for conversion to annotation

Converting labels to annotation features

Placing unplaced annotation features

Converting labels to map document annotation

Importing coverage or CAD annotation into geodatabase annotation

Importing SDE 3, VPF, or PC ARC/INFO coverage annotation

Converting coverage or SDE 3 annotation to map document annotation

Combining annotation feature classes

Converting geodatabase annotation to coverage annotation
Dimensioning
Working with a versioned geodatabase
Disconnected editing
Building geodatabases with CASE tools
Building a raster geodatabase

Rasters and the geodatabase

Performance tuning

Creating raster datasets in a geodatabase

Creating raster catalogs in a geodatabase

Loading and importing rasters

Exporting raster formats

Mosaicking raster datasets

Attributes of type raster

Raster data and disconnected editing

More details about rasters in ArcGIS

Upgrading your 8.x raster catalog

Updating your geodatabase raster catalog footprints
Editing in ArcMap
Geocoding
Linear referencing
Map projections
Writing geoprocessing scripts
Getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts

An overview of writing geoprocessing scripts

Creating and debugging geoprocessing scripts

Additional help with writing geoprocessing scripts
Accessing tools within a geoprocessing script
Batch processing with geoprocessing scripts
Messaging and script tools

About geoprocessing script messages

Using AMLs with script tools
Data properties and access when scripting
Scripting Object: Properties and methods

IGPDispatch object

Geoprocessor programming model
Properties and Methods

AddError method

AddMessage method

AddReturnMessage method

AddToolbox method

AddWarning method

CheckExtension method

CheckInExtension method

CheckOutExtension method

CheckProduct method

Command method

CopyParameter method

CreateObject method

Describe method

Exists method

GetMessage method

GetMessages method

GetParameter method

GetParameterAsText method

GetReturnCode method

GetSeverity method

GetSystemEnvironment method

InsertCursor method

ListDatasets method

ListEnvironments method

ListFeatureClasses method

ListFields method

ListIndexes method

ListRasters method

ListTables method

ListToolboxes method

ListTools method

ListWorkspaces method

MaxSeverity property

MessageCount property

OverWriteOutput method

ParameterCount property

ParseFieldName method

ParseTableName method

ProductInfo method

QualifyFieldName method

QualifyTableName method

RefreshCatalog method

RemoveToolbox method

SearchCursor method

SetParameter method

SetParameterAsText method

SetProduct method

TemporaryMapLayers property

TestSchemaLock method

Toolbox property

UpdateCursor method

Usage method

ValidateFieldName method

ValidateTableName method
Customizing the user interface

About customizing the user interface

Basic user interface elements

Saving your customizations

Hiding and showing toolbars

Creating custom toolbars

Changing a toolbar's or menu's contents

Changing a command's appearance

Creating shortcut keys

Setting toolbar options

Creating, editing, and running macros

Creating custom commands with VBA and UIControls

Adding custom commands and toolbars from .dlls

Updating the ArcID module

Locking customization, documents, and templates

Changing VBA security

Sample VBA code

Customize commands available in ArcMap

Customize commands available in ArcCatalog
Migrating from ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9
Migrating from ArcInfo Workstation to ArcGIS Desktop
ESRI Data & Maps
Extensions
Getting more help
Help for developers