OUTPUTFILE

Used in

Servers

Extract

Parent elements

Syntax

<OUTPUTFILE	Attribute Description Table
file="string" > (m)<OUTPUTFIELD... /> </OUTPUTFILE >
(m): Child element can be used multiple times.

Description

Sets up an alias name for a shapefile generated using the Extract Server.

Restrictions

Output file names are limited to English characters.

Notes

By default, the resulting shapefile names in a GET_EXTRACT request are based on the LAYER id in a map configuration file. Characters are limited to those that are also valid for a filename. OUTPUTFILE allows for an alternative name to be used for the shapefile name.
For more information on using the Extract Server, see Using GET_EXTRACT and EXTRACT.

Attribute Descriptions for OUTPUTFILE

Attribute	Usage
file	An alias name for the shapefile that is generated.

Examples for OUTPUTFILE

Example 1: OUTPUTFILE "us_cities" is used to identify "CITIES" layer in a GET_EXTRACT request.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ARCXML version="1.1">
  <CONFIG>
    <ENVIRONMENT>
      <LOCALE country="US" language="en" variant="" />
      <UIFONT color="0,0,0" name="Arial" size="12" style="regular" />
      <SCREEN dpi="96" />
    </ENVIRONMENT>
    <MAP dynamic="true">
      <PROPERTIES>
        <ENVELOPE minx="-180.0" miny="-90.0" maxx="180.0" maxy="90.0" name="Initial_Extent" />
        <MAPUNITS units="decimal_degrees" />
        <FILTERCOORDSYS id="4326" />
        <FEATURECOORDSYS id="4326"/>
      </PROPERTIES>
      <WORKSPACES>
        <SHAPEWORKSPACE name="shp_ws-2" directory="<path to USA ESRIDATA>" />
      </WORKSPACES>
      <LAYER type="featureclass" name="STATES" visible="true" id="States">
        <DATASET name="STATES" type="polygon" workspace="shp_ws-2" />
        <EXTENSION type="Extract" >
          <EXTRACTPARAMS clip="true" />
        </EXTENSION>
        <SIMPLERENDERER>
          <SIMPLEPOLYGONSYMBOL filltype="solid" fillcolor="255,0,0" />
        </SIMPLERENDERER>
      </LAYER>
      <LAYER type="featureclass" name="CITIES" visible="true" id="35">
        <DATASET name="CITIES" type="point" workspace="shp_ws-2" />
        <SIMPLERENDERER>
          <SIMPLEMARKERSYMBOL color="102,0,102" width="8.0" />
        </SIMPLERENDERER>
        <SPATIALQUERY where="POP1990 > 100000" subfields="CITY_NAME STATE_NAME POP1990 MALES FEMALES"  />
        <EXTENSION type="Extract" >
        <EXTRACTPARAMS clip="true" >
          <OUTPUTFILE file="us_cities" >
            <OUTPUTFIELD name="CITY_NAME" alias="City" />
            <OUTPUTFIELD name="STATE_NAME" alias="State" />
            <OUTPUTFIELD name="POP1990" alias="Population" />
            <OUTPUTFIELD name="MALES" alias="Male_pop" />
            <OUTPUTFIELD name="FEMALES" alias="Female_pop" />
          </OUTPUTFILE>
        </EXTRACTPARAMS>
        </EXTENSION>
      </LAYER>
    </MAP>
  </CONFIG>
</ARCXML>