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Introduction to Avenue
Description:
This two-day course provides the skills and knowledge needed to use the object-oriented programming language, Avenue, to customize the ArcView GIS GUI. The course employs a task-oriented approach that gives participants the tools they need to become proficient users. Class attendees learn how to use the Customize dialog box and Avenue scripts to create a new customized interface. They write their own scripts to perform different tasks in all areas of GIS implementation. Participants also use Avenue to create, display, and query information and to print hard-copy maps. Introduction to Avenue is ideal for those who have little or no programming background or who prefer a task-oriented (instead of a function- or programming-oriented) approach.
Class participants learn how to:
Use the basic structure of Avenue.
Access and modify the ArcView GIS GUI.
Write simple Avenue scripts to perform common tasks.
Use Avenue with common ArcView GIS objects such as themes, tables, shapes, and graphics.
Fine-tune a custom application to prepare for delivery.
Topics covered:
Avenue software overview: What Avenue is and how to use it to customize ArcView GIS.
Customizing the GUI: Changing menus, buttons, and tools to create a custom GUI.
Writing and running Avenue scripts: Creating a script and running it from a custom GUI.
Avenue statements: Constructing Avenue statements from objects and requests; Avenue online help.
Displaying themes: Looping and branching statements to test theme visibility; Managing theme display.
Shapes and graphics: Associating, creating, and modifying.
Querying data: Attribute and spatial query techniques for themes and tables; Building expressions; Helping the user draw a selection area.
Creating and manipulating data: Adding features and attributes to an existing theme; Displaying edited themes using new data.
Making maps: Using the layout document to build a template and construct a final map.
Final project: Integrating new skills and creating a custom GUI.
Prerequisites:
Completion of Introduction to ArcView GIS or equivalent experienci is required.
Registrants for this course should know the following:
Navigating within ArcView GIS.
ArcView GIS functionality (buttons, tools, and menus).
ArcView GIS shapefile data model.
Querying tabular and spatial data.
Creating and editing data (spatial and tabular) ArcView GJS layout document.
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