How Do You Disable This Dialog in ArcMap?

**UPDATE**Check the comments for the resolution to this. 9.2 offers a registry setting and, since I’m upgrading, I’ll make use of that. I got pretty far on my API hack though.
My question is twofold: First: Can you stop this dialog from appearing in ArcMap 9.1? Second: If not, does 9.2 give you the option to [...]

Working with .zig files

The last couple of days have shown some traffic being driven to my blog from search terms such as “opening zig file” so I thought I’d offer up a discussion of the format.
Abe Gillespie, the original developer of zigGIS, developed the zig file as a means of persisting PostGIS connection information used to access a [...]

DDJ Article on MyMap Javascript API

An article in the latest Dr. Dobb’s caught my eye. It’s about MyMap; a javascript api that standardizes the calls between Google Maps, Yahoo Maps and Virtual Earth. I’m always drawn when mapping tools get press outside of the GIS world. MyMap is predicated on the idea that each mapping engine provides similar capabilities. There [...]

zigGIS 1.1.0.20768 Now Available!

Paolo moves fast! The new installer is available for download at the zigGIS project home. Bear in mind that zigGIS depends on the ArcObjects .NET libraries. A good post on making sure you’ve got them is available here.
The last version had over 200 downloads. Please feel free to post feedback at the project site. All [...]

zigGIS Update Coming Soon

Things have been a little slow on the zigGIS front for the last few weeks. Both Paolo and I have been incredibly busy at work. We have both made some updates but it’s been hard to pull them together into a coherent release. That’s getting very close now. Enhancements this time around will include:

On-the-fly reprojection [...]