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Hide layers in the HTML Viewer TOC

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Summary

Data layers can be hidden in the Table of Contents (TOC) for the HTML Viewer by editing two files in the HTML Viewer web site.

Note: This document applies to ArcIMS 3.0 only. For versions released after 3.0, see the Customizing HTML Viewer pdf, included with the ArcIMS product.

Procedure



  1. Open the ArcIMSParams.js file in a text editor such as WordPad. This file is created by ArcIMS Designer and placed in the HTML directory of the Map web pages.
  2. Use JavaScript to create a new array object and add to it the layers you want to hide. An easy way to accomplish this is using the layer name. For example:

    Code:
    var hideArray = new Array();
    hideArray[0] = "STATES";
    hideArray[1] = "canada";

  3. Save and close the ArcIMSParams.js file.
  4. Open the toc.htm file in a text editor. This file is also created by ArcIMS Designer and placed in the HTML directory of the Map web pages. Look for line 186; it should have the following code, assuming the file has not been edited:

    Code:
    var theCount = t.layerCount;
    //alert(theCount);
    for (var i=0;i<theCount;i++) {
    if ((t.listAllLayers) || ((t.mapScaleFactor>=t.LayerMinScale[i]) && (t.mapScaleFactor<=t.LayerMaxScale[i])))

  5. Change the code to evaluate the array of hidden layers and remove them from the TOC. For example:

    Code:
    var theCount = t.layerCount;
    var hideStr = t.hideArray.join();
    for (var i=0;i<theCount;i++) {
    if ((t.listAllLayers) || ((t.mapScaleFactor>=t.LayerMinScale[i]) && (t.mapScaleFactor<=t.LayerMaxScale[i]) && (hideStr.search(t.LayerName[i]) == -1)))

  6. Save and close the toc.htm file.
  7. The HTML Viewer web site will need to be refreshed before the changes will take effect. In Internet Explorer, press Ctrl-F5. In Netscape, click the Reload button.

Article ID:000002061

Software:
  • Legacy Products

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