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ArcGIS (Desktop, Engine) 10.6 ECW Patch

Published: February 6, 2018

Summary

Due to a compiler incompatibility, ECW support was not included in ArcGIS 10.6 Desktop and Engine. This patch adds support for the ECW format to ArcGIS 10.6 Desktop and Engine.

Description

Esri® announces the ArcGIS (Desktop, Engine) 10.6 ECW Patch. This patch addresses support for the ECW raster format in ArcGIS 10.6 Desktop and Engine. It deals specifically with the issue listed below under Issues Addressed with this patch.

Issues Addressed with this patch

BUG-000110931 - Unable to load Enhanced Compression Wavelet (ECW) files in ArcMap 10.6.

BUG-000112244 - PMFs created with Enhanced Compression Wavelet(.ecw) files in ArcMap do not open in ArcReader 10.6. (Specific to ArcReader)

Installing this patch on Windows

Installation Steps:

ArcGIS Desktop or Engine 10.6 must be installed before installing this patch.

Download the appropriate file to a location other than your ArcGIS installation location.

ArcGIS 10.6		Checksum (Md5)

ArcGIS Background Geoprocessing 64-bit for Desktop	ArcGIS-106-BGDT-ECW-Patch.msp	C9BEB69B07558793FD74ABBA83BCA0DF

ArcGIS Desktop	ArcGIS-106-DT-ECW-Patch.msp	2758D64F5C91CED1D58403938583A8E9

ArcGIS Background Geoprocessing 64-bit for Engine	ArcGIS-106-BGE-ECW-Patch.msp	354220CCA21B8C5CF6236FAE2233BA6F

ArcGIS Engine	ArcGIS-106-E-ECW-Patch.msp	DAF211A831EC1BB84D3B8F6C3CC32A9D

ArcReader	ArcGIS-106-R-ECW-Patch.msp	A03FEAD5999B48AC839D7C229395AF99

Make sure you have write access to your ArcGIS installation location.
Double-click ArcGIS-106-<Product>-ECW-Patch.msp to start the setup process.

NOTE: If double clicking on the MSP file does not start the setup installation, you can start the setup installation manually by using the following command:

msiexec.exe /p [location of Patch]\ArcGIS-106-<Product>-ECW-Patch.msp

Uninstalling this patch on Windows

To uninstall this patch on Windows, open the Windows Control Panel and navigate to installed programs. Make sure that "View installed updates" (upper left side of the Programs and Features dialog) is active. Select the patch name from the programs list and click Uninstall to remove the patch.

Patch Updates

Check the Patches and Service Packs page periodically for the availability of additional patches. New information about this patch will be posted here.

August 23, 2018: A setup for ArcReader 10.6 has been added to the available downloads to address BUG-000112244.

How to identify which ArcGIS products are installed

To determine which ArcGIS products are installed, choose the appropriate version of the PatchFinder utility for your environment and run it from your local machine. PatchFinder will list all products, hot fixes, and patches installed on your local machine.

PatchFinder for Windows

Getting Help

Domestic sites, please contact Esri Technical Support at 1-888-377-4575, if you have any difficulty installing this patch. International sites, please contact your local Esri software distributor.