Install notes for the ArcGIS API for JavaScript™

Installing the ArcGIS API for JavaScript™ Library

The instructions below assume that you are installing the ArcGIS JavaScript API library in the following location on an IIS Web Server, "http://<myserver>/arcgis_js_api/library/3.6/" where <myserver> is the domain name of your Web site. After copying files to your Web server, you will need to edit some files to include the URL to the server and directory that you are planning to install to.

For instructions on deploying the library on Linux please go here.

Copy \arcgis_js_api\library and all its contents from the DVD to your Web server. In this example the files are copied to

C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\arcgis_js_api\library

Install the Normal or Compact Build

ArcGIS JSAPI 3.6 contains two builds--a normal build and a compact build. The compact build removes the Dojo Dijit dependancy and minimizes the non-essential ArcGIS JSAPI classes. Please see the documentation for more details.

Your directions may differ depending on your server configuration or Web server, but the process is the same.

Configuration options for normal build:

Open C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\arcgis_js_api\library\3.6\3.6\init.js in a text editor and search for the text '[HOSTNAME_AND_PATH_TO_JSAPI]', and replace this text with "<myserver>/arcgis_js_api/library/3.6/3.6/"
Open C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\arcgis_js_api\library\3.6\3.6\js\dojo\dojo\dojo.js in a text editor and search for the text '[HOSTNAME_AND_PATH_TO_JSAPI]', and replace this text with "<myserver>/arcgis_js_api/library/3.6/3.6/"

Configuration options for compact build:

Open C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\arcgis_js_api\library\3.6\3.6compact\init.js in a text editor and search for the text '[HOSTNAME_AND_PATH_TO_JSAPI]', and replace each instance of this text with "<myserver>/arcgis_js_api/library/3.6/3.6compact"
Open C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\arcgis_js_api\library\3.6\3.6compact\js\dojo\dojo\dojo.js in a text editor and search for the text '[HOSTNAME_AND_PATH_TO_JSAPI]', and replace this text with "<myserver>/arcgis_js_api/library/3.6/3.6compact/"

Test the Install

Access the ArcGIS JavaScript library from your Web server using the following URL(s):

http://<myserver>/arcgis_js_api/library/3.6/3.6/init.js

and

http://<myserver>/arcgis_js_api/library/3.6/3.6compact/init.js

Test your install. You can use the following test code to validate your JSAPI library install.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">

<html>
  <head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <title>Simple Map</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://<myserver>/arcgis_js_api/library/3.6/3.6/js/dojo/dijit/themes/tundra/tundra.css"/>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://<myserver>/arcgis_js_api/library/3.6/3.6/js/esri/css/esri.css" />
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://<myserver>/arcgis_js_api/library/3.6/3.6/init.js"></script>

    <script type="text/javascript">

      dojo.require("esri.map");

      function init() {
        var myMap = new esri.Map("mapDiv");
        //note that if you do not have public Internet access then you will need to point this url to your own locally accessible cached service.

        var myTiledMapServiceLayer = new esri.layers.ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer("http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/NGS_Topo_US_2D/MapServer");

        myMap.addLayer(myTiledMapServiceLayer);

      }

      dojo.addOnLoad(init);

    </script>

  </head>

  <body class="tundra">
    <div id="mapDiv" style="width:900px; height:600px; border:1px solid #000;"></div>

  </body>

</html>

Change the ArcGIS Services Directory "View In JavaScript" URL.

The Services Directory allows you to view Map and Image services using the JavaScript API. Set the following values in the rest-config.properties file to use the local install:

#JS API URLs
jsapi.arcgis=http:///arcgis_js_api/library/3.6/3.6/js/
jsapi.arcgis.sdk=http:///arcgis_js_sdk/sdk/
jsapi.arcgis.css=http:///arcgis_js_api/library/3.6/3.6/js/dojo/dijit/themes/tundra/tundra.css

Finally make sure the import statement for the esri.css stylesheet is in the ArcGIS\Server\framework\runtime\tomcat\webapps\arcgis#rest\www\client\mapserver\mapserverJSAPI.jsp file.

<style type="text/css">
@import "<%=jsapiArcgisCssUrl%>";
@import "<%=cpath%>/static/jsapi.css";
@import "<%=jsapiArcgisUrl%>/js/esri/css/esri.css";
</style>

View the Configuring the Rest API help topic for more details.

Installing the ArcGIS JavaScript API SDK

The ArcGIS JavaScript API SDK can be copied in its entirety to your Web server directory. This SDK is equivalent to the version found on the ArcGIS Resource Center: http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/index.html

Copy \arcgis_js_api\sdk and all its contents from the DVD to your Web server. In this example the files are copied to
```
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\arcgis_js_api\sdk
```
The start page is "index.html". If you chose to do so, you can rename this page.