Import ArcGIS MXD as Map

Use the ArcGIS Tools > Import ArcGIS MXD as Map menu option (geogxnet.dll(Geosoft.GX.SaveMXDAsMap;Run)*), to import an MXD file as a Geosoft Map (*.map) file.

This functionality is only available on systems where a licensed copy of the ArcGIS ArcView or the ArcGIS ArcEngine exists.

Import an ArcGIS MXD as Map dialog options

MXD name

Browse to locate the ArcGIS MXD file to import as a Geosoft map.

Script Parameter: ARCGIS_SAVEMXDASMAP.MXD

New map name

Specify the new map name.

Script Parameter: ARCGIS_SAVEMXDASMAP.MAP

Application Notes

*The GX tool will search in the "...\Geosoft\Desktop Applications \gx" folder. The GX.Net tools, however, are embedded in the geogxnet.dll located in the "...\Geosoft\Desktop Applications \bin" folder. If running this GX interactively, bypassing the menu, first change the folder to point to the "bin" folder, then supply the GX.Net tool in the specified format.

Only the currently visible layers in the MXD will be saved to the map. If the MXD window is in Data Frame mode, only the visible layers in that frame will be saved to the map.

During scripting the following parameter can be used to select whether only the current data frame or the whole MXD should be saved:

Extra Script Parameters: ARCGIS_SAVEMXDASMAP.FOCUSMAP - 1 or 0