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4. What is an Add-In Why Convert What Not To Convert Lessons Learned

5. Not your Daddy's Component Object Model Simplifies Development Easily deployed What is an Add-In

6. Easy to Build and Share Multilanguage Development Python at ArcGIS 10.1 Easy to Convert COM components to Add-Ins –IApplication application = hook as IApplication –ArcMap.Application

7. What is an Add-In

8. Why Convert Simplified Deployment –Build your solution –Copy the *.esriaddinx –Past the file in a well-know folder –Done Updates are Easy

9. What Not To Convert Not all components are supported –Renderers –Feature Layers –Edit Tasks –Property Pages You must manually convert your components

10. Lessons Learned Start with the Easy Stuff Not All Components Need to be Converted

11. Additional Resources Building add-ins for ArcGIS for Desktop –http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/arcobjects- net/conceptualhelp/index.html#//0001000000w2000000 How to migrate from COM components to add-ins –http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/arcobjects- net/conceptualhelp/index.html#//0001000003z6000000 Developing Add-ins for ArcGIS Desktop 10 –http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=catalog.webCourseDetail& courseid=1965

12. Contact Information Stan Shelton Phone – (502) 540-6142 Email – stan.shelton@lojic.org

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