Applets and Scripts

Applets provide a way of delivering a map-independent miniapplication without having to alter ArcPad software's configuration. An important distinction to make is that an ArcPad applet is not the same thing as a Java applet, although it is similar in concept. An ArcPad applet is a small module that runs inside a full application—ArcPad.

ArcPad applets can contain toolbars, forms, and system object event handlers that access the ArcPad object model through scripts. Applets always have the file extension .apa and may also consist of an associated file containing JavaScript or VBScript code that is called from within the applet.

Creating Applets

Applets are created in ArcPad Studio and stored in ArcPad XML format. Once the framework of an applet has been defined in ArcPad Studio, you can use ArcPad Studio or your favorite text or XML editor to make changes or additions.