Key Features

ArcPad Application Builder allows organizations to extend GIS beyond the office into the field, where users of all levels can participate in the creation and use of GIS data.

With ArcPad Application Builder, you can

• Design custom forms to streamline data collection in the field.
• Create new toolbars that contain preprogrammed and/or custom tools.
• Write scripts that automate tasks and interact with the ArcPad internal objects.
• Build applets that tailor ArcPad to your organization's unique processes.
• Develop extensions to support new file formats, data collection sensors, projections, and datum transformations.

The table below summarizes the different types of customizations available with ArcPad Application Builder along with the programming and development environment requirements of each type.

Customization in ArcPad	Programming Requirements	Development Environment
Hide toolbars.	None	ArcPad Studio
Create new toolbars.	None	ArcPad Studio
Build new tools.	JavaScript/VBScript	ArcPad Studio
Design custom forms.	None	ArcPad Studio
Validate data in form controls.	JavaScript/VBScript	ArcPad Studio
Access objects, properties, and methods.	JavaScript/VBScript	ArcPad Studio
Configure the status bar.	None	ArcPad Studio
Develop applets.	JavaScript/VBScript	ArcPad Studio
Prepare symbology.	None	ArcPad Tools for ArcGIS
Support new data formats.	C/C++	Visual Studio .NET/ eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0
Support new positioning services.	C/C++	Visual Studio .NET/ eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0
Support new range finders.	C/C++	Visual Studio .NET/ eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0
Support new cameras.	C/C++	Visual Studio .NET/ eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0
Support new projections and datum transformations.	C/C++	Visual Studio .NET/ eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0