The ArcMap Mapbook Project (shortname 'arcmapbook') is an open source and volunteer effort to extend, enhance, and fix the bugs in the ESRI developer sample, DS Mapbook.

ArcMapbook installation & removal should be as simple as running the _INSTALL and _UNINSTALL batch files. For upgrades it is a good idea to unsintall the old version first; existing map series will be unaffected.

Visual_Basic: The program Docs: How to install and use Mapbook.

Project homepage: http://sites.google.com/site/arcmapbook/

Mapbook for ArcMap 9.3, Release 2011 October 19

Improved installation for Windows 7 and Vista, plus including the documention and examples. There are no functional changes from the 2009 release, meaning there is no need to upgrade if you already have a working mapbook install.

This release doesn't contain source code. For that please see an older release, or (better) check out from subversion -- http://code.google.com/p/arcmapbook/source/checkout

Minimal Mapbook for ArcMap 9.3, Release 2010 November 30

This is a minor release. It's main purpose is to test:

a) minimal packaging (no docs or examples or source code)
b) fix for missing toolbar issues on 64 bit systems

Mapbook for ArcMap 9.3, Release 2009 February 11

This is a fullscale merge with the upstream official ESRI release for ArcGIS 9.3. The main differences between Arcmapbook and DS Mapbook in this release are:

• _INSTALL and _UNINSTALL updated for Vista, though it still may not work reliably for everybody. Thank you drseb...@cinci.rr.com for providing a solution.
• _UNINSTALL.bat removes mapbook registry entries
• register_component_category.reg modified to accommodate 64bit Windows XP
• More documentation and tutorials
• Organised and searchable bug list (http://code.google.com/p/arcmapbook/issues/list) Don't forget to widen search to include closed issues when looking for solutions!

Upstream release: http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/ArcGISDesktop/com/samples/Cartography/Map_Production/DSMapBook/9d2dafa6-fcae-4e3d-bd27-1f242b216452.htm

Mapbook for ArcMap 9.2, Release 2007 October 26

The main reason for this release is to bundle the slightly improved un/install with the main code. Changes from March release are:

• improved installation and removal usability (moved un/install.bat to top folder)

• initial check-in of Jerry Chase's customisation of Mapbook (Customized DS Map Book Manual.doc). NOTE: actual code is not yet implemented in arcmapbook, you'll have to pull it out of the doc yourself. Jerry's doc includes instruction and code. Outline of added functionality: 1. The ability to control the extent of the locator frames: a. Scaled Indicator: scale by the percentage of area of the record in focus b. Scaled Local Indicator: scaled by the percentage of the area which includes the record in focus and all records contiguous to it c. Index 2 Indicator: the ability to control extent of indicator frame by the area of a secondary index which is tied to the index of the record in focus (State in which a county is located).

• Added to pause to (un)install batch files so any error messages can be seen. _UNINSTALL.bat now deletes Mapbook registry keys

Mapbook for ArcMap 9.2, Release 9.2 2007 March 13

This release is a wholesale merge of Larry Young's upstream release of 2007-March-13[*] with our local documents. From Larry's comments, there are a lot of fixes to the Export routines.

Almost every file had dozens of changes, though >90% are just line prefixes (e.g. 73:... to 86:...). so I probably missed things.

If you are currently using DS Mapbook from the 9.2 developer sample kit, you should upgrade to this release.

If you've already installed the March-13 version from the ESRI support forum, ignore the 'Visual_Basic' folder, the only value added stuff this package is the documentation.

[*] http://forums.esri.com/Thread.asp?c=93&f=989&t=211395#653249 http://forums.esri.com/Attachments/23830.zip

-- Matt Wilkie, 2007 March 30