AML
See Also: high-level language
[ESRI software] Acronym for ARC Macro Language. A proprietary, high-level programming language created by ESRI for generating end-user applications in ArcInfo Workstation.
AML: The ARC Macro Language. A high level language that provides full programming capabilities and a set of tools for building menus to tailor user interfaces for specific applications ...
[edit] AML and ArcGIS
Although the language is still available in modern ArcInfo Workstation, the language has been superseded in ArcGIS by the ArcGIS geoprocessing framework, including ModelBuilder, Python, and other scripting languages.
AML: ARC Macro Language
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
API: Application Program Interface ...
An AML named scan24_proc1.aml was created for removing the map collar. The AML used the SJRWMD 1:24,000 quad index coverage to reselect polygons to clip the GRID format DRG.
The basic methodology is as follows: ...
3 AML scripts coding - an automatic process
Submitting the WWW form activates Arc/Info after generating an AML script via a translation program residing in the HTTP servers' common gateway interface (CGI).
AML ARC Macro Language. A high-level algorithmic language for generating end-user applications.
What version of AML is supported (v1, v2, or v3)? How are the layers symbolized, and what is the file naming convention?
For instance, the gateway could pass the request in the form of AML to an Arc/INFO server. The Arc/INFO server generates a graphic file, which is converted to a GIF image.
ArcInfo Workstation provides geoprocessing via the classic user interface (ARC, ARCEDIT, ARCPLOT, ARC Macro Language [AML], and more).
As well as offering a suite of GIS tools and techniques, ARC/INFO came with its own macro language - ARC Macro Language (AML).
Cannot perform Arc/Info commands (without programming in a scripting language).
Cannot make use of some Arc/Info files specifically: Tins, lattices, look up tables (.lut files), plotfiles (.gra), map compositions, AML's, and SML's.
Arc Macro Language (AML) in ARC/INFO™. and Avenue in ArcView™). The applications needing development by the GIS systems staff will have been described during the Needs Assessment on the GIS Application forms.
 See also: GIS, Information, Model, Environment, Geographic
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