[postgis-users] FYI: Solution to Using PostGIS in ArcGIS.

[Stefan Keller]

This seems to be a problem in ArcGIS since Oct 2009 Beta 10(!) [1]
Does anyboy know if a bug ticket has been filed at Esri?

Yours, Stefan

[1] http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/1010-Beta-10-query-layer-from-postgis-oid-field-not-valid



2012/11/6 Mark Volz <MarkVolz at co.lyon.mn.us>:
> Hello,
>
> Recently I was struggling with getting PostGIS data in ArcGIS as a query layer.  Apparently there is a bug in ArcGIS that treats every column in a query layer as a primary key.  Here is the work around that I was given:
>
> Open the ArcGIS Add Query Layer window.
> Connect to your database.
> Add a query and name, usually by double clicking on the table / layer name.
> NOTE:  DO NOT CLICK FINISH.
> Validate the query.
> Press "show advanced options."
> The "Finish" button will change to "Next>"  Press the button.
> Press control and right click on any of the boxes under Unique Identifier Field(s).  This will unselect all the columns
> Select the actual Unique Identifier Fields - usually gid when using the PostGIS Shapefile loader.
> Press Finish
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark Volz
> GIS Specialist
>
>
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