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<DIV><SPAN class=608460521-03052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have
a demo version I use every now and then but I don't use it nearly as often as I
did in ArcView 3.x. Judging by what I saw at SERUG last week, there will be even
less need for XTools with 9.2. All in all I would say save your
money.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=left>Tripp Corbin, MCP,
GISP</P>
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President, GIS/Mapping</P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Thomas,
Jim<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 03, 2006 4:51 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
shrug-l@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> shrug-l: XTools
Pro<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=162144520-03052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello,
All.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=162144520-03052006><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=162144520-03052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is the XTools
Pro ArcGIS extension worth buying? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=162144520-03052006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=162144520-03052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is an
analyst in our company that want's us to spend $150 for XTools Pro. My
take is that most of the geoprocessing tools are already available and can be
automated with Model Builder. Is there anyone still using XTools? and is
it really something worth investing in? I've never had a need for
it. I'm also discouraged from buying it because their website doesn't
faction properly.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=162144520-03052006><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=162144520-03052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance
for your comments,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=162144520-03052006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim
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