I have been unable to use the links resulting from a tool search to open a tool. When I click the link for the tool nothing happens – no tool is retrieved.
This problem is only occurring with tools and not maps, data, and images. Also, this problem occurs with every tool I have tried to open from the search window. Tools open regularly from toolbox window.
What do I need to do to restore functionality to the search window?
Best Answer
In ArcCatalog go to Customize --> ArcCatalog Options and on the General tab make sure Toolboxes is checked. That's what worked for me. I had unchecked everything to clean up my Catalog Tree and that's when the problem started. I ignored it for a day and then remembered what I had changed.