Questions tagged [mappoint]

Microsoft MapPoint is both a technology ("MapPoint Web Service," previously known as MapPoint .NET) and a specific software program created by Microsoft that allows users to view, edit and integrate maps.

Microsoft MapPoint 2013 was the last release, and official Microsoft support stopped in 2015.

The MapPoint Web Service was discontinued before this date.

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MapPoint Control - Calculating Optimized Route

I wonder if there is a possibility to display window that the way is calculating (exactly the same one that is display in MapPoint 2010 application), with possibility of cancel this calculation (as calculating of optimized route lasts very long)? If…
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Why is MapPoint.Route.Calculate() much slower than calculating in the app itself?

i just tried multiple routing via code with the mappoint api. It works all fine, but a few routes takes extrem long to calculate (18.5 sec). If i calculate the same route via MapPoint itself it only takes less than 2 sec. In the example above i…
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MapPoint not shutting down properly?

I'm trying to use MapPoint's COM API from VB6, running it in application mode, but when I close things down, MapPoint still hangs around! How do I get it to stop cleanly? Yes I've tried calling the Application object's Quit method.
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Can JPG's be imported into MapPoint?

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to import .jpg files into MS Mappoint Europe 2006 ? If it is possible can this be done by an OCX control ? I would like to import some aerial photography of an area into MapPoint to enhance the coverage of a…
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How to best utilize the new Type Equivalance features to host the MapPoint Control in a WPF Application

How to best utilize the new Type Equivalance features to host the MapPoint Control in a WPF Application. This is related to my other question about what is entailed as far as maintaining interop assembleis with regard to the new NoPIA and Type…
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Mapping Application for Middle East

We have a desktop application that has been using MapPoint for displaying data on a European map. We now want to support Middle East maps, but MapPoint only support North America and Europe. Is there any other alternative to MapPoint that can be…
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Embedding Mappoint 2010 Control in C# WinForm Creates Registry Error In Win7 (64-bit)

I have a WinForms application with an embedded MapPoint control that I've been maintaining for about 5 years now. The application originally used MapPoint 2004, then 2006, and now we're upgrading to 2010. Within my development environment…
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upgrading .NET application from MapPoint 2004 to 2009

I am in the process of upgrading a Visual Studio 2005 .NET (C#) application from it's integration with MapPoint 2004 to supporting MapPoint 2009. After a bit of searching and fiddling, I've generated new DLLs using "tldimp" and "aximp" and now have…
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Creating Map Point object in Excel VBA

This code has a run-time error saying object required on this line... Set objDataSets = objApp.ActiveMap.DataSets This is what I used as a reference... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa723407.aspx Sub CreateMaps() Dim MPApp As…
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How do I assign a custom icon to a Pushpin in Mappoint?

I'm writing a MFC app that uses the MS Mappoint OCX. I need to display the locations of people and vehicles on the map and the best of doing this appears to be with Pushpin objects. I have no problem displaying a stock pushpin icon with some text…
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MapPoint 2011- DataMap(ShadedArea) - Visual Studio

I've got a question about adding a datamap to my current map in mappoint while importing data to a dataset. So, i have an excel file that has the following columns in order: ID,Name,Adress,City,Country,PostalCode,Service,MoneyImport. I'm creating a…
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Mappoint - prioritise post code over street name in FindAddressResults()

We operate a route optimisation service, these routes typically involve 100+ deliveries in a small local area several times a day, lots of the deliveries may exist in the same postcode. As such, when we use MapPoint to add waypoints and optimise the…
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calling windows form control library using MapPoint from an MVVMLight WPF app on a x64 machine

MapPoint can be used within a WPF application, if a AxMapPoint object is incorporated into a Windows Form Control Library. Creating a simple test app, with the following body in MainWindows.xaml
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How to use the MapPoint Control and the Mappoint Application in the same application

I'm currently working on an application using the MapPoint Object Library. One of the first line of code is MapPoint.Application mapPointApplication = new MapPoint.Application(); which launch the Mappoint application, at which point I can interact…
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How can COM control be extended in .NET (C#)?

I am using MapPoint COM in small tool for work. It takes addresses from text file and imports as stops to MapPoint. As far as I know there are not many features or methods I can work with to get more out of MapPoint COM. Which brings me to a…
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