MAPPOINT Q & A - ALL

Andrew Simpson - June 1, 2004
Is it possible to enumerate the address file for a town in vb? For instance, in Bedford i would like to get all the street names. Thanks
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agnes mumbua - January 28, 2004
i have some coordinates which i want to insert in a map.now i dont know how to go about it.please help me to do my work easier than doing it manually.thanks in advance.
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Mohit Karnwal - January 26, 2004
I am trying to draw a polygon on a MAP by selecting 4 points and get the selected area. Also, i need to put in the functionality for zoom in and zoom out. I have to do this in VC++. Need a sample application if someone has done this stuff before. Thanx Mohit
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Loyd - January 14, 2004
I have MapPoint 2004 I need to do ethnic population comparisons between the 1990 and 2000 census - but MP2004 only has total population and total household data for 1990. How do I get the rest of the 1990 census data? I have considered purchasing an old copy of MP2000 which has the 1990 data - but the data might not be readable by MP2004. Any idea about how to get the 1990 data? Thanks
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paul - October 15, 2003
I can not import any excel files. Keeps coming up file in unexpected format. any help here. I tried making the file .csv still the same result
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joanna Noble - October 10, 2003
Hi there does the new version of Mappoint (2004) allow you to enter postcodes for Northern Ireland?
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Ron Cook - April 10, 2003
I work for the cable industry and we are trying to show (grahically) where a given provider serves. Since we associate a provider with a Zip+4 (e.g. 80027-9597), how can I plug that value into MapPoint and have it show be that specific geographic area (i.e. shaded with defined border)? Thanks! Ron Cook
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Teodora Filipova - April 7, 2003
Hello, I am using MP2002 activeX with VBA, trying to automate data import (for Canada) and programmatically match all unmatched records. I use FindAddressResult method, but the FindResults.Name only contains Street address, City and Province. Is there any way I can find the Postal Codes of the closest matches (same way as the graphical user interface presents the list of closest postal cods for the matches?) Thanks!
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Mike Leathers - March 28, 2003
I am in Houston and would like to reference locations by the KEYMAP number (i.e. 241E a page and location) without having to manually open the KEYMAP. Is there any way to import such data or even draw???
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macs - March 24, 2003
I am creating an application with VB and Mappoint. I have a form with a tree structure control and a Mappoint Control. How can I drag a pushpin on the map to a node in the tree? Your help is greatly appreciated.
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Reddy - March 24, 2003
Hi, I need really some help.I am working on conference data base in Ms-Access i need to get a map which contains conference participants.I want to use Mappoint2002 as mapcreating application. If you got any any code how to perform this using button click in MS-acess can you plz help me out i am doing this as part of my course work study. I played with mappoint2002 as created maps by importing acees and excel files. Now i donot want to open the mappoint application. The format I am looking is open the form in Access data base which contains the button when clicked need to show the map with particiapants by zip code or city.. Plese try to help me .. Reddy
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roland - February 22, 2003
I want to send a journey to mappoint by giving it a list of way points either in Lambert coordinates or geographical coordinates: is it possible (the journey should not be re-optimised byMappoint).If you know of someone having done it, le me knoww. Thank you in advance, Roland
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munna - February 4, 2003
URGENT.. Is that possible to print or select only a particular state eg: California once the Ms-Acess data is integrated into map. I would like to print only the content of california map.. is that possible... I am student working under project and I am approaching my dead line please try to help me ....
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Frank Liga - January 29, 2003
I would like to take the GPS output and use it programmatically Is there any function that can retrieve the lat long from the gps then i can use the getlocation() function
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Nasser - December 19, 2002
How can I click on a region and get an ID number or a string and save it to a variable?
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Kenny Louie - November 20, 2002
I know that you can create a MapPoint Application object in VB with: Set objMPApp = CreateObject("MapPoint.Application") I was wondering if anyone could tell me the equivalent in C#?
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Hao Feng - November 5, 2002
Hi, I am intertested in wether mappoint can provide the following functionality. Say I define a set of cutomized regions (territory) inside Mappoint software manually. Each of them has a unique territory name. Can I have a way to query the mapquest which territory the location bleongs to if I supply the latitude and longitude of the location. It needs to be done in Visual C++ programatically. Thanks, Hao Microsoft
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Kinnari - October 30, 2002
Hi, I am using MapPoint 2000, have integrated with VC++. I have one table which contains Lattitude and Longitude information. This table gets updated at every 10 minutes. I want to display the data map using this table. can I use LinkData() method for continuous update data map? can ne one pl. guide me for the same. Any help would be highly appreciated. -Thank you, Kinnari
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Tony Rodriguez - October 22, 2002
Can I use my GPS coordiante to locate addresses, or main street names?
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Tony Rodriguez - October 22, 2002
How Can I extract the locator sensor information to place my pushpin on the map, or I only need the GPS coordinates, latitude & longitude?
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Tony Rodriguez - October 22, 2002
Can I use the locator sensor information, or MP2K only need the gps coordinate to place the pushpin?
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Tony Rodriguez - October 22, 2002
Can I hide the pushpins until the user zoom in at to 3 miles or less?
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Eugene - September 23, 2002
What are the maximal geographical coordinates (latitude,longitude) supported by MapPoint?
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Marie - August 4, 2002
I need to a map showing only my state with the name of each county, a disease rate shown on each county, and then different colors for various ranges of disease rates (ex: 1 to 5 = red, 6 to 10 = yellow). I will need to add these maps to reports that will be published. Can I do all of this in Mappoint?
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Beau Moore - August 3, 2002
My MapPoint 2002 exits unexpectedly or it will generate an application fault when I zoom...Has any one else expierenced this issue and are there any resolutions? I am running Map Ponint on a pentium 800 with 512mb ram...
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How does zoom work - August 2, 2002
Hi, How does the zoom functionality work on MapPoint? Does it hit the database everytime or does it just toggle the finer details visible/invisible? TIA Craig
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Kelly - August 2, 2002
I need a map that shows the outline of the counties in the state. How do I get that with map point? Is there a way to download one or transfer a map from my word files to map point files?
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Lava Kumar - August 2, 2002
I am developing an application using Mappoint web services for routes between two points. If the origin and destination are within same state or adjoing states the application works fine but if they are far off I get the exception in the function myRouteService.CalculateSimpleRoute (myRouteServiceWayPoints, Nothing) where myRouteService is a route object and myRouteWayPoints are WayPoint objects and created correctly. The exception messsage is "The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a receive." Can any one help me out with this Thanks Lava Kumar
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chris - August 2, 2002
I am trying to get the distance between two places from mappoint though access but it seems to look at teh town and not the county or postcode. How do i get mappoint to read the post code from access. Thanks in advance.
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nirmal - August 1, 2002
I am trying my hand on Mappoint . I am trying to plot the routes on the map . but if there are 5 to 6 points it takes a long time to plot and i get a msgbox showing Server busy with three command buttons retry sitch to and cancel but clicking on any one of them shows no effect Plz if yu have any solution do come out thanks in advance nirmal
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Sean - August 1, 2002
I have a VB6 app using LINKDATA to get to a Access database. I am able to read the lat/long in and display the one type of pushpin(symbol) for each individual point. My question..... Is it possible to have a unique symbol ID (pushpin) for each point on the map (i.e. - one location use a red truck and the other blue )? Thank you again.....
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Sylvain - July 31, 2002
How can I locate the position of a freeform shape object so I can keep this information in a database and use it to reproduce the same shape and position when I need it?
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robert - July 31, 2002
I saw "telecom" mentioned as an example of using MapPoint. Do you know of any examples using MapPoint to show offices/sites and network connectivity, along with data such as circuit and asset information?
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Kirk - July 30, 2002
MapPoint 2002 appears to already have zipcode boundary information. If given a certain zipcode, is it possible to determine any other zipcodes that are adjacent to it? Adjacent would mean "touching" or sharing a boundary line.
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Anthony - July 30, 2002
Is it possible in MapPoint to import a set of AutoRoute push pins and then to export (to Excel) the pushpin details within a defined radius of a postcode/zipcode?
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vic - July 29, 2002
Trying to use custom pop-up menu on a Mappoint VB application. I got the map object to respond to the mouse down event. Whoever, if you do not resond to the pop-up menu immediately, you get a server error. The same thing happens when you launch a modal form from a map object event. Any feedback would be appreciated. Also, is there in a VB app to have custom menu items be shown in conjunction with the mappoint menu items?
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john - July 29, 2002
With MP2K does anyone know how to programatically bring up the standard pushpin symbols (dialog?) for a user to choose from. I am giving the user a choice to change the pushpin for an entire dataset. (I have it working now but they must know the number of the pushpin they want to change to.)
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Vadim - July 26, 2002
objRoute.Calculate method displays directions pane on MapPoint control. Is there any way I can minimize it or hide it programmatically. Thanks.
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Bas - July 24, 2002
Hi, is it possible to insert a new map with only the railroads of Europe.
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Daniel - July 24, 2002
There was a new article that said MapPoint 2002 was going to be able to view Shapefiles and MapInfo files. Where/How do I bring those type of files into MapPoint. Thanks in advance.
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Kirk - July 23, 2002
Using MapPoint 2002, is it possible to a) determine the zipcode for a given lat/long (even in remote areas that may not have "locations") and b) determine all other zipcodes that are adjacent to a given zipcode?
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Tim Casey - July 23, 2002
I have developed an app that uses a MapPoint Control that creates a map with a pinpoint based on Lat/Lon. I would like to allow users to be able to zoom-in or zoom-out on the PinPoint, but not re-search, find, or browse to different locations. Programmatically, I have only been able to control the entire "Navigation" toolbar (e.g. MPC.Toolbars.Item("Navigation").Visible = False ). Is there a way to enable only Zoom control or disable the other navigation features?
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Doud - July 23, 2002
I am using an ADO recordset to create pushpins and the problem is that the time to display them all is too long. Is there any way to create them directly into a MapPoint dataset (as the ImportData method easily do) and only then, have them displayed? (The article n°46 from Walt Cygan seems to tell me there is no way to do that, but still...)
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Hubert Bischoff - July 23, 2002
MapPoint is great in findig routes. One result of a routing procedure is the generated polyline over the map. What has to be done to extract all lat/longs of this shape ?
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Paul - July 23, 2002
Is there any chance of a Southern African version?
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Glen - July 20, 2002
GPS question: I recently received an upgraded company laptop (IBM Think pad) without COM ports that has MP2K installed. I want to use the GPS function. It has only USB ports. Is anyone using a USB GPS with MP2K? If so what brand/model Works? Does a USB to Com adapter work with the serial GPS? If so what adapter/GPS is recommended? Thanks,
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eedson - July 19, 2002
I am a newbie to MapPoint 2002, and I am trying to import client information from Excel into MapPoint (client name, company name, address). All of these clients are in the Denver, CO area. When I import, MapPoint says that it finds the location, and yet when I try to view the pinpoints I see only one pinpoint located in Kansas! Since all the addresses are in various cities in Colorado and MapPoint claims to have located them, why do I only get one pinpoint, and why in Kansas?
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Pam Price - July 19, 2002
Is there an easy way to change the start and end time of day one and day two? I change the end time for day 2 and it changes day one also. Please help
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Terry - July 19, 2002
Is there a way to programatically switch the mouse action back and forth between Select and Pan?
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Santosh - July 19, 2002
I am currently using MapPoint 2002. Is there some way I can convert the map into a gif type of file/stream without actually having to save it on the harddisk.
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Terry - July 18, 2002
In VB is there any way to display just the map pane and the driving directions pane, without showing the route planner pane?
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Kase - July 18, 2002
Is MapPoint capable of programatically returning a list of roads which intersect another already named road (within a 10km radius)?
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Dave Tamm - July 17, 2002
Have Streets 98 and just purchased mappoint 2002. However cannot convert pushpins from 98 to 2002. Micrsoft has pushpin conversion tool that converts pushpins to 2000; however it requires that you have a version of 2000 mapping products. Is there a way to convert strets 98 pushpins to mappoint 2002 without having to purchase an old 2000 product? Thanks for any help!
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Ken Davis - July 17, 2002
Is there any way to automate the creation of a Pocket Streets file? I would like to export a Map to Pocket Streets programmatically. My goal is to develop an ActiveSync module that automatically generates PocketStreet maps with pushpins and downloads it to my handheld.
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Doud - July 16, 2002
As I draw a line and then a pushpin on that line, the pushpin is always hidden by the line. Is there any to "move" the pushpin in front of the line? (a pushpin is not a shape!)
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yolanda - July 15, 2002
whatis the distance between cheyenne wyoming and aurura denver
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ketan parekh - July 15, 2002
Hi I have a problem. When i draw a line and then select it, a box appears on the start and the end of the line. I do not want that boxes to appear when the user selects the line. I nknow that is for the user to know that he/she has selected that line, but i do not need that. Please help.
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Greg Kavonius - July 12, 2002
How do I, or can I update address information in MapPoint?
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Scott - July 11, 2002
I currently have Mappoint 2000 running on my PC. (Win2K) A co-worker sent me a ptm file from Mapoint 2002. When I try to open the file it gives me the following error. Mappoint cannot open this file. Please save your data in a different format, or consult Help for information about compatible formats. Do I need a conversion update or are they not compatible?
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Cedric - July 11, 2002
How do I prevent old/previous entries that I typed in the MapPoint find fields (where it says "type place or address") from displaying in the future. Thanks
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KB - July 10, 2002
Does MapPoint have any features that accommodate 3 digit and 5 digit zipcode boundaries?
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Ben - July 10, 2002
I am having trouble... I am trying to calculate routes in mappoint from Java. I have been succesfull in getting the distance between 2 lat, and long points. Do you know anywhere I could get this information?
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Rob - July 9, 2002
Mappoint updates the location from a gps feed at 15 sec intervals. Is there a way to modify this in the Mappoint application? Thanks!
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Santosh - July 9, 2002
Hi All, I want to use data from sql directly on a map using dataset. Is it possible to do so. The basic problem is that I will get a set of around 7-8 locations and I plot those on the map. Then I have to zoom to the best possible view to show all this. Is there anyother workaround for this? Thanks ~ Santosh
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GR - July 8, 2002
I am using Mappoint with Visual C++ via automation. I am trying to get the map name but it returns "map in unsaved". Is there any way to get the name of the map as shown in the navigation bar. Thanks in advance for any help George
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AE - July 7, 2002
Sorry if I have missed this before but I am looking for a way to (programmatically) retrieve census tract information for a set of addresses. Specifically, given a set of addresses (or pushpins), can I discover the census tract in which they reside? Andy
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VP - July 6, 2002
I am new to Map Point, and I am looking for the tool from which I am able to extract the information about the zip boundary of zip code area. Can I do that with Map Point ? Thank you very much, VP
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Ravi Akkiraju - July 5, 2002
hi, we are using mappoint to get distances for our routing application. We use the mappoint.route.calculate method. But its ben real slow to get the results back. Has anyone used mappoint app, in a 3rd party app primarly for distances? If so any input on improving the speed of the application to get the distances quicker is appreciated. Thanks Ravi
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Erin Topping - July 4, 2002
I am looking for GIS software that can model office accomodation, move around occupant groups, query, and possibly use 3D displays of buildings over orthophotos. Any ideas out there as to what software could perform this?
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gilles - July 3, 2002
I know of at least 2 missing roads or bridges in my area and MapPoint 2002 cannot prepare good routes because of this missing data. Is it possible to add the missing roads to the database or where should I send the information for the error to be repaired in future releases. P.S. These roads where there 40 years ago.
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Josephine - July 3, 2002
Is there a patch or update to download for MapPoint that will help with Canadian information. I am having problems mapping canadian addresses.
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Mark - July 2, 2002
I am new to MapPoint and I have a similar question to Tony. I need to create a standalone map/program in which customers may search within a certain (mile) radius for our representatives. I was wondering what are the steps to turn a MapPoint map with pushpins into a searchable webpage map or executable map program. Do I need to purchase and install a plug-in or is this function already available on MapPoint 2002. Any help would be great, and also it would be greatly appreciated if you could point me in the direction of any other good MapPoint resources. MP2K has been VERY helpful so far. Thank You!
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Dave - July 2, 2002
How can I identify the record of an Access database table that corresponds to a pushpin selected on a map containing pushpins derived from the database table? I need to have access to the fields of the selected pushpin.
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Brian Fretwell - July 2, 2002
I am new to Mappoint. We need a package to use in the UK and allow the user to put in multiple post codes (Zip Codes) to calculate mileage. Example it is to be used by district nurses and he/she may visit 6 sites in a day. We want to put the appointment post codes in and for Mappoint to calculate the component mileages into a total. Is this possible please.
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Kristen - July 1, 2002
Hi there - I am trying to copy several maps into PowerPoint. The problem comes when I try to paste in the legend. When I paste in the legend for my newest map, it changes the symbols in all of the previous maps to the newest legend. Thanks for your help!
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Tony - July 1, 2002
Hello everyone, I need some help. I am planning to give a presentation to my customers to demonstrate the location of our representatives throughout the States. My idea was to send my customer a stand-alone program, or go online to check such information. I will also like to have my customer to be able to zoom-in in certain area and search for all representatives near a location. Does MapPoint 2k2 capable of doing such a task? Generating web pages (or a standalone program) to show all my customer locations of our representatives and be able to zoom-in and search nearby a location? If MapPoint is not the program that can do the job, please give recommandation of other program that can perform the task. Please help! You help is HIGHLY appreciated! Tony
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Ralph - July 1, 2002
I am new to map point. I am in the process of doing a mass mailing through a marketing company. The company gave me an Excel spreadsheet with customer information on it. I imported customer info (name, address, zip, phone etc.) with the Data Mapping Wizard. If I select an area on the map and export it, all I get in excel is the zip, county and the number of customers in that zip. I need the customer name, zip, phone, etc. I am trying to quantify the mailing by selecting different geographic areas where we had the mailer sent out, so I can hand my salespeople a list of leads so they can follow up on the mailers. How can I retrieve this data?
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Eddie Engledow - July 1, 2002
Is there a way to incorporate overlapping territories on a single territory mao?
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Simon - July 1, 2002
Is there a way to input lines (ideally from Excel or Access) into MapPoint and have them displayed? I have starting & ending coordinates (or city names) for the line definition.
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Steve - June 28, 2002
Steve Question follow up from June 26: Can you creat or divid it in three territories and make a route for each territory?
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Greg Plevak - June 28, 2002
Is there a simple way to export latitude and longitude for a given location pushpin to an excel file or other file format?
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Brenda McMillan - June 28, 2002
When working with mappoint and coping to word how do I get the legends to display? Also an associate who places the maps I have completed on powerpoint continually gets tags in the place if the symbols I originally placed on the map.
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josie - June 27, 2002
I want to use the import wizard to map the address of my offices. i want to change the option of "Map Records to: City" to "Map Records to: Address 1". this is in the first window of the wizard on the bottom gray box.
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josie - June 27, 2002
hi, i want to be able to put numbers in the plotted circls on the map. if possible i would like to extract those numbers from a spreedsheet. let me know what are my possiblities
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josie - June 27, 2002
Using the Import wizard with an excel spreedsheet. When i change the Country/Region to Canada (was US) i no longer have the option of an "Address" column. i need to plot the canadian address on the map.
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Greig McArthur - June 27, 2002
Using VB, is there any way if hiding a set of pushpins, I have multiple sets of which I only want one displayed at a time..is there such a think as dataset.hide? Also in the same theme, i would like the pushpins only to appear below a specified altitude, otherwise the display is cluttered with icons...can this be done? Thanks..
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Steve - June 26, 2002
Here is my situation. I have 3 crews and 94 job sites. I wanted to be able to input the 94 sites and for the program to tell how do you assign them to each crew in a way that is time efficient. How can I do that or is their another program? Please help. Thanks
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Chuck DeJan - June 26, 2002
I am working on a large presentation using Mappoint to display our sites with supplier sites. Custom pushpins of approx. 20 X 30 pixels for all the user/supplier sites produces a very busy printout in any standard printable format on any machine here at the office headquarters. We would like to print these maps on 24x36 inch paper, knowing that the custom pushpins will continue to maintain their current size while the background (the base map) grows in size. So far, no commercial printer has been able accomodate this request. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Chuck DeJan
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Paul Carter - June 25, 2002
Hi there. Working with MapPoint 2002, Is it possible to draw custom graphical objects on the map, and is there support for Drag/Drop of custom objects (I.E. Objects that represent Points Of Interest)?
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Bill - June 24, 2002
Hello. I am using MapPoint 2002. I am doing a lot of work with the "create territories" function. My question is this: is there any way to use more/other colors for the territories besides the ones included with the program? I would like to use brighter colors if possible. Thanks! Bill
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Ian - June 24, 2002
I am using MapPoint Europe 2k and am mapping data sets to the UK. However I am finding that certain postcodes which exist on the Royal Mail Database such as CH47 5BH appear on MapPoint as CH472 or suchlike. Does anyone know why this is - it is proving to be problematic?
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Matt Weller - June 24, 2002
I am working with MapPoint Europe 2002. How can I get a UK street address (excluding house number)from a UK Postcode? When I use FindResults, passing in a postcode such as "LS1 1LD", the Result Set contains only 1 Item with a Name "LS1 1LD (Postcode), United Kingdom". Does anyone know any other methods/properties to help. Many Thanks.
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Paul Carter - June 24, 2002
With MapPoint 2002, is it possible to hook various windows messages such as WM_PAINT for the map?
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Robin - June 23, 2002
does the streets & trips package ship with the same ActiveX control as mappoint ? also, is there some kind of timing delay built into Mappoint is generating directions due to competitive licensing restrictions ?
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Tom Bell - June 23, 2002
I am considering using MP2K , i have lat/long data only of locations i have to visit. Is it possible to place pushpins based on this information only? Thanks in Advance Tom
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Anjum Masood - June 22, 2002
I am working with Mappoint in Pakistan and I want to know how I can add cities as geographic unit becasue the minimum gegraphic unit available for Pakistan is Province?
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John V - June 21, 2002
Can optimization for routes be modified so it looks at both preferred times and efficient routes?
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ted walker - June 21, 2002
I need an Mappoint expert to do some consulting work in Gainesville, FL. Any interested persons please respond.
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Paul Carter - June 21, 2002
Is it possible to identify a street name (or a collection of street names) given X & Y co-ordinates ? Thanks Paul.
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Paul Carter - June 21, 2002
How do you obtain/set the maps Scale. I.E 1:10000 etc... Thanks P.
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JPeters - June 20, 2002
I read on the Microsoft website that the requirements for MapPoint2002 are Windows 2000 OS or up ... My company is slow to upgrade from NT 4.0 and 98. We are currently using MapPoint 2001, and it runs just fine. I need the terrirtory capabilities of 2002. Is it possible to run MP 2002 w/out getting an OS Overhaul at my company? Thanks. -Josh
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ketan parekh - June 20, 2002
Hi I am suing Mappoint OCX in my application. Now i am connectiing 2 pushpins by drwaing a line. And when i release the mouse on the 2nd pushpin i.e destination pushpin, i want to display the Road Distance between these 2 points. I am using Waypoints collection of Route objkect, but i get that window of Route which i do not want. Is there a way to close this window after calculating Road Distance or Is there a other way to calculate Road Distance? Source Code, if given will be great.
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ketan parekh - June 19, 2002
In my application, i am doing a find nearby at a particular location from my OCX. Now what happens is there is a yellow grid which appears on the map. I want this yellow grid to disappear when i press ok button on my form. How do i remove this yellow grid after doing find nearby. May be on a Exit button, the code should remove the yellow grid. That will solve my purpose.
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Paul Carter - June 19, 2002
Is it possible to get a direct HANDLE to the Map? Cheers Paul.
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Paul Carter - June 19, 2002
Is it possible to disabled the context menus that appear when you right click on the map? Thanks Paul.
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Paul Carter - June 19, 2002
I am trying to write code that centers the map on screen where the user clicks. That is, if the user clicks on the top, left part of the client area of the map, that part is then automatically centered in the client area. Any ideas? Thanks in advance Paul.
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John V - June 18, 2002
In using Optimization for a route, is there any way to have the software take into account that some stops are timed. For example: We have a circular route that repeats during the day. If we optimize, the software has the courier stopping at the same site in sequence, which is useless for us. Is there any programming that can be done to setup those stops that are timed and optimize the ones where time is less important?
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vic - June 17, 2002
Is there a way to remove programaticaly (VB) all pushpins in the active map. Maybe for each pushpin in ? (do not now what collection!) pushpin.delete next pushpin Any sample vb code would be appreciated.
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ted walker - June 17, 2002
Can you create multiple routes in MapPoint 2002? If yes, how? Thanks.
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Kyle Summers - June 17, 2002
I want to import data. I want to show four fields. The name of the place, a dealer number, Address, and the City. But it will only let me show three of those. How can I show all four at once?
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Ajay Juneja - June 14, 2002
using c# with Mappoint? I see some VB.net demos -- so C# should be able to be used as well. Does anyone have any samples or a quick demo so I can get started? I am much more of a c++ programmer, so C# is much easier for me than Visual Basic. Thanks!
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Jim Duerscherl - June 14, 2002
I do not have Mappoint, so please forgive the question if it seems dumb. Question: For a trucking problem. If I have all the zips for the beginning, and ending points of trips within a State; is it possible that Mappoint will point out redundant, or unfeasible routes? I would be using Visual FoxPro 6.0 as the programming software. Thanks
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Naiem - June 14, 2002
I am using Mappoint 2002 ActiveX control in a VB application. My application is integrated to a GPS receiver. Is there a way to determine the address based on a given long/lat?
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FREEMAN HARRIS - June 13, 2002
Is there a way to tell Mappoint 2002 to automatically match an address based on the zipcode if a real address cannot be found and display the match on an address map with a symbol?
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Dave Johnson - June 13, 2002
Mappoint newbie here- need to be able to map multiple lat/lons on a map of a predefined area, and show map w/pushpins on a webpage on our intranet- is this easily done, and with which products/technologies?
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Lily Bragg - June 13, 2002
I need to cut population data by the country of origin (nationality -- not ethnicity) for a given area. Does anyone have a clue where I can get this data from?
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Philip - June 13, 2002
I need to calculate routes from a single start point to over 1000 different end points. I can import list of end points PostCodes [ZipCodes] from Excel. Is there a way to automate this process without having to key over 1000 end point codes to obtain route?
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Sally Riddle - June 13, 2002
Please could you tell me the grid reference point for St Donats Castle, Atlantic College, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales
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Bob P. - June 12, 2002
Is there an easy way for me to just display the 48 US states on the NA map without Mexico and Canada? North and South of the border is distracting in my business presentations. thanks, Bob
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Tyler - June 12, 2002
I am posting this again, because I am still unable to figure out this problem and I was hoping someone knew what was going on. ..... I am using MapPoint 2001 and Visual Basic(6.0). I am using information from a database to plot customer locations on a map of the U.S.. The problem is that MapPoint does not recongnize some of the city names. For instance, it is not able to find Denver, Colorado. However, when I attempt this by going straight through MapPoint, it works fine. MapPoint even finds some very small towns. Are there any ideas on why this might be happening? Thanks for any help.
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J Auty - June 12, 2002
Can anyone tell me how to deploy mappoint over a network? I can install it locally but only the lucky ones have a cd.
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Pål R - June 12, 2002
Does anyone know of any good resources for using MapPoint and c# (c-sharp)?
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Kyle Summers - June 11, 2002
I am using mappoint version 2001. And I want to have more than Three items show at a time (i.e. Name, Name2, Information, and then one more). How do I do this when I import data? I already tryed to use all Name 1,2 etc. And then all information 1, 2 etc. And then two names and two informations. What can I do?
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Heidi Frost - June 10, 2002
I really like this MapPoint stuff. How do I use the SDK? Can you email me back directly or will the answer only be posted to the site?
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Philip - June 10, 2002
I am interfacing Mappoint with VB. I am plotting various points from a database. I want to be able to delete various pushpins. The problem is that some of the pushpins had the same name(i.e. same company name, just different locations) and when I go to delete them, the program crashes because there are two with the same name. Does anyone have an idea on how to correct this without having to go through the entire database and change the names?
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Tyler - June 10, 2002
I am using MapPoint 2001 and Visual Basic(6.0). I am using information from a database to plot customer locations on a map of the U.S.. The problem is that MapPoint does not recongnize some of the city names. For instance, it is not able to find Denver, Colorado. However, when I attempt this by going straight through MapPoint, it works fine. MapPoint even finds some very small towns. Are there any ideas on why this might be happening? Thanks for any help.
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Jim Friedland - June 10, 2002
I imported an excel file containing zipcode and number. Each number 1-8 is coded a different color on the map. Is there a way to NOT print zipcodes on the map? My map shows 10-15 states, and the zipcodes clutter the whole map.
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ketan parekh - June 6, 2002
I am deleting a pushpin from my Mapoint control. But there is no event fired when u press Delete key which deletes the pushpin. Basically i want this event so that i can delete that pushpin record in the database which i add it when the user presses Add pushpin.
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Kumar - June 6, 2002
I am developing a web based application in asp. I want to extract names of all cities within a specific radius of a particular city for example all cities within 100 miles of New york. Can I do this using mappoint. If yes how?
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Kyle Hoertsch - June 5, 2002
I am using mappoint with a GPS in may patrol car to locate addresses. The biggest problem I have is the 15 secon gps update. I was told you can change that but need some info on how to do it. Also if it is possible to always use your gps location as a start point and after you type in the address you are looking for it draws a line to the point as the quickest route.
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steve greenberg - June 5, 2002
we recently upgraded networked pcs from nt to 2000. since the upgrade only 20 users at a time can access a *.ptm that is located on a share drive. the 21st user accessing the *.ptm recieves te message, " not enough resources." if i exit mappoint for the 20th user, someone else can open the *.ptm. the *.ptm file has read and filescan access only. a few weeks ago we began to upgrade to mappoint 2002 and we still have the same problem.
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Drew Burlingame - June 4, 2002
Is it possible to enter a City or Zip Code, and return a list of City and Zip Code w/in a specified proximity that I can export? For example: I would like to enter "Denver" or "80206" and a range of 25 miles and retrieve a list of Zip Codes w/ City Name within that 25 mile reach. And then export that list to be used in a sql database.
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Ed Bick - June 4, 2002
Are there any code examples for creating routes in MapPoint? I have a database with all the Long/Lats. I want to send stop information to MapPoint in a specific sequence and have MapPoint create a PTM file or Open generating the route as submitted (not optimized)
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Tyler - June 4, 2002
I think I have a similiar question to one posted recently. I am also working with Visual Basic(6.0) and MapPoint 2001. I have a set of data that I want to plot pushpins and I only have the City and State information. I want to be able to write code in Visual Basic which allows me to plot these Points. I am not sure how to code this. I know that if I folow the information from the help file, it requires me to have a complete address and not just the city and state. Thanks for any help.
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Nathalie - June 4, 2002
What are the copyright rules for MapPoint 2002? Can I create maps and post them on my public website with the MapPoint copyright info printed at the bottom?
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Robert Goyvaerts - June 4, 2002
Hello, i would like to import all the Belgian streets (contains: streetname, city, postalcode) from MapPoint2002 into my Access2002 database. In that way, i can input in my database a streetname and Access could evaluate and give automatic the city and postal code. Unless there is a more convinient way ??? Many thanks and best regards
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Dave - June 3, 2002
i have two questions: i am using mappoint 2001 and VB. i am trying to insert pushpins based on a database i am running off of. am i able to plot the pushpins based only on city and state information, or must i have a complete address? my second question is that once i get these pushpins placed, how do i delete them in VB? i want to clear the map of all pushpins and start all over by plotting a different set of data. thanks for anyone who can help.
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Greg - June 3, 2002
I am currently working with the MapPoint 2002 Trial. I want to utilize MapPoint in an Access database. I can add a MapPoint control to the form and create buttons to do different functions. However, after testing the form, if I go back to design view, I get a message saying "There is no control in this object." and the MapPoint control on my form gets deleted. Any help would be appreciated.
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Lieve Smedts - June 3, 2002
is it possible to turn off/on MapPoint layers in the API? (make them visible or unvisible)
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Karim Ehanafi - June 2, 2002
hi all ! i am new to mappoint... how can i add new geometry to mappoint 2002? i want to insert new polygons with attributes and create a new base map and search the polygons by querying the attributes. thanx in advance - karim
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Neil - May 31, 2002
Can the geography reference be changed in the MapPoint generated hyperlink function. We generate web based maps for our company intranet and would help if user could see a name rather than geography reference on a mouse over.
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misti - May 31, 2002
Looking for "Standard" Mapping software program that can be used internationally. I know that MS MapPoint covers USA, Canada and Europe. Need Latin America and Asia. Is there ANY other mapping software that covers all international markets?
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garyj - May 31, 2002
I would like to post data to each state in the US. Such as the number of shipments I have made to each state. How can I do this?
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Sohail - May 30, 2002
When I enter just a zipcode in MapPoint, it returns , , but not the city. Is it possible to get this information somehow? For example, I enter 46038 in MapPoint and search for it. MapPoint returns "46038, Indiana, United States". I cannot determine the city from StreetAddress object because it is set to nothing in this instance. Is there way to get the city for this zipcode? (which is Fishers in this case).
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Doug Bradley - May 30, 2002
I am developing a website for my realestate company using VB.Net and Mappoint 2002. The EULA for Mappoint 2002 limits the number of Views displayed on-line to 1000. Does this mean my application must limit the number of Maps to 1000, or that I can only have 1000 Hits to my website? Obviously, the latter would not be practicle. Do you have any contact information for Microsofts legal department?
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David Smock - May 30, 2002
I use Microsoft Streets & Trips 2002; is there a way to stop all the city and town names from being displayed? A way to alter the present software coding?
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Cameron - May 30, 2002
Are there any workarounds for the 10000 record limit in MapPoint? Any plans to expand that limit?
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melissa - May 29, 2002
Can the mapped data in MapPoint be separated or layered from the map itself. I would like to print transparencies with each one having a different portion of data on it. To do this I would need to print Drive times separate from the map itself etc...
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mattia - May 27, 2002
--VB DEVELOPER-- The method QueryAllRecords of a dataset does not return the records in the correct order as specified in the query where it is based on. Can Anyone help me please?!?
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Rolf - May 24, 2002
I purchased MapPoint for my laptop; where do I find a GPS receiver to plug into my laptop to use with the MapPoint software?
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Jim - May 24, 2002
Is it possible to create a Legend in MapPoint.net webservice? If not, is it possible to find out the color schema that MapPoint uses to generate maps so that I can create my own legend? ie.) Major Roads = Orange Streets = Yellow etc.... Thanks, Jim Cotter VS Visual Statement
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Brian P - May 24, 2002
I have a comma separated list of multiple routes. Each line in the list is a point. Each route has a starting location and ending location, and some routes have one or more waypoints, with a sequence specified in the list. The points are already pre-ordered, like so:
route A,start,123 my rd,anytown,CA
route a,end,456 my rd,anytown,CA
route b,start,789 yr rd,anytown,CA
etc.

I am writing a VB app to take this data, map it, and draw straight lines connecting all points in each route. The result would be multiple unique, nonconnecting lines, one for each route.

Is there a way in Mappoint 2002 to either
1. create/display multiple routes or a collection or routes on a single map?
2. When importing the list, have it imported in the order it is provided? Using .importdata to create the dataset, and .queryallrecords to create the recordset, when I walk the recordset using .movefirst and .movenext, the recordset is not in the order that the comma delimited list is in.

Thanks for any help anyone can provide!
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Mike Hopkins - May 24, 2002
Does Microsoft have MapPoint for the 50 states and Puerto Rico in Spanish language?
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Tom - May 23, 2002
Is there any way of importing map data into MapPoint? Or are users only to use the US and European map data that Microsoft decides.
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tthomas - May 23, 2002
How do I make a MapPoint COM+ AddIn form non modal. AGPS provides this functionality letting the user click in the Map and still keep the AddIn form active.
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KW - May 22, 2002
What GPS devices work with MapPoint on a laptop?
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Ross Lotharius - May 22, 2002
I was wondering if Mappoint 2002 had an API that I could use to calculate the distance between 2 zipcodes? I am trying to do this through Visual Basic and have not been able to find any references to this. Thanks, Ross Lotharius
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Mortol - May 22, 2002
Does Mappoint have information of good Asian restaurants and a link to the source rating?
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Aaron Ball - May 22, 2002
Does Microsoft Mappoint 2002 contain any Australian data? From what I can see at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url= /library/en-us/mpn20/html/mpdevTablesUrbanInsetLocations.asp it does. Could someone tell me if I am able (via SDK or Application) feed it with Postcode 2000 (Sydney) and say "Green", and so fourth - and see the "Australian map" with different colors to different postcodes.
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Denise Bleakly - May 17, 2002
I added 14 new pushpin icons to the available icons, and then created a new default map. When my users add 7-8 push pins, the software will no longer allow them to put any more push pins in. If we save the file, the file is not saved. However if we do a file>save as> the file is saved. If we go in to edit the new file, we still are not allowed to add anymore pushpins. Any ideas on what is causing this?
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Wim Verlinden - May 16, 2002
After someone places pushpins on the map I need their latitude and longitude in my VB program... Is this possible??? Thanks for your help Wim
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ketan parekh - May 14, 2002
Hi EB Can i use the Map point control features in my project. for e.g if you run the Mappoint.exe, goto Tools. There are list of features which i want to encorporate in my project. for e.g Location Sensor, Measure Distance etc. does Mappoint has a method or property by which i can call these inbuilt functions or do i have to write VB code for giving these features in my project. I am inserting the Map point control(OCX) on my form and now on click of the buttons, i want those features which are already provided by Mappoint control. so if i press "Measure Distance" button, it should give me the distance between the 2 places in miles on my Map Control. This is my exact requirement. Please Help as it is on high priority for me.
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Hugh - May 13, 2002
In response to an answer that I received earlier. MapPoint 2000 is unable to recognize census tract Ids in my first column of MS Excel data.
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Jonathan Martin - May 13, 2002
I am wondering if anyone has built a COM add-in application or has written VB code that will query two sets of data in MapPoint 2002 and determine whether the locations of dataset 1 (imported address info from excel) are within a given radius of dataset 2 (also imported address info from excel) Would like to eventually create a form that accepts the following inputs: DATASET 1: user may select a dataset already imported to the current MapPoint file DATASET 2 same operation as dataset 1 RADIUS: the distance in miles from the data points within dataset 1 that will be used to find the data points within dataset 2. OUTPUT FILENAME: allows the user to specify the filename of a new excel file where the results of the query will be stored. I am guessing that the records from dataset 1 would have to be converted to lat/long in order to create the radius and capture the resulting pushpins from dataset 2? Appreciate any response that might help me address and solve this problem Regards, Jonathan Martin
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Sam Jowett - May 13, 2002
Several Postcodes in England have now been changed (in the last 9 mths)are there any downloads available to correct these changes or will I have to wait for & pay for MapPoint 2003? As we are thinking of equiping our Sales force of approx 160 with MapPoint, but if it is necessary to purchase new versions every year, we may have to re think...
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Eddie Robinson - May 13, 2002
European Mappoint 2002 I would like to know how to update the Postcodes in the mapping software when the Post Office change the postcode or is there a better way to map the customers onto a map.
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Hugh - May 12, 2002
Is it possible to import data at the census tract level from MS Excel to MapPoint 2000?
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Max Cameron - May 8, 2002
[Background]
I am developing a demonstration system of security handset with GPS receiver for Asian and European customers.
In this system, I will use MicroSoft MapPoint software to show the position on PC.
The MapPoint has good map data ( = street level maps that enough to demonstrate GPS positioning accuracy) for many countries except Taiwan and mainland China.
So, in case of these countries, I have to find a way to get good map data.
[Questions]
1. Do you know of a source for Taiwan and mainland China maps which may be used with MicroSoft MapPoint ?
2. Do you know any map data conversion software which can produce map data for MicroSoft MapPoint ?
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John Moore - May 6, 2002
Is there a way in MP2002 to delete addresses from the locate/find list either individually or globally?
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John - May 6, 2002
In my VB app, a boat is a pushpin displayed on the Mappoint control. When the Mappoint control is first shown, it must automatically zoom in until there are 3 boats (pushpin) apppear in the rectangular frame of the Mapppoint control. Is there anyway to know if a pushpin appear in the frame of Mappoint control?
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Tom Grove - May 2, 2002
I would like to display the information tag on each pushpin. we have a lot of them to display. I read in your help section that it could be accomlished via programming. Could you please provide more information? thanks, Tom
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Hoang - May 2, 2002
In my app, it is required to allow the user to select an area on Mappoint, then select to retrieve all zip codes within that area. Currently I see that can be done manually by creating a territory and then select "Export to Excel". Can anybody help me how to do it by programming?
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Peter - April 26, 2002
Can I save a map as a .pdf file?
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Keith Pendergast - April 26, 2002
Is it possible to use the Linkdata() method to connect to a pivot table which contains location data?
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Bryan Trolley - April 25, 2002
Is it possible to update the Address Data (Postal Codes, etc) within MapPoint 2002 on a regular basis (ie monthly)? Any info very much appreciated!
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maribago - April 24, 2002
Can someone who has successfully imported external maps (Shp or MIF/MID) into MP please comment? Is the resulting MP map as functional as Census boundaries and other maps that are shipped with MP? E.g., if you import a land parcel map layer, could you thematically shade the parcels by assessed value etc?
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Cyndi - April 22, 2002
Can I print my map on one page, and the key, (or legend), on another?
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Sean - April 19, 2002
I have an app that adds a pushpin (a user selected address) and then sets that pushpin as a waypoint. The user adds another pushpin and sets that as a waypoint. After the route is created i can clear the route and the second pushpin/waypoint, but the 1st pushpin will not delete. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks !
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kurt - April 17, 2002
I understand how to right click on a push pin, open a new dataset, and place that pushpin in the new dataset. Is there a way to do this with a group of pushpins at one time? Ideally, I would like to draw a closed shape around a set of points, then move them all to a new data set, with its own new symbol.
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Steve - April 17, 2002
We want to use MapPoint on a Laptop computer in vehicles and tie it to a fixed mount GPS receiver so they will know their actual location. Any suggestions for appropriate receivers? Thanks.
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Cruz - April 16, 2002
Is it possible to expand upon the current 255 pushpin synbols? In orther words, I would like to add my own symbil as part of the pushpin symbols availabe to mark the map.
Thanks, Cruz
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Ryan - April 15, 2002
I am new to mappoint, and still learning in VBA. I am writing an application in Access Projects, linked to a SQL Server. I need to be able to have the user select an address, press a button and have that address appear on the map. I have got the map to open, but do not know how to pass the address to the map. Any help would be greatly appreciated, or at least point me to a book or reference that I can use. Thanks in advance
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D.Newell - April 12, 2002
When trying to run Mappoint2002 on Win 2000 O/S it will not load on a normal login, However if Logged in as Administrator it loads up and works fine. Have you any ideas how to get it to work from a normal login user?
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Paul - April 9, 2002
Has Microsoft every quoted an accuracy figure (within 10 meteres) for their maps? I see that there is an answer in the FAQ, but it is not clear who responded, if this was Microsoft or another user of MapPoint.
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Stew Hall - April 4, 2002
I am developing a VB application which calculates a route. If I know the current lat / long of a vehicle can I find the following 1. Has the vehicle left the route? 2. If on the route, what segment of the route is the vehicle currently on? Thanks Stew
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eugenio morello - March 28, 2002
which is the transformation that MP use to convert geographical coordinates (latitude,longitude) to cartographic coordinate (X,Y) to draw the map? I have supposed that this was to Gauss Boaga, but it is not. thank you in advance
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Will Vereen - March 27, 2002
I have territories based on Counties. I have also imported sales by county. How can I get the sales to display by territory and to react dynamically to changes in county territory assignments?
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Rick Price - March 26, 2002
When geocoding with MP2002 I have found when using Canadian Data, MP2002 does not seem to want to geocode to the address level and reverts to the postal code level. Even though the address was pointed to, the Geocoding engine seems to ignore the fact that address data at the street level is visable. However when re geocoding the data with the Postal code stripped out leaving street level information and city information MP2002 then proceeded to geocode to the city . Does MP2002 possess the ability to geocode to the street address level in Canada and if how so does this work? Also when looking for specific location the goeocoder misplaced the location and placed the address requested at the start node of the street. I wonder whether this is the result on not being able to include address information in the product. If so the product is very easy to use and displays data at the postal code layer which is very similar to the desire to geocode to the Zip Code level in the US. MapPoint 2002 has lots of promise,it has taken the mystery away from GIS and put some very powerful analytic tools in the hands of neophytes. It can only get better, and with the application development tools available for third party application developers, it may become the product of choice for the masses. Microsoft works on volume. Prices reflect volume and introduce spatial data analysis to untold new users who otherwise would have never seen their data because of price restrictions of data and software.
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Kirk in Toronto - March 18, 2002
I believe I answered my own question from earlier about the radius circles. My questions now is how use the demographic data provided on MapPoint with the circles? ie Can you narrow the demographic searches to 1, 3, 5km areas in order to find all the population info in those areas.
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Ben - March 17, 2002
Using Mappoint, is it possible to plot 50-100 addresses at one time on one map, say a 25 square mile area?
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David - March 16, 2002
I am a new user to MapPoint and I am very excited about the potential. I am developing territory maps for more than 100 sales executives. I see how link a state, zip code, or county to a sales executive, but I am not sure how to link a mulitple number of states to a sales executive. This would be similiar to developing regions across state lines. Thanks for your help.
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Walter - March 15, 2002
I am a first time database developer working on an Access database. I have a list of 200,000 customer records that have Latitude and Longitude coordinates (formatted in decimals, like: 40.72323 = Latitude and -73.99569 = longitude). I know the coordinates of 700 points of sale and I know the closest point of sale and the "crow flies distance" to that closest point of sale. I would like to add to my table of customers the drive distance to the closest point of sale. Thus I have a table: [cust_ID], [CLOSEST_POS_ID], [customer_latitude], [customer_longitude], [closest_POS_latitude] and [closest_POS_longitude], [drive_distance]. I would like to be able to do an update query that would populate the [drive_distance] field with the actual drive distance. Thus far, in my fledgling developer career, I have not "connected" with another program (please be specific). Thanks for your help.
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Lisa Cox - March 15, 2002
I am just beginning to create a map with different pushpin sets. Currently, I can only get Mappoint to display all of them simultaneously. I would like to be able to display only one or some of the pushpin sets at a time. Is there a way to do this? Do I need to build seperate maps for each set? If so, is there a way to merge these maps into one map. I am building the map from scratch, so there is no data import. Thanks,
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chris - March 13, 2002
Do you have mapping for new zealand currently and if not will there be future plans to do so?
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Naomi - March 11, 2002
I have a dataset of 390 hospitals with zipcodes, divided into high and low volume categories. I would like to be able to calculate the average distance from any given low-volume hospital to the closer high-volume hospital. I tried to look at Gilles Kohl message cited in the answer to another question here with a similar problem, but was not able to find it in the newgroup. Thanks!
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jimmy Lo - March 10, 2002
I write an application that similar to find function in MapPoint 2002. However, I like to filter out some data(like parks and recreation) before display the data list for user to pick.
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kurt w - March 10, 2002
If I draw a closed shape around some pushpins, and if more than one type (ie dataset) of pushpin is within the closed shape, and then do Export to Excel, the resulting spreadsheet contains one worksheet per pushpin type. Is there any way to change that so that the Excel sheet is just a single list of pushpin data, instead of multiple lists? In general, how can I control more of what the spreadsheet looks like?
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kurt w - March 10, 2002
If I have a dataset that is linked to a spreadsheet, is it possible to unlink it? My reason - I would like to update a spreadsheet, then update my map using the links between the datasets and the spreadsheet. Then, I would like to move some pushpins from one dataset to another, based on what I see on the map. Right now, because the datasets are linked to external data, I cant move a pushpin from one dataset to another. So, one solution would be to update my map using all the links, then Unlink the datasets, leaving me free to move individual pushpins from one data set to another.
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kurt w - March 10, 2002
Is it possible to save a MapPoint file in a form readable to MSStreets? (I can see that MapPoint can open MSStreets files, I want the other direction too).
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Eddie Robinson - March 6, 2002
I have recently created a VB application that uses MapPoint 2002 European but I am having a big problem creating a run time disc to go with the application. I have followed the directions on the Help but still no luck. The VB app opens a ptm file then hangs. Any ideas ??
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kurt w - March 4, 2002
Export to Excel works from 'closed shapes'. Is it possible to export to Excel from a single defined territory? Ie, can a territory boundary be used as a closed shape for exporting?
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kurt w43 - March 1, 2002
I just learned about the Schedule Stop feature, that allows me to enter stop duration for each stop. Instead of entering duration one at a time for each stop, is there a way I can import stop durations as part of importing pushpin datasets from a MSExcel file? I.e. I would have stop duration as a data field to be imported, then if I used that pushpin in a route, the stop duration for that pushpin/stop would already be ready?
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Stuart - March 1, 2002
As a newbie to both VB and Mappoint, I am gradually writing an application for my company. I have downloaded the utility to convert from OSGB co-ordinates to latitude / longitude, and it works fine. However, the "OSGB POS" window is displayed for every conversion I send to it from VB, which presumably slows things down as well as looking untidy! Is that right or have I installed it incorrectly? Or is there a way to disable the display of the box? Many thanks, Stuart
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Kevin Nash - March 1, 2002
Hello, I'm just starting to work with Mappoint 2002 and I was wondering is it possible to add your own menus or toolbars using VB Thanks for your help, Kevin
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Dong - February 28, 2002
How to get the Zip code of any position on the map, when use Mappoint control in VB. Please help me, Thanks.
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Phuongpv - February 27, 2002
1. I wrote a small application by VB code, I used Mappoint ActiveX Control 2002 in this application. 2. After opening a map, I selected an area on the active map (Click Mouse). 3. I want to get the "Zip code" of above selected area. But i can't do it.
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kurt wilkie - February 26, 2002
If I have one dataset with 300 pushpins, how do i open balloons for all of them with one command?
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P.Kasius - February 25, 2002
Presently we are working on a project in which we want to implement Mappoint 2002. FOr this project we need transport over land and over sea, all over the world. My questions: - is it possible in Mappoint to create your own ferrt routes, - will there be charts available in the near future for other continents like Africa, Australia. Thanks
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Phuong - February 24, 2002
1. I wrote a small application by VB code, I used Mappoint ActiveX Control 2002 in this application. 2. After opened a map, I selected a position on the active map (Click mouse). 3. I want to get latitude and longitude of above position. but i can't do it.
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Gudipudi Srikanth - February 23, 2002
Hi , I have gone through the MAPPoint technology recently. Its really a wonderful technology. I have a question about implementing MAPPoint technology in our application. I want to develop my own application using MAPPoint technology where I will be integrating my own MAPS (one of the state in INDIA). Can we do this? If not can you please let me know how can I achieve this feature. If this option is not present in MAPPoint, can we expect MAPPoint future version contains this feature (Approx when can that be?) waiting for a positive response..... Regards Srikanth
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Don Discoe - February 22, 2002
I need to be able to export push pin data that is in a custom territory I have created. Just like I can by using the draw circle icon, make it a certain radius and then right-click and export to excel. Although this is nice I want to do the same thing in a custom territory because our sales territories are not perfectly round. When I do export the custom territory to excel it does output the territory name and zip codes included but I also want the push pin info exported too. Don Discoe MLC CAD Systems, Inc. 512-288-8511 x-105
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young-sun park - February 22, 2002
I'd like to connect my notebook with GPS through TARGUS port reflicator. I installed COM1 in TARGUS com port but mappoint can find com port 3 & 4 only. How can I change that port # ? I checked with other com port control program it's work on COM1. please help me.... thank you.
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Monte Sidhu - February 20, 2002
What is the BEST GPS receiver for Mappoint 2002 (North America)?? USB ?? PCMCIA?? Anything Please help me Thanks
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Frédérick - February 20, 2002
I would like to know if the maps of MapPoint are often updated, because, in my city, there is a boulevard which changed name into 1993, but in MapPoint the name did not change, it's still with the old one, Do you think that he will have several update in the streets in version 2003 Also, I would like to know when MapPoint 2003 will hit the store.
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Gianfra - February 18, 2002
Mappoint 2002 -> Pocket Streets. If I try to export a map with two or more cities I get the error "Error saving map...". The estimated map size is ~300KB. If I export a single city all works fine, even if map size is larger. Can anyone help me?? Tank You
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Gene - February 15, 2002
After shading demographic data by zipcodes in discrete equal range, I want to display the value for each zipcode in text. Is it possible to do this?
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dubolex - February 15, 2002
Hi, I'm looking for a software package that can give me a friendly interface to look-up addresses in a specific territory. There's a tight region of territory that I serve that cuts across zip codes covering 30 square miles. I'm wondering if Map Point has the ability for me to mark the territory on a map and then simply type in the address of a would-be customer to see if they're in my serving territory. This kind of thing is similiar to mapquest where you input the address and they'll point to the location on the map. Only this time, the map has a specific territory shaded. I would think that pizza delivery companies would find this useful to new customers online.
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kurt - February 14, 2002
Say I import a data file containing company names, addresses, and number of employees at each address. How can i draw a polygon around a subset of these companies and find out total employees inside the polygon? (I know i could do Export to Excel each time i draw the polygon, then add the total within Excel, but I would like to eliminate that step and see the total while still in MapPoint).
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Jason - February 11, 2002
I am new to Mappoint, so this question probably has been answered in the past. I have a set of addresses with the street and city information, but no zip code information. Is there a way I can import this into Mappoint, then export it back out with the correct zip code info? Any help would be appreciated.
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David Irons - February 11, 2002
Hi Yall - Given a scatter plot of say 5000 points how can I construct an enclosing polygon ? (Not strictly a MapPoint problem.) Thanks in anticipation Dave (UK)
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kurt - February 8, 2002
How do I import multiple datasets at one time, each with their own pushpin symbol? I often import 20-30 data sets, and it is tedious doing them one import at a time, i would like to do one single import and then later assign them each a unique symbol.
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CDawson - February 4, 2002
I have been using MapPoint to sequence route stops using the Optimize Stops tool. Once I do this, is there a way to have MapPoint pull linked data into an Excel spreadsheet in the order in which the stops have been optimized?
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martin zwigl - February 1, 2002
i have added the activeX component(s) to delphi. without a small example i don't know how to work with the interfaces and disp-interfaces. if somebody could supply a simple example with delphi. thanks in advance, martin
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Tony - January 31, 2002
Hi.. I am having a problem with Map Point Application object from ASP. I tried Set objMPApp = CreateObject("MapPoint.Application") But it fails with a message "ActiveX component can't create object: 'MapPoint.Application'". Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks, Tony
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Jennifer - January 30, 2002
I am new to MapPoint and have created a push pin map successfully (with imported data), however I need to format the "ballons" so they don't cover other pin points. Basically, I need to label the pins and the ballons are way to big. Is there another way to do this? Any help is appreciated!
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John - January 29, 2002
I have a list of 200 newspaper customers that is in Excel. I geocoded them into MapPoint2002 no problem. Yet when I go to display the software says it can only display 8 records at a time. What do I have to do to display all 200 records?
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Tim - January 25, 2002
Hi! I am looking for a way to find all zip codes within 10, 50 and 200 miles of a specific zip code. After I know how to do this for one, I would like to do it for all of the zip codes in the US and put them into an Access Database creating seperate tables for 10, 50 and 200 miles within a zip code. For example: The within 10 miles table will contain 2 columns, in one all of the US Zips and in the other Zips within 10 miles of the one in the first column, just like a relational db. If you know how to do this please reply. I need this info as soon as possible. Thanks, Tim
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Andre Myburgh - January 23, 2002
Hi, I need help getting MapPoint.Application to function in French WinNT SP5. On ALL other operating systems, the following works fine: Dim oMapP as MapPoint.Application set oMap = new MapPoint.application but on french WinNT SP5 I get error: ActiveX component can't create object. on all other machines the registry contains: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MapPoint.Application.EU.8 These are missing on the french machine. How do I install and register the missing dll's? Thanks
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Christopher - January 22, 2002
Is there a way to determine the minimum distance between two shape objects in Mappoint 2002? Or the minimum distance between a point and a shape? This is a feature common in every other GIS package I've used, but I have not found any documentation for it in Mappoint. Thanks in advance!
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Guillermo - January 19, 2002
We are designing an application that will probably use MapPoint and I have two questions regarding the product:

1). What type of license should my customer buy if he/she intends to use our application on more than one computer?

2). Is it possible to access the ActiveX Control from an ASP application (assuming you have a local copy of MapPoint on the client machine)?

Thanks.
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Larry Sackett - January 18, 2002
I've tried using the data link wizard to connect to a SQL Server database with approximately 1 million customers. The process always seems to fail after it has started the actual link process. Is there a practical limit to the number of customer records Mappoint can work with?
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david - January 17, 2002
I'm trying to print a large, very detailed map with mappoint. It is to be about 4 feet by 4 feet, and should be detailed enough to show all street names on it. Is there anywhere I can go to have this done?
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Zia - January 17, 2002
Requirement:

We are looking for a software program that would allow us to enter 15000 locations, then by typing in one location (street+city+state or zip), pull up a list of all locations within, say, a 5, 10 or 20 mile radius. The user should be able to enter the location and the radius on web page and would see a map of the location with nearby locations marked on it and a list of the same nearby locations.

Solution:

I used Mappoint to achieve this using the following process:
- I created a map and imported 15,000 locations into 2 datasets (pushpin sets.2 setsare required as it cannot import more than 10000 in one set).
- I wrote a DLL that connects to the Mappoint software, calls the FIndAddressResults() method to find the user entered location.
- It then calls QueryCircle() method on eash dataset to find all locations falling in the user provided radius. It takes the resultsets, calculates each location's distance to the user entered location and sorts the list.
- It then calls Union() method and GOTO() methods to zoom to the area with the locations searched and saves the map as an HTML page.
- It then displays the list to the locations found nearby to the user with the map image extracted from the saved HTML page.
- This DLL gets called from the ASP page which provides the user interface to enter the location to search and the radius.

By doing so, I was able to get results. But when I did a stress testing by making multiple request simultaneously (made 10 requests for testing purpose) to the web page, it seemed to slow down to an unacceptable extend. I saw 3-4 MapPoint.exe processess running and taking 100% of the CPU. This made the whole web site so slow that it took a few minutes to serve a web page on a T1 connection. Also the resulting locations and maps came up for all the requests but it took an average time of 2-3 minutes for it to provide the location results. This made the solution unacceptable.

Questions:

My question is, Did I do this right?
Is there a better way of implemention the solution which would make it work faster and not take over 100% of cpu?
Is this product recommended for use in such web related scenario?
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Guillermo - January 15, 2002
Does it work only with the maps that incluide the software. If I´m from Mexico. Woul´d I be able to import maps that I have and use the tools of mappoint. Thank´s
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john - January 15, 2002
Is it possible to export MapPoints' nearby places to excel with all its info. for example Police Stations?
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Mike Harrhy - January 15, 2002
Is there a public document that describes the MapPoint API for developers? As a software developer I need to judge if MapPoint will allow me to achieve all that I want in my applications. Thanks. Mike
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chris - January 11, 2002
I have used the code supplied for the find postcode method but the VBA does not like the findresults command, has this been phased out for the 2001 edition.
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