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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Answer
Hugh
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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April 26, 2002
Can I save a map as a .pdf file?
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Keith Pendergast
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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
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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!
Answer
maribago
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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
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April 22, 2002
Can I print my map on one page, and the key, (or legend), on another?
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Sean
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Rachel
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January 10, 2002
I recently made a shaded region map (consisting of selected entire states). I specified the legend to show a range of 0, 5, and 10, but when I print, it shows 0, 5, and 1. as if it has run out of room. Even when I expand the size of the margin for the legend, it still will not print the full text of "10". What's the deal?
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Rachel
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January 10, 2002
Why do some maps take up the full page when they print, while others only take up about half of the page? Is there a way to resize the maps? I have tried zooming in and out and then printing, to no avail...
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Sullivan
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January 9, 2002
I have over 500 data points/addresses and I would like to draw a 5-mile
radius around each. Is there any way to do this automatically using
MapPoint alone, without programming in VB?
Also, I am experiencing crashing when I go to export data from a radius to
Excel, then come back to MapPoint to open a new map. Any ideas?
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Hale
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January 9, 2002
instead of mapping one address at a time, I want to "batch" several hundred all going to the same zip code and have street miles traveled for each returned to an excel column.
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Tim
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January 9, 2002
I am plotting data by zip codes for Seminole County in Florida. I created an Excel file with all the zip codes in one column and my data in another. When I link to MP2K, and create the map, some of the zip codes are mixed with others. For instance 32746 and 32795 data values are combined by the program, and color coded as such, and there is no boundary between them. I want to show discrete values and boundaries for each zip code. Is this possible?
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david
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January 7, 2002
Thanks for the useful article about linking mappoint with access to retrive driving directions and map but i was wondering is it possible to gain directions by using just a postal code as not all addresses have street names.
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chris
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January 3, 2002
I have downloaded the database example where you have two addresses in a db and then it calculates and pastes the map and directions back into access but can you just get it to paste the cost of the journey or just the mileage instead of teh directions. Happy New year.
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mwyne
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December 28, 2001
I have about 1000 pushpins in 10 different catagories in one city, how can I turn some of these pushpins off, the map is a complete mess. I dont want to save different maps, I have to see all of them sometimes. Also why cant you double click on a location in properties and then the map go to that location. I have to use the find and know the exact name of the push pin in order for it to locate it. Thanks
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Sohail Amir
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December 26, 2001
I have the following set of data in a tab-separated TXT file:
46038 North Zone
46032 North Zone
46027 North Zone
46013 South Zone
46018 South Zone
46019 South Zone
46020 South Zone
I import this data successfully into Mappoint using ImportTerritories method. Immediately after importing the data, I do a query on the Mappoint control using QueryAllRecords method. The method returns 7 records and I am able to access each record succssfully.
After this I add a zipcode to territory North Zone USING TERRITORY MANAGER. Immediately after this I again query the dataset. Now, the recordset returned is EMPTY! (EOF and BOF are TRUE); RecordCount = 7 (NOT 8!) and I am not able to access the individual records. Why does this happen? How can I access the Dataset again to get 8 records?
Thanks
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Eric
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December 26, 2001
How do i change the default Line draw width (toolbar at bottom)in MapPoint 2001 (8.00.15)
Its stuck at 5 point. I want it to default to something thinner.
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James
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December 23, 2001
Is Mappoint allows to import new map of my own and how? Thanks.
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Ken Levy
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December 23, 2001
Is there a way to get the altitude (height above mean sea level) for a location from MapPoint?
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Bobby
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December 21, 2001
HI!
I'm currently trying Mappoint 2002 (Trial).
How I can set unvisible the MENU-Bar? (hide the MENU or CommandBar) (I don't meaning the toolbar)
I'm using the OLE-Automation with VisualBasic..
A standard-methode doesent exist at mpeu81.tlb
thanks
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Stan
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December 20, 2001
Is there a way to isolate a single state for viewing/printing. I have played with the "Territories" function, but the rest of the U.S. still appears.
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Desmond
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December 20, 2001
Mappoint 2002 application provides the function that allow user to select printers and setup the pages, but I could not find the same function in the ActiveX Control
In Mappoint ActiveX Control, is there a way to print the map to a printer other than user's default printer?
If yes, how can I get a list of availabe printers?
Thanks
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Shel Leader
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December 20, 2001
I am attempting to use the data import function to show areas by zip code with different, but fixed, values. In other words, I want to display zip codes with a fixed value such as 1, 2, 3, etc.
The program only allows for a single color with vaiable shades. Is there a way to select color and shades by data point?
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Natalie
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December 19, 2001
While the UI and API in MapPoint 2002 are great, the program can't map about 10% of the street addresses we enter (Washington, DC Metro area). Is there any way to get the program to use external map data? If so, then can you recommend one that we can plug in? Also, who provides Microsoft with their data? That company might have a few ideas. Thanks!!
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chris
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December 19, 2001
So how do i get it to calculate teh distance between two places on a form and return the distance and cost of travelling.
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chris
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December 19, 2001
Can MapPoint calculate the distance and cost between two locations. The cities will be text strings on a web page and teh answers will need to be posted back onto the web page after the user has entered the two cities and pressed a button to perform the calculation
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John
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December 19, 2001
I am from a medium duty truck manufacturer/distributer. We are looking to track sales by geographic location and our dealerships, defined by zip codes and areas of responsibility. We have tried mappoint in the past with no sucess, are there improvements with the lates mappoint to help us?
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Bryan Thompson
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December 19, 2001
Hi I am currenlty trying MP2K, I have one problem some of the UK postcode data is out of date nearly by 2 years, I require the most up to date data in order to plot customers, is there a way of getting this data updated?. Royal mail change postcodes regulary and I need regular updtaes, Please advise.
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Martyn Sherriff
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December 19, 2001
Why can't I identify areas in Northern Ireland by postcode when using MapPoint Europe 2002.For example BT08 4EY in Belfast is flagged as non existent.
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Kevin Hayes
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December 18, 2001
Is it possible to retrieve county names from the zip code/ or location object with a com addin?
Thanks, Kevin
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Steve A
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December 18, 2001
Is this possible with MapPoint ?
I am using the full version of MapPoint 2002. I am about to attempt a programming project with VB & MapPoint. I will take a list of data from a sql database (name, zipcode) and create a territory. I will then programatically add Zipcodes to the territory from another table in the SQL database joined by "name" -> territory name . The map would then be stored and used as part of a Visually workflow via the mappoint control on VB Form. The map would also be functional by providing editing capibilities of the territory and would be required to save the "changed data" back to the SQL Database table.
Looking at the Mappoint object model. I do not see a "Territory object" Nor do not see any functions that add or remove data from an existing territory. I do see two Functions LinkTerritories and ImportTerritories that appear to create new territories only. Am I missing something ?
Thanks !
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Pierce
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December 18, 2001
is there a way to access the phone number of an item produced by the findnearby method?
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carson
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December 18, 2001
Hi ! I'm trying to figure out how to use Mappoint with Visio to create network diagrams for my european network? Any thoughts or tools?
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Martin Stewart
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December 18, 2001
I am using the evaluation version of Mappoint 2002 in a VB program. My program displays the european map with various pushpins pointing to street addresses. I am trying to use the Country property of the StreetAddress object to zoom the map to the country where a pushpin has been selected, but this property only returns an integer reference rather than the country name. Is there a way I can convert this to the country name without having to hold an internal cross-reference table in my application ?
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Frank Hogan
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December 17, 2001
Trip Standards: I'm thinking about purchasing MapPoint but want to be sure it handles a basic need. My company makes deliveries from our terminal(origin or hub) to the customer (destination) and then returns to the terminal to reload. We have trip standards based on this out and back pattern. I want to vaildate these existing trip standards (hours & miles) with MP. I plan to import the customer list from Excel. Can MP generate it's own standard? If so can these be exported from MP? Also, does MP have the ability to determine routes for trucks as opposed to autos? Thanks
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David
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December 14, 2001
I currently use map Info with Block Group Data. Is there a way to import the Blockgroup data and boundries into MapPoint?
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Laure Chipman
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December 13, 2001
My company develops software products for Realtors. We include an integrated mapping module, which we will need to replace soon (the API and data format will no longer be supported). How big is the MapPoint runtime redistributable stuff? I read that you cannot separate it out by geographic area, so all of our end users would get data from all of North America. Also, how much does a runtime license cost (for redistributing the OCX with our applications)?
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Daniel Kleehammer
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December 13, 2001
Is there anyway that I can change the colors of mapoint. We use ESRI's ArcView and we would like to make the maps resemble each other. Please help, we like the program, it just doesn't look like our other maps.
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David Schwartz
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December 13, 2001
I am tring to create an addin which will go through a route that a user has selected and put a pushpin every location where there is a turn. When I put a pushpin using the direction objects location, the pushpin is in the midpoint of the segment. Is there a way to get the pushpins at the beginning of each direction segment? thank you
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Cory Jobe
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December 13, 2001
How do I get updatelink to work? I have an access database where I have inserted the MP control which opens a predefined map. I want to be able to update the map when the user clicks on the button that opens the map, but I can't quite figure out how to make the updatelink work.
Thanks.
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sharad
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December 12, 2001
I am facing following problem using map point.
1)I am developing application using mappoint. our client want to send email to their client from the Map point. so i decided to add the mail id of client in to the baloon. but i dont know how to invoke the outlook on click in to the mailid in the baloon. Or there is any other way to do this.
2)Another thing is that I want to add my menu item in the popup menu of a pushpin,So that i can call my own function for some action for a particular customer directly from the map.
3) I am developing my application in VC++.So i embedded mappoint in to formview. but this activeX is not resizeable .How can container will cover whole view when ever user maxmize the window.
I will be thankfull for your response.
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Tony
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December 12, 2001
My company is looking at purchasing a new mapping program. And I was wondering if MP2K is the right program for our application. We would need to import our data from an AS400 and be able to use the information to create 3 different maps by county of approximatly 50 different regions. They would be by sales volumn, units sold, and dealer concentration. Each region would need seperate maps for each catagory. Also if it can be done would the maps be updated automatically once the download is complete.
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Matthew Thompson
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December 12, 2001
Hello. We currently have large-format printing capabilities, but only in B&W. Is there a company that I can e-mail a MapPoint file to and get, in return, a large-format color print out of a map.
Thanks in advance.
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stuart
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December 12, 2001
Has anyone had any problems setting the value of the PreferredDeparture property in the Waypoint object? I was having problems with this a while ago, but the situation was more complicated because I was using Borland's C++ Builder. I have now re-written my code using the standard IDispatch interface, but changes to PreferredDeparture are just ignored. Unfortunately, I don't have access to a copy of VB so I'm still using C++. My code does work with MapPoint 2001 but not 2002. Has anyone tried setting PreferredDeparture in a VB application?
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R G Musgrove
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December 11, 2001
I have an electric transmission line that is defined by several latitudes and longitudes. I can plot it with MapPoint. However, I need to determine all the addresses within .125 mile on either side of the corridor. If MapPoint can execute this, I will buy the software, which I hope will contain all the addresses in the USA.
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Tim Clark
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December 11, 2001
Does anyone have sample VB6 code to show an address on the map using MapPoint 2002 with an OCX?
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chris
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December 11, 2001
With regrads to my last question, we have drivers who drive selected routes , I was wondering if the end point of one road which will be stored in northing and eastings can be linked to the start point of teh next road so that we can have some idea of teh travelling time, this also needs to done through an access database.
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Ian Plunkett
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December 11, 2001
I'm developing an application in VFP that uses the MapPoint 2002 ActiveX component. The embedded object functions just fine but when I try to leave my application I get a "Cannot quit VFP" error. This error occurs when there is an open link to a third party component still active and so windows won't let you terminate the instantiating program. I've verified all of my clean up code, but the problem persists. Is there some thing specific to the ActiveX object that I might not be aware of? I saw your artical on the reg file alterations, might this be related?
Note: We don't get the same problem with the COM object.
Steps: Add an ole container with a MapPoint object to a form. Create a new map, find an address,release all created pointers, close map, release object and attempt to exit the application.
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Ricardo Ferrao
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December 10, 2001
Ok, I've several questions.
1) If it's possible, how can I retrieve all points (lat/lon) that belong to the road network?
2) Again, if it's possible and from what I understood from my last question, how can I find a route between two points? What kind of struture will be the output? Does it contains what kind of roads are each segment?
3) Does anyone can share with me some similar code that does what I pretend?
Oh... And thanks for your feedback!
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Ricardo Ferrao
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December 9, 2001
I understand that I can't add/edit/delete roads from MapPoint but is it possible to retrive the road data (nodes and edges) to insert it in a access database?
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Kevin
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December 7, 2001
MapPoint 2002 seems to be missing the MSA/PMSA for Boston! I imported all my data (matching the records by zip code) and when I display it by Metroploitan Area MapPoint does not show any of the data for the Boston area MSA. It will show the data by zip, county, etc. Can anyone confirm that the MapPoint program does not recognize the Boston MSA/PMAS?
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Craig Clark
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December 7, 2001
On Mappoint 2001 or 2002 it seems the the gps information is updated about ever 30 to 45 seconds. Is it possible to change the update rate so that the icon is updated faster?
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Stuart
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December 6, 2001
I am using Borland's C++Builder 4 to control MapPoint 2002. I call OLE functions using Variants. The following code used to work in MapPoint 2001...
Variant Way = Waypoints.OleFunction("Add", Pin, "My Waypoint");
Way.OlePropertySet("PreferredDeparture", "12:00");
MapPoint 2002 is now complaining about the time format. I've tried converting to a double with the value of 0.5 to simulate VB's Date type, but with no luck!
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sharad
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December 5, 2001
I am exporting the data related to the client from our database to EXEL file then from the exel file to map point. Map point Maps all client under the one pushpin set. Now i want to add a client directly in to map point map. then i want to update my database. But i am not able to do this becouse new client does not come under the previouse puspin set. A new pushpin set is created. Please help
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Stuart
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December 4, 2001
Is there a developer's version of MapPoint Europe which can be customised for use on a website?
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sharad
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December 3, 2001
I am trying to use the Mappoint in my application developing in VC++ . i inserted the ActiveX control in a dialogbox.But Problem is that. for the first time My mouse pointer crass the container boundary it a crash occur. if i ignore the Message.Mappoint ActiveX control works fine for the rest life of the program. If i try to debug the application and found that it crashed in the COleControlContainer::OnUIActivate(...)
Becouse ASSERT( m_PSiteUIActive==NULL) fails.
I will be thankfull for your any positive response.
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Paul
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December 3, 2001
We have ESRI data for Puero Rico.
We can load it, but we are not able to zoom into it. We get stuck at 150km. Any thoughts?
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chris
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December 3, 2001
is it possible for map point to work out a route from the end of one route to the start of another route and the bring the result into access, also this one may seem stupid but the average speeds in the settings pane are too high is there any way i can permanently reduce these values.
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Lori
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December 3, 2001
Can I turn off the "show information" feature for a SET of pushpins, rather than one by one? Currently I go to each pushpin, right click and select show information to turn it on/off.
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Bill
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December 3, 2001
I have an Access database that sends address information to Mappoint to create a route and optimize it and return the optimized route back to Access to print a report from. The problem I am having is that Mappoint optimizes the route differently almost each time the report is ran with the same data. i.e., stop 2 will be stop 9 the next time. I optimize the route object and then calculate it. Is there anything I can do to assure I get the same route every time? Thanks in advance!
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Ivan Turcan
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December 3, 2001
It is possible to drag / drop (move) an PushPin on the map. How do we block that ?
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Paul Rogers
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November 30, 2001
I want to use Mappoint in Conjunction with OMNIS (RAD Tool). Are all the COM Methods available on the ActiveX? Also can you still get a Trial Version in the UK?
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Diana Martin
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November 29, 2001
My boss is looking for a softwear program into which one can enter 100-200 names/addresses, then by typing in one address(or name), pull up a list of all addresses within, say, a 5, 10 or 20 mile radius. Will your product do this? Will MSAccess? Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!
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Marilyn Lieber
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November 29, 2001
Our nonprofit wants to use mappoint to show where our various statewide programs are in place. We want our map to be just Michigan and we want to add legislative district lines both state and federal to Michigan. I'm at the very starting point and would benefit from Mappoint for dummies, and have tried to find a course around here, but have been unsuccessful. Need HELP getting started. Thanks
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Gary Underwoood
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November 29, 2001
I am new to MapPoint and am trying to create a data map with the counties in my state shaded to show the number of visits made to each county. I keep getting maps shaded on the sum of the ID numbers in the spreadsheet.
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Neal
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November 28, 2001
I need some sample code that takes my address fields from MS Access and sends them to mappoint and then updates my Access table with the Lat Long for each address and the distance between the two address.
Thanks for any healp
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Alasdair
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November 28, 2001
Can you link me to some examples of
Visual C++ code to use the mappoint
control object. Specifically I am
falling at the first hurdle and can
not open a new map using the.NewMap
method - what is the syntax?
Object.NewMap(geoMapEurope) or
Object.NewMap(2) does not work.
Thanks for your help.
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joe ferraro
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November 27, 2001
Each time I run my Application (Mappoint 2002, Access 2000, VBA) I take a copy of a map with Custom Terrirories and add pushpins to it. I need to find what pushpins ended up in what territory. The pushpins are laid down by Long/Lat co-ordinates.
tia,
joe
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T Strader
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November 27, 2001
In using MapPoint in programming with VB how do you shut off the automatic construction update? This create a MapPoint Network files cannot be accessed at this time error. Help
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William
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November 26, 2001
Hi, I have been working on an application that uses an Access database for service call information that connects to Mappoint to optimize the service call route. I would like to send a demo disk to someone. Is there a way to distribute an application that uses Mappoint without having to have the full installation on the client machine (similiar to the runtime version of Microsoft Access)?
Thanks for your help.
William
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Justin
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November 26, 2001
Hello all,
I have been running the vba code with no problems using Access
2000 and Mappoint 2001. I recently upgraded to MapPoint 2002 and now when the code runs Map Point opens, maps everything properly, then ask if I would like to save changes and closes.
If I open it normally (no automation), it's fine. The
problems seems to be related to automation, just don't know where.
Has anyone else had this problem?
TIA,
Justin
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Brian Kneller
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November 24, 2001
I am trying to write some code which mimicks the behaviour of clicking on a direction line in a calculated route, i.e. the map is zoomed to show a good view of this road segment in green, the turn is highlighted blue, a pushpin is placed at the turn location with the pop-up text being the turn instruction.
I have tried the following code:
Dim oMap As MapPoint.Map
Dim oRte As MapPoint.Route
Set oMap = GetObject(, "MapPoint.Application").ActiveMap
Set oRte = oMap.ActiveRoute
oRte.Waypoints.Add oMap.FindAddressResults(, "London", , ) (1)
oRte.Waypoints.Add oMap.FindAddressResults(, "Birmingham", , ) (1)
oRte.Calculate
Dim i As Integer
Dim loc As MapPoint.Location
For i = 1 to oRte.Directions.Count
loc := oRte.Directions.Item[i].Location
loc.GoTo
loc.Highlight = true
MsgBox "Here is a turn"
Next i
This runs, but the behaviour is not as expected. The locations returned display larger sections of the route, and is centered on what seems an arbitary point, there is no highlighting, and no pushpin.
Can anyone help with reproducing this behaviour.
Thanks Brian
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Desmond
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November 23, 2001
I am using MapPoint Control in another ActiveX control, which is loaded
by a web page.
The following is the Terminate() method in the ActiveX, hoping to help it better
unload the Mappoint Control, since I don't know how to signal it to unload
Private Sub UserControl_Terminate()
oMap.Saved = True
Set oMap = Nothing
End Sub
However, if I close IE instead of go to another page, the Mappoint
Control may be failed to unload itself. On Windows2000, this will leave an
orphan MapPoint process running there forever, and on Window 98, it simply crush
the OS. But if I move to another page, close browser after, say, 3 minutes,
everything will be fine.
So I guess it's because Mappoint needs time to unload but the container did wait.
So, how to unload MappointControl explicitly? and how do I know if it
is unloaded successfully, so I can kill myself safely ?
Thanks a lot!
Desmond
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Don Walker
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November 23, 2001
Can you turn off City Names when plotting data? I find that having the map cleaner is better for concentrating on the shading, etc. Highways, etc., can be turnmed off, but can't see where data can just really mean data with boundaries.
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Reinhold Gruber
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November 23, 2001
I use MapPoint 2002, I`m trying to develop the reverse geocoding. The example in your page works good, but i want to receive not only one Street!
I set the Longitude and the Latitude and a range of 1 or 2 miles. Thereafter I want receive all addresses within this range. I read the question from scott 9/26/01 but the tutorial does not work without setting a pushpin. Is there an other solution? Best Regards
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Kerri
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November 21, 2001
How does Microsoft send you updates on MapPoint 2002 so the data addresses stay up to date? Is it free?
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Tom
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November 19, 2001
How do I send you information to be updated for your next release? and when is your next release scheduled?
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dbarnes
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November 19, 2001
can mappoint read and display
block group codes
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O' Neil
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November 19, 2001
How can I upload my map into browser,and allowing visitor interacting with my map for shortest path?
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Desmond Chen
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November 16, 2001
Is there a way to create a custom pushpin, using an image from Internet
(using URL) instead of using an image on local machine?
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Desmond Chen
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November 15, 2001
Is there a way to bring up "Location Sensor" programatically? (In a application which use MapPoint Control)
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Ted Gallant
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November 15, 2001
I cannot install my copy of MapPoint 2002 either custom or express. It is telling me that I am missing the file msmap\pfiles\msmap\usa.vlf. Where can I get a patch. I have checked the Microsoft web site but nothing is there that can help. I have looked on both disks and it is not there either.
Thanks Ted
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Elliott L. Wood
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November 14, 2001
Thanks for the answer on Pocket Streets map size. I was trying to export a map of the DFW Metroplex and I keep getting a message indicating that I had exceeded the maximum map size. This constitutes about 6 Meg of map. If I keep the map size about 5 Meg, then the map will export. I don't think DFW would have more points than NYC, but I'm not able to get anywhere close to 9 Meg map exported. That size would be quite sufficient.
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michelle pina
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November 14, 2001
in adding vendors in the excel side to be linked to the map we have many providers with the same address & our corporation finds that the addresses works best as using it as the primary key. however when linking, it reads the addresses as duplicate values and only recognizes it as one company. any suggestions. thank you
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michelle pina
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November 14, 2001
i have a file in excel that is over 2000 and mappoint will not allow it to link over 2,000 values. very big issue. please help.
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Mike Enloe
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November 13, 2001
Is there a way I can put datasets linked to an Access database on the map, and in time intervals, show them moving on a map by refreshing the coordinates on the database. I have read F9 refreshes, but I wanted to build code in VB to automatically refresh in a loop any X amount of seconds to show the pins moving on the map. Thanks!
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Lenny Nelson
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November 12, 2001
My business has a fleet of 19 trucks which make local deliveries. I am looking for a way to track and manage the fleet better. What can Mappoint offer me? Does it offer the ability to track my trucks through a GPS?
Thanks,
Lenny
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Aravind Datla
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November 12, 2001
I am trying to build an application using mappoint. I want to find out the nearby street names of a given location or address based on a distance parameter like give me all the street names within 2 miles of a particular location.
Can you help me with this
Thanks
Aravind
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Elliott L. Wood
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November 9, 2001
What is the maximum map size I can export to Pocket Streets? Seems to be about 5Mg.
And why is that the limit since much larger maps could be stored in newer PC's with 64Meg?
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trevor
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November 9, 2001
when will updated maps be available because they are outdated?
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Judy Shanahan
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November 9, 2001
Looking for a program where I can plug in zip codes of our dealers and zip codes of our customers allowing the customers to locate closer dealer by zip code.
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Max
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November 8, 2001
I have been using MapPoint 2002 w/WIN98. Recently I purchased a laptop with XP. Now MapPoint won't
import by .bmp file. Is there anything with XP that could cause the file paths to me messed up?
MapPoint is in C:/Programs and my app is in C: My Documents. I see that XP shares a lot of files. Any pointers for me?
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CK Schmidt
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November 7, 2001
How can I find a past article on linking Excel & MapPoint?
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C.K. Schmidt
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November 7, 2001
How can I find article(s) 39 & 47 referred to in MP help page?
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Stew Hall
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November 7, 2001
I am developing a VB application using the Mapponit Control. When using the calculate command to find a route, the route directions are displayed in a grid above the map. Is there anyway I can stop this grid being shown or turn it off from my application
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Pascal Leonardy
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November 6, 2001
About: Street-level map for Greece.
I reviewed carefully the Q&A and it seems that no solution exist to add street data for a country in MP2002-Europe. Is there any "work-around" (like using link-import feature) to have this data accessible and displayed on a map? Or more generally, can MP2002 be a solution for non MS-mapped countries? Thanks for your help.
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nicolas
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November 6, 2001
I have map point europe and i'd like to find & import north america datas... wher can i find that...and how can i import it
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Arthur
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November 6, 2001
How to get the most practical and easy directions from Map Point?
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Tom Weigel
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November 5, 2001
I've found many addresses that were not on MapPoint 2002 that I know are validate and they are also showing on an older version of Streets and Maps. Is Mappoint less detailed? How do I fix this?
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Stew Hall
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November 5, 2001
I wish to develop an application using mappoint and Delphi 5.
Has anyone got any sample code to help me on my way, especially the FindResults method.
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David
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November 5, 2001
When I call and open up MapPoint from VB as a separate application and render a map, I occasionally get a 'Component Request Pending' and Switch To/Retry buttons. Is there a way to trap this in a more user-friendly method?
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Emilio Guerra
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November 5, 2001
Hello. I've been told that Mappoint 2002 has the Census Tracts for the 1990 Census and not the 2000 Census.
This must be so, because everytime I try to import tract information from the 2000 Census, many records are not matched.
Why is this so and are there any plans to update this?
Thank you.
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Kenny Brownlee
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November 3, 2001
I'm trying to install MP2002 with the "deploy over Network" I get
INTERNAL ERROR: 2203 D:\MAPPOINT\MSMAP\DATA.MSI,-2147287035 Can anyone help..
Running Win2000, SP2
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Ed Byrne
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November 2, 2001
Addresses verified with USPS in Access database will not match to MapPoint 2002, why?
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Bill Potthoff
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November 2, 2001
How do I import updated demographic data into MapPoint 2001?
Thanks.
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Scott Townsend
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November 1, 2001
Can the Maps in mappoint 2002 be used interchangibly with older versions. We have the prior version on computers here and when we buy more we were going to go with 2002. We need to be able to use maps created in the new version on machines running the older version.
Thanks
Scott Townsend
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Todd
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November 1, 2001
How can you change the Map view to show ALL the zipcodes on the United States map?
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Max
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November 1, 2001
Is MapPoint Version 2002 compatable with Microsoft XP? Or will there be some upgrade required?
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Dan Goldberg
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October 31, 2001
Does Mappoint allow you to create territories with street boundaries?? Also can you shade the territories??
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Ian
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October 31, 2001
When you embed the COM object into a form you automatically have access to the MapPoint toolbar when the map object is live. However, when you embed the ActiveX component it doesn't appear. Is that because it isn't available in the ActiveX or is there a way do progromatically display it?
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Roelf
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October 31, 2001
I would like to calculate the distance from multiple origins to one destinations. How do I do this without entering them seperatly.
Thanks.
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katie
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October 30, 2001
I just downloaded the Tool Spatial data import tool, to let me import MapInfo and ESRI files into MapPoint. I get an error dialog saying the comgld32.ocx is not there and that I can not use the import tool. How can I fix this?
Thanks, katie
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George Wilson
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October 29, 2001
Hello from Dubbo (NSW, Australia). I am very anxious to get the nuts and bolts info on the ancillaries of mappoint. eg. available tooling to render maybe import raw data from au. mapping authority input my data capture for mappoint applic. please tell me YES the file edit design options tools etc can do it! cheers
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David Fitzgerald
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October 29, 2001
Can I select counties from a listing in mp2k and have them shaded and displaying the county name only (to define jurisdictions based on county lines)? I don't want to show any roads, etc. I appreciate your help. If it can do this, I'm buying it!
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Joe
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October 28, 2001
Greetings! Useful site! I've got to get a demo up and running QUICKLY, and was having trouble doing somethin I thought would be simple. Assuming I have a VB application and have included the MapPoint ActiveX control on a form, how do I generate/zoom a map to a particular point. Basically, I am getting lat/lon via serial connection to my VP app and just want to "show it" quickly on a map? Stupid question, I know. But the answer is not obvious to me. THANKS very much in advance....
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John M
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October 27, 2001
I am currently using MapPoint 2002. Is there a way to print the data that you just imported or linked into your map? To be more precise, when you drag your mouse over a respective area your data you have mapped is displayed for viewing. It's this information I want to have available when I print a copy. I'm thinking the only way to accomplish this is to embed the custom map into a program such as Excel to view the data.
Thanks for your assistance!
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Claudio
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October 26, 2001
27/10/01
Thanks for your previous answer but the infos are not enougth to solve my needs. Is the problem discovered one bug? there are some fix? Do you know if there are some other european areas what are not exportable on poket street?
Thanks
10/11/01 Claudio:
Hi I am not able to export in pocket streets some specific part of map. The export start but at the end one msg error appears : error saving pocket street maps.....destination .. Please note that i fhave found this problem in one specific area but the export normally works fine for others parts of map. You can easily reproduce the problem if you try to export the maps of the city: BUSTO ARSIZIO Italy.Can you verify if is my problem or other? Thanks in advance
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You're right - this doesn't seem to work. It's not just this town, it happens in other places in Northern Italy too.
There are some maps available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/pocketstreets/mapdownload/I_En.HTM but none of them cover Busto Arsizio. The Greater Milan map gets close but doesn't include this town.
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John
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October 26, 2001
I developed an Access application that used OLE MapPoint2001 Maps in both forms and reports. The map quality was very good, same as a copy and past.
After upgrading to MapPoint2002 the quality of the OLEs are so poor it has rendered MapPoint2002 maps unusable.
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Michelle
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October 26, 2001
One more question...I have downloaded the Spatial Import Utility and it shows up under the Tools Menu in MapPoint, but when I click on it I get an Error 372: Failure to load control "Common Dialog" from COMDLG32.OCX and goes on to say make sure you are using the version of the control provided with your application. Can you tell me what this means and how I can fix it?
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Glenn Trygstad
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October 26, 2001
I need to add bus routes to a map. What are my best options?
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Michelle
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October 26, 2001
A couple weeks ago I asked you if it would be possible to create a territory map in MapPoint based on zip codes but also show the county boundries. I was told I could do this by obtaining county boundary data and bring it into MapPoint as an overlay using the soon-to-be available Spatial Import Utility sample download. I have the county boundary file, but have not yet seen that download on MSDN. Do you have any idea when that will be available? Also, I'm looking for it on the MSDN web page under the Microsoft Download Center - is that where it will be? Thanks again!
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Jim
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October 25, 2001
Using the Spatial Data Import Com Add-in, I have had zero success importing ArcView street centerlines. Is their a certain format / structure the street centerlines need to be in before importing?
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Mike O'Grady
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October 25, 2001
I am using MP2000 and want to import data collected from a XML application (part of my masters degree). What fields - specifically address related fields should be included in the XML page and what would the format be? XML is very flexible, so I need to work out a simple schema that is geared towards an import into MP2k.
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Andrew Evangelou
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October 25, 2001
I am developing an application, which as part, uses mappoint. As it is intended for wider use, I need data for Australia. Is there any download for this or would I have to purchase an Australian version??
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Jim A
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October 24, 2001
How do I import ArcView shape files? I have downloaded the SpatialDataImportCode, unzipped it and now I'm lost! Thanks.
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Torsten Buhrke
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October 24, 2001
MapPoint file with imported lat/long data for the entire US. When zooming in on the screen, any zoom level possible. When trying to print a low zoom level, it automatically reverts to a higher zoom, not letting you print the low zoom you see on the screen. Is this normal or is there another way to accomplish this? Thanks so much for your assistance.
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Dave Luse
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October 24, 2001
is there a way to exclude other countries or states from a map. What i am interested in is something like what can be done with mapinfo MIF files.
thanks,DL
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Steve Boyd
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October 23, 2001
Is there a way to acquire a copy of MapPoint2002 Europe from a U.S. location? Amazon.co.uk specifies only European countries for their software, and various MS resellers stateside say they can't get the European version.
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Charlie Correos
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October 23, 2001
Is it possible to clip the supplied data so that only the portion needed can be packaged with a custom application? I'm developing a VB app that only needs data for a certain region, for example, the Seattle area.
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Michael
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October 23, 2001
Is it possible to have Mappoint show multiple color pushpins for the same city simultaneously. For example, we have employees who work out of the same office, but are in different groups. When we import from excel, it shows only one color push pin on the map. I would like for all of the colors of push pins to show up.
Any ideas
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jimk
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October 22, 2001
Mappoint-Refresh linked data on a form load event without launching the link wizard? The Code sample you suggessted (that I read before asking) loads the wizard and promts the user for action. I don't want to shell to dos. Can this be done in VB seamlessly without the wizard, in processs, without shelling to dos?
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Ronn Ybarra
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October 22, 2001
This question is concerning Mappoint 2000. Please help me if you can. When I do a print preview and zoom in on the area of a map I want to print and then attempt to print the zoomed in area it prints the normal zoomed out view. Why is this? Thank you so much for any help you can give me.
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Jennifer Betz
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October 22, 2001
Are the population projections on the new Mappoint 2002 based on the 2000 U.S. Census?
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jimk
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October 22, 2001
MapPoint 2002 Is it possible to add multiple sets of data to the same map? I would like to show vendor locations with one color of pushpins and customer sales in another color of pushpins on the same map. The Chart style map is too busy for the data I'm trying to display.
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Jim K
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October 22, 2001
Is there a code sample to automatically refresh linked data on a form load event without launching the link wizard?
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Bill Gray
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October 20, 2001
The specs say that MapPoint requires a Pentium machine. Will MP2K run with a Celeron machine??
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Reinhold Gruber
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October 19, 2001
I try to develop reverse Geocoding with MapPoint 2001. Is there any way for "FindResults", "FindNearby" and so on in MapPoint 2001?
How can I develop an "FindNearby", "FindResults in VB6 for using in MapPoint 2001. The normaly Geocoding (Input Address, Output Lat/Lon) will work good and clear with MapPoint 2001.
Thanks for your help.
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Sean Bradley
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October 18, 2001
Is MapPoint appropriate?
I need a mapping system to intergrate with an in-house application, the following are the major feature I need:
1) Street level mapping of UK (inc Ireland).
2) Overlay the details of our operators on the map from our database.
3) Feed data back (ie operator code) to the in-house app.
4) Locate clients on the map by Postcode, town name, road name and numbers etc.
Also, is the map data regularly updated, or do you need to buy the new product each year?
Thanks for any info. you can provide - Should MapPoint not prove appropriate are there any other product available? (for a similar price)
Regards,
Sean
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M. Cameron
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October 17, 2001
Where can I find documentation on the Link data Features MapPoint 2002?
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M. Cameron
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October 15, 2001
I'm using MapPoint 2002. How can I adjust for the GPS data being sent in HR/MIN/SEC to allow MapPoint to accept the GPS lat-lon as decimal degrees?
Second question: Will there be MapPoint for Argentina anytime soon?
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Zhang
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October 15, 2001
Can I get the Northing and Easting coordinates from the Latitude and Longitude?
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Steve Boyd
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October 15, 2001
I'm in the process of upgrading our network from NT4 to Win2k, and MapPoint clients from 2000 to 2002. When I install MP2000 on a Win2k machine, only users with administrative rights can run it, the rest get "registry not configured properly, re-run the installation" errors. Is this a known issue, and is there a solution besides upgrading MP?
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James Kipp
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October 12, 2001
Regarding a question I sent yesterday about the source of Mappoint's 2002 demographic data, I am specifically interested in Hispanic population counts. In Mappoint 2001, a function is available to add demographics to a map. One of the options listed is "Population, Hispanic (1990)"
In Mappoint 2002, is this option updated to "Population, Hispanic (2000)"?
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Nancy Clickman
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October 12, 2001
We have purchased MapPoint 2002. Is there any way to change the width of the boundary lines when plotting multiple census tracts in a city? The lines are so think, and blend together when plotting a large number of census tracts in a metropolitan area.
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James Kipp
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October 11, 2001
Does Mappoint 2002 use demographic data (population) based on the 2000 census. Or is the data still based on projections?
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Heather
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October 11, 2001
Hello -
I'm plotting point locations over MapPoint maps using the numbered circle icons available in the mappoint default symbol palette. However, there are no icons diplaying numbers over 20, and for some of my maps I need to label as many as 50 unique points. Are there more numbered icons available in Mappoint? If not, can you suggest a source where I could import numbered icons at a similar size? (16x16)
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Claudio
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October 11, 2001
Hi
I am not able to export in pocket streets some specific part of map. The export start but at the end one msg error appears : error saving pocket street maps.....destination ..
Please note that i fhave found this problem in one specific area but the export normally works fine for others parts of map.
You can easily reproduce the problem if you try to export the maps of the city: BUSTO ARSIZIO Italy.Can you verify if is my problem or other?
Thanks in advance
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Howard Jones
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October 11, 2001
Is it possible to update the maps to take account of new roads? I have recently bought the current UK edition, but it does not show, for example, the newly opened section of the M60 motorway around Manchester UK.
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Jack Melgers
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October 11, 2001
Is it possible to hide a polyline in MapPoint? I tried to do this by setting both the Fill and the Line visible properties to false, but a thin polyline remains visible.
Thanks for any help.
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Michelle
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October 10, 2001
I am using MapPoint 2002 to create a map of our salespeople's territories by zip code. I would like to see the county borders on this map as well. Is there a way to show county borders along with the zip code territories? Each territory covers several counties.
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Elena Florescu
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October 10, 2001
I have developed a VB application using MapPoint and I am trying to install my package on a computer without MapPoint installed (and no license yet, just for testing).
In order to use the MapPoint control I followed step by step the
instructions frm "Create an installation disc for an,application created using
the MapPoint control"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=
/library/en-us/mappoint/html/BIZAPICreateInstallDisc.asp, but my installation fails on the installing
MapPoint Control run-time and it gives me the error "You cannot install
MapPoint over a network unless you first perform an administrative
installation".
Any idea what is wrong?
Thanks,
Elena
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JohnH
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October 10, 2001
Using the shaded circle map and linked data, can I add some VB code which would show me much more linked info in the yellow box (e.g., customer sales, contact name, phone#, etc.) when I mouse-over the circle and/or in the Show Information function? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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John
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October 6, 2001
Using find nearby places, can I 1)print the map with the one mile circle shown and can I export the places I found to excel
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Ken
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October 6, 2001
Is there a way to control the display of town names, streets and other elements so we can make a map less cluttered? I understand the limited choices of pre-formatted styles is designed for this function, but the options are very limited. I'd like to put in only a few town names, the very largest roads and the pushpins of sites I am locating...period. And I dont see how I can do that.
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Cliff Stevens
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October 5, 2001
Topographic Mapping. I would like to find some raw data to import into MapPoint 2001 so that when I display maps, I can see a graphic representation of the topography of the are being displayed. Where can I get such data, and how can I get MapPoint to use/display it for me? Thanks
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Patrick Price
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October 2, 2001
Can Mappoint show only one state (without surrounding states) and/or html export just one state with it's internal counties? Eg: when opening Mappoint I only want one state with counties and none of the other states showing at all.
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Jim
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October 2, 2001
I need to create "location" maps (like often seen in Hotel/Motel directories). The ultimate work product is a printed directory. I would like to create the maps and export the file for use in a desktop publishing program like Quark or Pagemaker. I think, after using MapPoint, that I am "using a nuclear power plant to boil water for tea" - and there is control over the level of detail. Can anyone suggest another application I might review? The resulting maps from MP2K seem to be oriented to electronic, interactive use. What would be a good application for hard copy?
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Jack Melgers
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October 1, 2001
I have a main form that contains a Menu-component and a MapPoint Map component. I´ve seen that it´s possible to merge the MapPoint-menu into the main form´s menu. However, the first menu item of MapPoint (File or 'Archivo' in the Spanish edition) doesn´t appear. The rest of the menu items (Edit, View, etc) do appear.
I use Delphi as programming environment, but I tried this as well with Visual Basic and got the same result.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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R Jones
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September 29, 2001
How do I export lat/long fields from Mappoint to Excel
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SCB
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September 28, 2001
WAY Too much detail!!! Is there a way to get rid of the names of town/cities/rivers/countires....
When looking at a map, I should be able to turn off detail I don't need... help!
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scott
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September 26, 2001
Using the radius tool, I would like to import a list of addresses and have MapPoint display only those that are outside a 50 mile radius around a point.
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Ralph Joiner
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September 26, 2001
Is there a simple way to access MapPoint 2002 within a browser so that a user-entered GPS point is passed to MapPoint, and the browser displays a MapPoint map with that point centered in the map.
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Mark Fisher
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September 25, 2001
Is is possible to print out a map so that it prints on 9 - 8 1/2 x 11 sheets that can be taped together to create a 25 1/2 x 33 map. (I'm not concerned about the exact size, just the ability to magnify a map and print it on regular size paper so that it can be taped together into a larger format map.)
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Rekha
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September 25, 2001
I have Microsoft Mappoint 2001 and I am trying to Move LeftRight and Move UpDown Map in my VC++ code, but I am not finding any appropriate functions to do that. Could you please let me know if its possible to Move the map programmatically and if it is then let me know How can I do that? Please reply ASAP.
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Carlos Estrada
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September 24, 2001
Is it possible to create my own terrytory from a group of points or street names?
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gus
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September 21, 2001
Can I freely distribute applications with the mappoint activex component in it. Or is there a licensing fee for each user? If there is a licensing fee how much is it.
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Anthony Hunt
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September 21, 2001
I am developing in the UK and I need a way of converting British Ordinance Survey Easting and Northing co-ordinates for placing pushpins in VB. Any ideas?
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fred sun
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September 20, 2001
i am using mappoint 2002 objects to build a com. it can work when invoked by an exe file. but it can't work when invoked by asp on server side. i can see the process be load in task manager. it just can't finish the function. any suggesion? thanks a lot?
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Bill Altman
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September 19, 2001
I'm using MP2K, Our territory is approx. 150 miles around Houston,Texas . I have 4 salesmen that cover this territory. Divided by Zip codes. I have known zip codes linked from Excel are not being reconized or plotted by MP2K. How can this be corrected?
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Joshua
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September 19, 2001
I am currently running Mappoint 2001 and will buy 2002 if it can do the following:
I want to plot routes for each of my 300 employees to five different work locations and export ONLY the distances for each to an excel spreadsheet. Can I do this in Mappoint 2002?
Joshua
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Julie Sterner
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September 18, 2001
I am inquiring about labeling territories. Is it possible to make a label show up for each separate area of a territory displayed on the map instead of only being displayed once? If so how? Thanks for your time.
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Kristoffer Ryden
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September 18, 2001
I'm interested to know if I can get maps for Australia - specifically Queensland and New South Wales - to support a food distribution company. If MapPoint does not have an Australian version, what map formats can I import to make it work? If none, is there other software that provides MapPoint capabilities for Australia? Thanks.
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Al Erickson
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September 18, 2001
Does anyone know of a USB to Serial (RS232) adapter that works with MP2002? Microsoft says there 'may' be some that do not work with MP2001 but I haven't been able to get a response from them re a fix in MP2002.
Any help, positive or negative, will be appreciated.
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Frank
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September 17, 2001
I am using MapPoint 2000 and I am having problems displaying and printing shaded area maps of the entire U.S. Basically, I imported an Excel file with approx. 30,000 records. I am using zip code to plot the map. My problem is that after the import completes, MapPoint refuses to display the shaded areas for a zoom level that will display the entire U.S. (it will only display the shaded areas for a zoom level no greater than 225 miles). Is there any way to display shaded area maps for the entire U.S. when importing files with this many zip codes? If not, do future versions of the program allow you to do this?
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Jack Melgers
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September 17, 2001
Is it possible to add a new point to an existing polyline? I´m now using the vertices property to get the array of locations of the polyline, then I add a point to this array and set again the vertices property with this extended array. I wonder if there is a faster or better way to add a point to a polyline. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Stefan du Toit
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September 14, 2001
I have a Visual C++ 6.0 Application that creates a MapPoint application via OLE Automation. I am not using MapPoint as a Control. How do you receive Events (e.g BeforeDblClick) from MapPoint in the Visual C++ Application that created the MapPoint Application ?
Thanks Stefan
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Brian Perch
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September 14, 2001
Will Mappoint 2002 handle the following [with possible programming effort in VB]. The company I work for has multiple territories consisting of zip codes. There is a sales amount associated with each zip code. Our users want to be able to manipulate the territories to see the affect on territorial sales [and possible export the new territories for use in other programs]. Will Mappoint 2002 handle this and how much extra programming would be needed?
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Brian Perch
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September 14, 2001
This is simular to Julie's question. Let's say I have a territory number, zip code, and dollar amount in an excel file. Is it possible to display the Dollar amount for each zip code on the map?
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Julie Sterner
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September 13, 2001
I am using MapPoint 2001. I am importing data from excel that is separated into zip codes. Each zip code has a number associated with it. To display this data I am using a shaded map. Is there any way I can display the number associated with the zip code on the map underneath the zip code? If so how? The legend isn't detailed enough for my purpose.
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Eric Packwood
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September 13, 2001
I was wondering if there was any direct method to do reverse geocoding. I have a lat/long and need to get a block address from it, but i haven't been able to find a clear way of doing this. Is there any code out there to show me what I need to do?
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Leah Fay
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September 12, 2001
I am looking to create territories based on time zones in the U.S. Does MapPoint have this capability?
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Rod Schatz
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September 12, 2001
I am about to embark on a GIS study for a local Police force. I would like to geocode the information and display it on the map. How good is the Map Point data for Canada? Also does Map Point now have Census data for Canada? Sorry to ask you these questions, i do not know where else to turn.
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Chris Church
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September 12, 2001
I have a need to find a whole length of a road is there anyway map point can show me the road from start to finish just by typing in the road e.g. a motorway number like M4 will showm me the entire length of that motorway.
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Mark Richmond
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September 11, 2001
Where can I get information or program upgrades to support South American countries? I need to map territories in major cities, but I can only get as low as state or region level.
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Alex
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September 11, 2001
As it stands now, most locations that I feed MapPoint have fully resolved addresses but there are always those for which I have only a general idea of the area for any given reason - wasn't written down, not posted, or MapPoint will not recognize what is a proper address. For those, I play pin the tail on the MapPoint, and extract out the Longitude/Latitude using one of the available hacks to get the location in the right ball park. The problem comes when it's time to import the data in mass. If I map both the L/L & Address fields, it matches only for L/L. I have to reimport the same list twice using different field mapping settings to get all of the data onto the map. This still doesn't cut it however because, outside of being a PITA, the data cannot be analyzed as a whole. MapPoint will not recognize, for painfully obvious reasons I guess, pins from different sets when matched with different settings, as compatible for analysis. If I could find a way to collapse different data sets into one after matching, perhaps that would do. Much better, it would seem, would be to have the program sort it out on the front end.
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Mark Bentley
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September 8, 2001
Is it possible to have MapPoint2002 create a pushpin automatically from a Postcode? It works when the textual address is entered, but when the Postcode is used the map just centred on the location without any pushpin creation. Thanks.
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Steven Abajian
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September 7, 2001
We created a route of 700+ stops and optimized it. How do we export the route list to Excel?
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j.johnston
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September 7, 2001
I have a client who would like me to develop a product that allows him to run multiple traveltime analysis based on impedance along a network. I'm gathering that all the components exist for this from your website. What I call Impedence, your access through the DrivingCostUnits property. I'm wondering if anyone has tried this already. Basically I'm talking about point to point pathfinding analysis, but with multiple points to multiple points. I'm sure I can figure out how to batch this.
thanks
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Terry B
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September 7, 2001
We just purchased Mappoint 2002 and have Excel 2000. When we try to either Export to Mappoint or use the import wizard we get an invalid format error. What should the Excel file look like? Or are we doing something else wrong.
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Henry
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September 7, 2001
Does MapPoint 2002 come with or can it come with demographic data. i.e. Home values, households, vehicles, businesses buy zip code? We are an Insurance company and this would be extremely useful to us. Also are there up-dates to MapPoint to keep its data current and does it function with Windows 2000?
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Scott
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September 6, 2001
My company recently purchased two copies of the MapPoint 2002 60-day trial software. The two users who are evaluating the software are using Windows NT 4.0 and do not have administrative rights to the local machine. The trail software was installed under the administrator user ID and works fine when logged on as the administrator. When logged on as the actual user, the trial software thinks that the software has expired. I have tried giving the user administrative rights and re-installing the software but the software still says it has expired. Is there anyway to correct this problem?
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Lennia
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September 6, 2001
I want to create a pushpin data map that displays my customers/employees by Zip code but I do not want the State names to show. I just want a blank US shaped map to plot my data onto. Is there any way to do this is MP2002?
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Dan
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September 6, 2001
I have just read B.J. Holtgrewe's
v.interesting article (Date: 06/12/2001) "Expanding The Functionality of Microsoft MapPoint 2002 Microsoft Senior Product Manager describes add-in feature to import SHAPE and MIF files"
Is the sample code available yet?
Cheers
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Vincent
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September 5, 2001
Using the Map Point API from VB I sometimes get the following error message: "The file name is too long. Enter a shorter file name, and try again." when calling MapPoint.SavedWebPage.Save(). This happens even though it created the file.
Thanks.
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Sarah
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September 5, 2001
Can I pull data from iMis Millenium and map it with MapPoint?
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Heather
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September 5, 2001
When using the shaded circles to plot a sum of net value by territory,
how does mappoint determine where to actually place the circles on the map?
Is it placed in the largest grouping of number of accounts,where the
largest dollar account is located, or is it strategically placed in the
middle of the accounts? I hope this makes sense.
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Dan Cookson
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September 5, 2001
Have successfully exported a map selection from MapPoint2002 to Pocket Streets on my IPAQ. Looks good, however map appears distorted/squashed.Any ideas why?
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Paul Tay
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September 4, 2001
Why would the export to excel fuction be disabled?
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Heather
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September 4, 2001
Hello,
I'm wondering if there is a way to include a scale bar on map images saved as a web page from Mappoint?
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Dale Schoonover
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September 4, 2001
I am currently running the MapPoint 2002 Trial. I've found the Manifold Add-on for MapPoint but I'm curious if there are any other 3rd party developers who offer add-ons or enhancements?
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David Irons
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September 4, 2001
Can 'customer symbols" be saved within the MapPoint resource symbol file ?
I want them to always be available when selecting symbols.
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Richard Waid
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September 1, 2001
My Mappoint 2002 came with only the CD's and a rebate form in the box. Is there supposed to be some kind of documentation? Does anyone know where I can get a book on how to use Mappoint 2002?
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Eric Martin
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August 31, 2001
Our company currently uses Access for scheduling and dispatch of jobs to be done by techs. I am looking for a program that can show maps of areas to help my dispatchers schedule jobs closer together. Will MS MapPoint do this for me? Can I integrate it into Access?
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Kimberly Debnam
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August 30, 2001
Are there com add-ins for Mappoint that have already been created that I can review and/or download from the web?
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David Luse
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August 30, 2001
I am trying to indicate service areas by using a specific radious out from a location. IE a location is indicatted by the Zip code of that "store" and they cover a 50 mile radius. How can I format a 'dot' to know that it is indicating a radius of 50 miles (or any radius)?
thanks,
DL
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Tbui
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August 29, 2001
I would Like to do a silent install and specify a specific location and type of install I want to do. What is the best way of going about this. I saw one on using VB but I don't have any programming skill.
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Heather
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August 29, 2001
After using the Link Data Wizard in Microsoft MapPoint 2002, the sumation of net values by Territory is inaccurate.
Why would mappoint sum this information incorrectly? Is it possible to move Column Charts, Pie Charts, etc. that have
been placed on a map through linked data? Can you customize colors for your territories?
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Nathan
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August 28, 2001
I have 2 sets of data detailing locations. The first details the existing location, and the second a new proposed alternative. Is it possible for mappoint to produce drive time detail between such 'paired' push pins?
I can do this manually by going into route plannr, and then drawing a box around the 2 locations and adding the pushpins to the route, but can I do this automatically?
thnks in advance
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Bill Waibel
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August 28, 2001
After installing MapPoint 2002, whenever I open a Word 2000 document which contains graffics, the document opens displaying a lot of internal reference markers and general gibberish. I have noticed that if I reinsert the initial graffic, close the word document with saving and reopen the word document, most of the time the correctly formated content will be available. I have a friend who has installed Publisher 2002 and is having the same problem. Any solutions you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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wendy
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August 27, 2001
Is it possible to group several pushpins together,(say if there are several on the same street)as one pushpin, then after pushing on that pushpin, have it open the others?
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wendy
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August 27, 2001
What is the "Programming Model" of Mappoint, and how would I go about obtaining it?
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John C. Womer
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August 27, 2001
I am currently running the MapPoint Trial. (I already have Office XP and Visio 2002). MapPoint seems like it could really help us, but the selection of maps seems limited. Does the Trial only offer limited functionality? Are there 3rd party developers who offer add-ons or enhancements?
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Susan Katz
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August 27, 2001
I need to create a map with MapPoint that shows zip codes by colors. In other words, I have an area in Ohio and need to see where specific zip codes are. How do I do that?
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Ken Davis
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August 26, 2001
I'm trying to write a VB MapPoint app that assists in a delivery business. This app would contain client's addresses, perform routing info and finally export to PocketStreets. Will PocketStreets be able to handle exported Routes? And will will PocketStreet support GPS?
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Desmond Chen
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August 24, 2001
I am trying to build an activeX control using MapPointControl as a part of a web application. The idea is to have the user install MP locally, but download the the activeX control (which contains MappointControl) from the web. I have create such a control and it runs fine in VB. Howevery, I am having a hard time to distribute it: when using the VB Package and Deployment wizard, the wizard fail to resolve the dependecy for MappointControl.ocx and MPNA81.tlb. If ignore them, the package is created but when the client load it, the control won initialize (won't even install, because I can find it in the registry) even though the MapPoint 2002 is installed locally.
(If I use the development machine to load the same URL, it works.)
Any help will be greatly appricated.
Desmond
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Ken Geange
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August 24, 2001
Does pocket streets provide the ability to link to a GPS receiver over a TCP connection or does it only monitor the serial port for incomming NMEA formatted GPS readings.
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Olivier Schaeffer
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August 24, 2001
Is there a way to change the GPS refresh rate to lower than 15 sec in MP2002 ??
Is it also possible in the new GPS addon for pocketstreets ??
thanks.
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Kim Giberson
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August 24, 2001
How do I keep pushpin balloons from overlapping. I have tried to reposition them. How can I make them one line only or make the balloon smaller
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Steve Westerholm
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August 24, 2001
I am using the MapPoint ActiveX control in a VB App, and would like to know if I can programatically control the user from accessing the ocassional Hyperlink in the Nearby places "Show Information". I do not want users accessing the internet.
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John Edwards
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August 24, 2001
I have MapPoint 2002 Europe & North America; how can I add the N America maps to Europe?
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Bill
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August 23, 2001
I noticed you answered a question earlier about adding streets and you said that the only thing to do was to wait for the next version. How often will a new version come out? Is that going to be the only way to get map information updated?
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S.P.
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August 22, 2001
Is there a MapPoint book that shows the different objects that can be used in VB code?
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Mily
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August 22, 2001
How do I get the map to show me city boundaries or limits?
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John Colburn
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August 21, 2001
I have created 5 pixel (crosses) of various colors taken from the approved sample palette. The map redraw rate in a multiple symbol map is several hundred times slower than when using the smallest dot set of MapPoint 2002 standard colors. Why?
Are there any guidelines or work-arounds using the AX control? Any Microsoft-approved add-in symbols that can be quickly redrawn?
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Monnie Robinson
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August 21, 2001
In your experence, does the Delorme Earthmate GPS receiver work with MapPoint 2002? My tests show the receiver works ok. Any ideas?
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E.W.
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August 21, 2001
I work for a county government. We have an Access database with all the valid addresses within our county. We would like to draw and label an irregular area on the map, which would indicate the different districts within the county. Then using VB6 code, identify which district area each address falls into. We have MP2001 and would purchase MP2002 if the territory feature could be used for this. Can you provide any related code samples?
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Steve Bennett
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August 20, 2001
When I imported data at the county level for MA as I imported I had to select the county match where the county name could be the same in multiple states. This can take a long time to do if you are importing data with a state such as Texas having over 200 counties with the same name in other states. Is there any way to just simply indicate in Mappoint to use all the counties in a specific state where there is a match for the county name and not have to answere which state the county should be matched to?
Thank You
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Peter
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August 20, 2001
Is it possible highlight county lines one color and city lines another?
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mike
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August 20, 2001
Is there a way to add streets to the
map and have them recognized when the
address is searched?
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Mike
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August 20, 2001
I am working with a transportation route design.
I broke down the area into zipcode territories. Is
there a way to take part of a zipcode and split it between
two territories? For example put north of a highway to one
territory and south to another.
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Dan McGinn-Combs
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August 20, 2001
I wonder if there is a way to import MP2k2 data into MP2k1 software? Or at least convert the 2002 ptm file so it works with 2001 version? The "old" version keeps telling me that it is invalid.
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Shawn Ramirez
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August 20, 2001
I would like to use MapPoint 2002 to map a route based off a saved map with pushpins that I have loaded from a database. How do I do this?
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Claudio
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August 20, 2001
how is the possibility to know the nearest route ( complete with town, region, country names) from one georefered point ( lat and log) using one vb scrypt?
Thanks in advance
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david isom
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August 19, 2001
I have read you can zoom the map to any lat/long from code once done can you display an icon at that specific point ?
What is the likely overhead of doing this many times in a small area leaving thse icons on the map
david
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Simon Farrow
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August 17, 2001
I am looking at buying MapPoint Europe 2002 edition, but I'm not sure it can do what I require. I am writing a Call Centre Application in Visual Basic 6. If a client phones up with a broken down car and can give me the PostCode or Streetname where he/she is, I then need to be able to scan within a set radius i.e 20 miles and return all the garages we are members of. Is this possible in MapPoint Europe 2002
Thanks in advance, Simon
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Joan Pottinger
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August 16, 2001
Is there anyway to plot your information at one time on the map, instead of clicking on a pushpin to see the information related to the pushpin? My old mapping program would let me highlight information in my spreadsheet that I wanted to see and the program would label everything on the map I highlighted. i.e. the label could consist of Client Names and mailing addresses.
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Bill
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August 16, 2001
I do not own MapPoint. I am comparing Rand McNally's Tripmaker with your product. Does MapPoint have a website that shows the current road conditions? (construction, detours, etc.)
Thank you
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Malek HImadeh
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August 16, 2001
I would like to inuqire about the possibility of having the MapPoint software used for regions outside North America and Europe.
I am software marketing manager in Beirut, Lebanon and I visualize a high demand for this mapping software.
Is it possible to have MapPoint 2002 customised for businesses located in Beirut? If so, can our team do the customisation, ie embed the geographical data (streets, highways, parcs, retail stores, banks, hotels, etc..)to that software.
If not, our company can collaborate with private and public institutions here in Beirut to acquire the geographical data needed, and send them to you and to come up with
"MapPoint 2002 Lebanon".
I would appreciate your concern for sending me an informative reply or else refer me to the person in charge.
Thanks
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Sacha Anderson
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August 16, 2001
Much of the information in MapPoint Europe is pretty scant, like restaurants for instance. Is it possible to obtain enhancements to this information. I download cities into my IPAQ and don't find the provided info all that useful as it is patchy at best.
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Paul M. Kelly
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August 15, 2001
Does Microsoft (or anyone) off the 5 digit zip boundaries as an add on to mappoint?
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Mark Cooper
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August 15, 2001
Does Map Point 2002 have multiple profiles for diferent types of car. i.e if I want to plot a route for employee 1 can I put in ther MPG etc. and store it for future use. If this is possible what is the limit of profiles I can store.
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Angus McDonald
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August 15, 2001
I am using the Great Britain version of MappPoint2000. I have various datasets (as Acess Databases and comma separated text files) georeferenced to GB Ordnance Survey grid references. When I tried to create pushpin sets by importing the textfile data into MapPoint2000 I encountered some problems which I have not been able to overcome (the on-line help is very scant on detail on data importing):-
1. The import wizard only allows you to define one column as the location. The georeferencing of my datasets is stored as 6 figure national grid reference in 2 separate fields, one for the easting and one for the northing (ie. XXXXXX, YYYYYY) - this is normal practice with GIS data.
2. Undaunted I persevered and rejigged one of my datasets and combined the easting and northing into one field in the form of XXXXXX YYYYYY and re-imported it. It sort of of recognised it as OS data as it put it off the SW coast of Britain near the national grid origin (ie. 0,0) but obviosly did not gecognise it as 6 figure OS grid reference. It also only mapped 3 out of 106 records, but didn't tell me about the unmapped ones!
My question therefore is :-
1. What is the proper procedure for importing data that is georeferenced to GB Ordnance Survey grid references stored as separate 6 figure eastings and northings?
2. Is the procedure different (better?) for MapPoint2002?
Regards
Angus
PS I am an independant GIS consultant based in Edinburgh, Scotland and I am in the process of creating training courses in MapPoint (deatils from www.calmap.co.uk) - I noticed that one of the previous questions was from somebody looking for UK based MapPoint training.
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Alec
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August 14, 2001
Mappoint 2002 - can a control not an application be implented into a Visual C++ 6.0 Application. Are there any code samples or documentation on Mappoint and Visual C++
Thank You
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Tom Grounds
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August 13, 2001
Can I purchase MapPoint 2002 for Europe here in the United States? If so, from where?
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Trevor Ross
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August 13, 2001
Please could you tell me if, in the European version of MapPoint 2002, there is a detailed map of Ireland that I could import data from Excel into so that I could show sales figures in different towns and cities?
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ed
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August 11, 2001
When the user clicks on the MP2K map, the 'Select a Place' listbox is sometimes displayed. When an item in this list is clicked, MP2K then displays an outlined text label beneath a small circle icon.
Can someone show please show some VB6 code to make this behavior occur in VB6 with the MP2K ActiveX control?
At first I thought Shapes.AddTextbox would do it but the presentation is not the same.
Incremental programing is truly taken to a new level with MP.
thanks for your time and help
ed
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Bill
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August 10, 2001
Let's try again. I want to import addresses into Mappoint, create a route, optimize the route, and then export the optimized route and or print it out. I'm not concerned about the turn by turn driving directions, just the optimized route addresses.
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Marisol
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August 9, 2001
With MapPoint 2002 are you able to change the color of the words/state and city names. So that do not appear as a wash-out with the background color of the map?
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Marisol
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August 9, 2001
Using MapPoint 2002, is there a way to increase the sizes of the pushpins?
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frank Korkmaz
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August 9, 2001
Is there any books that teach how to use map point 2002?
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Robert K.
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August 8, 2001
Can MapPoint two be incorporated as an interactive map on a website through integration with other Office or MS products, allowing zoom and panning etc.? If this is possible what licensing limitations exist? I believe that you can place URL references on push pins that are activated by clicking on the pin, correct? What limitation on the number of push pins that can be located on the USA and/or a given screen view? Thanks the product looks like it may work for my project.
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Bert Beckman
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August 8, 2001
I am using MP2001. When I created a sized circle map based on 13,000+ postal codes I get a message that says something to the effect of more than 8 classes and the map doesn't seem right. What does it mean and how do I correct?
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Bert Beckman
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August 8, 2001
I am using Mappoint 2001 and mapping data from an Excel s/s. Is there any way to get a list of the items that were not mapped? I am in Canada and it is mapping based on postal code. I am sure I some invalid ones and was wondering if their is any way to find out which ones were rejected.
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Mark
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August 8, 2001
Are there any updates concerning sample code and dll MS is writing to import ESRI shape files? When
will this be released?
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John
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August 8, 2001
Is There any way to Zoom Specific Lat/Long and be able to control zoom factor using VB code?
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James Lister
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August 8, 2001
When importing from MS Excel .csv files into MapPoint 2002 to create pushpins, I always seem to get skipped records. I have been through all the postcodes and I definitely know all the postcodes on the .csv files are correct. Why won't some of the locations show up? Is there anyway to update MapPoint's postcode database so every postcode will show up? If not, how can i place pushpins manually?
Thanks
James Lister
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Bill
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August 7, 2001
I have a client who is trying to map out the most effecient routes for answering service calls. Mappoint seems to do all he needs, but he only wants to print out most effecient route, not the driving directions (i.e., Address 1, Address 2, Address 3 etc..). Is there a way to create a route and only print the route or export it to Excel or Access?
Any help would be greatly appeciated!
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Richard Robinson
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August 7, 2001
When I try to place a pushpin at 37479 Avenue 12, Madera California, MapPoint returns a list of several possible locations all reading 37479 Avenue, Madera. I came to realize upon looking at almost the whole central valley of California that all of the Avenues that are numbered are listed only as Avenue, without the number. Is this going to be corrected?
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ed
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August 7, 2001
How does one programatically in VB present anoutlined label caption with text of my choice beneath a location (push pin, or image) like the one displayed in MP2K when a location selection is made from the pop list?
TIA
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Robert
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August 7, 2001
I am currently trying to develop a simple co-ordinate lat/long selection program using Mappoint 2002 activeX control. Is there any way to disable the popup menu when you right click on the map? I would also like to disable the selection and shifting of shapes created on the map? I use a 'rectangle' shape to represent a selected SW Lat/Long and NE Lat/Long area and I don't want a user altering it.
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Francois Charbonneau
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August 6, 2001
I want to develop an application with mapping
on pocket pc.
Do Mappoint offer a kind of ocx working on Windows CE
Thanks for reply
Francois
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James Wang
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August 6, 2001
How do we add our building (Shape)
data to MapPoint background?
We tried programming with
MapPoint's VB COM, but it dramatically slow
down the display when number of
buildings exceed 1000. Since we
have more than 3000 square mile
building data for USA, covering
12 US cities. I am wondering is
there any way to create MapPoint
proprietary data format so that
our building shapes can be displayed for our clients.
Thanks.
James
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Lydia Hurn
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August 2, 2001
I am a current MP2K user. Is there a way to display the names for all pushpins in a set, without selecting each one individually?
Also, if you have a map displayed on the screen and print it on a large format printer, will the program automatically include as much street data as possible, or will it be exactly as shown on-screen?
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Jason Frame
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August 2, 2001
Can MP2002 print to "D" size paper?? Also, is there a way to have the program automatically draw directional arrows between locations.
I am trying to map distriubtion flows for a large-size map so I can see the movements, and 8.5x11 just won't cut it.
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Walter
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August 1, 2001
I appreciate your telling me I can create routes and directions from an intersection, but would you please tell me how? Thanks.
As for the Roman Empire, it was just a fantasy!
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Wally Brown
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August 1, 2001
Is there a way to use a different pushpin symbol when importing Access data using the MapPoint Control on a VB form? I am finding subtle differences with the object model when using the control rather than the whole application. Thanks.
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Eleanor Hall
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August 1, 2001
Is there any way to add information, even using cut and paste, to the location under the legends? We would like to add our support personnel information to this location, and there is plenty of space there. Thank you.
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Susanne Boodram
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August 1, 2001
I have the 2000 version of Mappoint and I need know if you can produce maps of the postal sectors of an area.
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Walter
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July 31, 2001
Can MapPoint 2002 calculate a route and directions starting from an *intersection"? If so, how. If not, have you any plans to add that feature?
While I am at it, have you any plans to add ancient world maps, such as the Roman Empire? (Just wishing.)
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Stewart McLaughlin
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July 31, 2001
As a developer of emergency services mission critical applications, one of the most important points to our customers regarding MapPoint is the frequency of updates to the underlying mapbase especially as there appears to be no way to update (or to easily supplement the map data for long term road closures, new roads, etc) the underlaying maps.
Given that MS say that the maps are currently less then 1 year out of date (see previous MS replies), what will be the frequency of updates and costs (or will we have to wait for each new release of MapPoint and effectively re-purchase the product) ?
Or will the "updates" be available from alternative sources ?
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Steve Reschke
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July 31, 2001
I have tried for some time to link to data stored in a secure Access database. I get the message 'There was a problem opening this file x:\test.mdb. The file is not in the expected format.'
I am able to attach to unsecured datbases with no problems.
I am using MapPoint 2002, but also had the problem in MapPoint 2001.
Thank You
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David Irons
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July 31, 2001
In Mappoint the legend only appears with the overview. Can I put the legend onto the maximised map ?
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Sean
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July 31, 2001
I was told by an unnamed Microsoft Mappoint representative at a recent conference that the 15-second GPS update CAN BE changed (made shorter delay) using the ActiveX control. I was told that this was undocumented and was so as not to compete with other mapping applications (I am presuming MS Streets). I wanted to try this site first to see if you guys knew how to accomplish this.
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Ann
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July 30, 2001
Is there a way I can obtain a copy of the EULA for MapPoint 2002 (N. Amer & Euro version) before purchasing the software?
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Ed
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July 30, 2001
Are there any plans for creating a mappoint activeX control only newsgroup?
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Ed
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July 30, 2001
7/25/01 Ed:
How does one inhibit the popup save map message (Save map.ptm? Yes/No) when closing a VB6 application that contains an activeX mappoint control?
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John
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July 27, 2001
Is there any way to refresh just one PushPin Layer displyed with out rebuilding entire map?
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Alan Brown
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July 27, 2001
I'm now using MapPoint 2001 and my MapPoint 2002 upgrade is on its way. My question has to do with the demographics/mapping data that is supplied with the program. I have been importing zip codes from an Access database and several of them are not mappable. Although this is partly because some of them are non-geographic, it is also because some of them are new zipcodes. As you know, the USPS issues new zipcode data every two months. I'm hoping that 2002 will have more up-to-date data than 2001. Even then, it will be out of date in a few months. Will I ever be able to update the mapping functionality of MapPoint software so that it can keep up and be able to map new zipcodes? If not, could you suggest any workarounds?
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Pat Connolly
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July 26, 2001
Will MapPoint include UK political boundaries, particularly wards? and, if so, how much will they cost?
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Ed
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July 25, 2001
How does one get the activeX mappoint control to draw a line between pushpins which represent gps lat/lon points as a vehicle moves on the map?
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roy
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July 25, 2001
In Chris Gebhardts' article on obtaining
Lat/Lon from Mappoint he mentions that
he makes the assumption that the earth
is a perfect sphere - just as the MP
Distance function does. My question is:
what kind of correction is needed to
plot the derived Lat/Lon values on a
map based on WGS83 datum.
Thanks
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Jeff Steuart
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July 25, 2001
Is there a simple way to hide a layer of data points? Say
I have 5 or 6 seperate data layers showing in the legend
and I want to hide a layer.
In the old Streets and Trips I upgraded from, you had the map
points "explorer", where you could show or hide any number
of point layers and also you could drag and drop data
layers and points from set to set. I miss this ability
terribly. Is there some similar feature for mapPoint?
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Robert
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July 25, 2001
Hi, I'd like to know what is a good cheap gps receiver that would work with MS Mappoint on a laptop.
Thanks!
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Rueben C. Buse
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July 25, 2001
I have been considering mappoint. However I cannot find
any info on what maps are included with the CD. I have a project
that requires entering data for counties in states. Does Mappoint
include counties within states?
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Kurt Whittaker
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July 24, 2001
My company recently purchased the 60 day trial version of MapPoint 2002. Can this program be deployed over an Intranet?
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Kim
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July 24, 2001
How can I create sub-territories? I have 4 divisions in the us and @ of those divisions have sub-divisions
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Kim
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July 24, 2001
I have plotted our employees and have plotted the facilities. I would like to run an excel report, showing which sites are closest to the employees, the mileage, drive time, and cost. I would also like it to change if a new employee is hired and may be closer to the facility. This will help in assignation of sites.
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Andrew Vaudin
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July 24, 2001
Is there a way of getting rid of all the names of towns that appear on maps as standard? I only want the locations I've imported from Excel to show up; sometimes I don't even need the roads.
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George Carter
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July 23, 2001
Mappoint looks to be a good product, but pin maps fail to produce a good thermic map because you do not know how many data records are in each pin. It would be good if one could specify and grid size (eg 250metres if dealing at street level), and create a thermic map, coloured based on the numbers of data records in each grid.
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Stewart McLaughlin
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July 18, 2001
How can I remove the Microsoft MapPoint logo which appears in the bottom left of the Active X control window when I load a map template (which covers part of the map !)
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David
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July 18, 2001
Do you have an demonstrations of Mappoint planned for the Midwest?
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Ann Pearson
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July 18, 2001
I work for an online travel company which sells hotel rooms at discounted rates. We would like to use street-level maps exported from MapPoint to display our hotel locations on our web site. Maps used on our web site will cover the US, Canada, and Europe.
According to the microsoft web site and EULA, it seems we are permitted to use the maps on our web site if we do not re-sell them for profit. However I want to verify that there is not some sort of commercial use restriction that prohibits our company from using them in the manner described above.
Can you provide further clarification here? I e-mailed the
Microsoft Permissions/Copyright Group (Law & Corporate Affairs), but their reply only provided a link to the Microsoft Permission Website, which does not address this issue.
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Bob Heitzman
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July 18, 2001
Using MP2002 I've added some pushpins to a map via data import/link. I can do a radius search and find pushpins within the given radius. My question is how do I export the results of my radius search? All I've been able to do so far is get driving directions and pick my data from all the chaff.
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Joe Francica
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July 18, 2001
I want to be able to export to excel a file that has been geocoded in MapPoint. I want the latitude and longitude of each point. How do I do this, or can it be done?
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JDL
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July 18, 2001
Are there postal code boundaries for Europe included in Mappoint?
If not, we offer a seamless map of Europe with 30 countries postal code map, how can we set up a co-operation and with whom.
greatings,
JDL
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Robert
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July 18, 2001
I am looking at purchasing a simple GIS system to give me lat/long positions on a world map. Using the new ActiveX control of Mappoint 2002 is it possible to get the lat/long values for a point selected by a user?
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Vicken Kasparian
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July 17, 2001
Can Mappoint import/display data source files that contain longitude latitude locations (GPS coordinates) and then place user defined symbols or pushpins at these coordinates?
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Robert
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July 16, 2001
I would like to store an origin and a destination address in my MS Access database and use the Mappoint object model to fill in a field with the distance between the two addresses. The user doing the dataentry should not see mappoint working in the background.
thanks!
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Jim Johnson
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July 12, 2001
Is there presently, or does Microsoft plan to release in the future, a "Web Server" version of MapPoint that will allow the generation of maps on the fly based on queries made via the Internet?
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Mario Esposito
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July 11, 2001
Where I can take the list of web sites for put them on map point map?
Regards
ME
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Susanne Boodram
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July 10, 2001
Where in the UK can I purchase a manual for Mappoint 2000?
Regards
SB
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Nicole
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July 5, 2001
Does a manual for MapPoint 2001 exist?
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Dan
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July 3, 2001
Is their a way to set up Mappoint 2002 so that when you go to the find box and type in an adresses it ONLY returns pushpins? (and nothing else)
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Diana Bartizal
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June 29, 2001
Is it possible to print a MP2002 map in a larger format to allow more detail of an area? For example, we plotted 250 employees in the City of Minneapolis and would like to print in a larger format to prevent so much crowding of detail. We would like to present a quality poster size map to the client. We do not have a plotter or large format printer on site but would like to be able to send the file electronically to a print shop. Thank you for any advice.
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Roy Jones
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June 29, 2001
Can I take information from Microft Project and include it as a point or an area on MapPoint?
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Sebastian
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June 28, 2001
I have mappoint2002 and want to download the points onto my GARMIN 3 GPS, How do i export the LAT & Long values ??
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Dan
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June 27, 2001
How can I manually put in pushpins for address that MAPPOINT 2002 does not recognize? Also how can i import acess information so each record is a seprate puspin list?
Thanks in advance
Dan
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David Ward
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June 25, 2001
What projection does MapPoint use for latitude and longitude? Is it NAD27 or NAD83?
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Edward Perez
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June 22, 2001
I need to know if you have or know of an add-in for phone AREA CODE and EXCHANGE. In the Territories Wizard the same way you can choose zipcode I need to be able to select AREA CODE and EXCHANGE. Will you have this or do you know anyone that does ??
Thanks
Ed Perez
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Jonathan Wilson
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June 22, 2001
Is it possible to draw geometric primitives (Circles, Rectangles, polylines, etc...) from a Visual Basic Application to Microsoft Mappoint 2002?
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Serena
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June 21, 2001
When might there be an Asian version of MapPoint?
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Uwe Seifert
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June 3, 2001
How can I get the lat/long values of a route point? I want to transfer this information to my Garmin GPS receiver.
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Marc Tooze
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May 31, 2001
Hi,
This question is actually for Map Point 2001. I was wondering if it was possible to output the maps larger then what your screen size is set at. I have information plotted on the screen that is not all viewable without moving the map around. Is there a way you can output all the information even if it's off the screen?
Thanks
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Gad D Lord
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May 22, 2001
How can I develop addin for Map Point in Delphi Environment? Thanx in advance.
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Ted Waller
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May 11, 2001
My company was wondering what is the accuracy of your maps? (Ie. within 12 meters) Thanks!
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Rick Francki
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May 9, 2001
Where or how do I acquire demographic data (eg Claritas) for Canada?. I am particularly interested in language profile based on Statistics Canada census.
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Gord Gooding
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April 28, 2001
I recently used MP2k on my Thinkpad 240X on a drive through Western Canada. IT was so useful that I'd like to buy a GPS to try to mimic the functionality of an in-dash Navigation system. So I have two questions if I might:
Can you get that kind of Moving-map functinality with a GPS? Route recalulation and turn by turn prompts? What the leat expensive portable GPS would I need that had maximum functionality whenb plugged into my laptop running MP2K? Do I need an extgernal antenna and do the portable GPSs have a connnection for extgernal antennas? How do they connect to the laptop? Serial, USB...?
Second question: Is there a download of greater detail of Canada? All the roqads are there but little commercial data about hotels and restaurants (actually none)
Thanks in advance.
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Brett
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April 26, 2001
I have written a program using the mappoint objects to plot our client database directly from MSSQL 7. I have a question regarding zooming. Basically, I am plotting the points dynamically as pushpins. When the user chooses Alaska for example, all Alaska points are plotted as pushpins. This works fine, but when I save the map, it saves the whole US. I have been trying to figure out the ZoomTo property of the DataSets, but can't figure out how to assign my pushpins to a dataset...can you give an example? there is nothing in the help or on MSDN concerning this. It appears that I have to import from a file and assign to a DataSet. I am more interested in assigning pushpins to a dataset.
thanks in advance!
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Mark Wheeldon
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April 17, 2001
I am looking to map USA Zip based data onto a detailed US map. With this aim in mind I purchased the US version of Mappoint. Unfortunately this will not install properly on my UK version of Windows and therefore I am unable to map the US data (incidentally my main market). Does anyone know a way around this - can I trick my Mappoint into thinking I have a US OS - or can the UK version of Mappoint load up the USA template so I can map the data. I presume UK Mappoint does not have as detailed a map of the USA as the US version? Please help I desperately need to map this data.
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Alan Plummer
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April 2, 2001
We have MP2001 and a csv file with OS gridrefs for the UK. If you use MP wizard to import it works fine, but using the programatic way using .ImportData it doesn't understand the data. i.e
Set oDS = .ImportData(szconn, geoFieldOSGridRef, geoCountryUnitedKingdom, geoDelimiterComma, geoImportFirstRowNotHeadings)
If the CSV has Zip codes it is fine, but not with OS Grids.
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Stevie
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March 21, 2001
How do I get the latitude and longitude values of a location?
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Kevin Hayes
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March 14, 2001
I am attempting to write a com addin for mappoint 2001. How do you build new command bars for mappoint 2001? The methods that I use for excel,word do not seem to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Dusty Row
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March 11, 2001
I am a house inspector with a large inventory of properties. I am wanting to streamline my travel from house to house. Will this program allow me to input each address and then compile an efficient route?
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CHRISTIAN MORRIS
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February 27, 2001
CAN I CREATE A MAP OR HIGHLIGHT MAP USING ZIP CODES AS HIGHLIGHTED BOUNDARIES
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Tracey Corke
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February 8, 2001
Where can I find a company in the UK that can provide training on MapPoint 2000
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John Bailey
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January 25, 2001
Is it possible to import other spatial boundaries into MapPoint. I have school district boundaries in an ArcView format - can I convert it to something MapPoint can use to allow me to create data maps?
--John
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shelly villanueva
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January 24, 2001
How do I get the county boudaries to show up on my map
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Ryan Ma
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January 18, 2001
I am the current user of MapPoint2000. I would like to know if MapPoint can create layers to map different data and can display and hide these layers. If not, is there any add-ons I can purchase to do that? Thanks
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ake thongchai
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January 13, 2001
How can input data map of thailand in mp2k...
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Alasdair Burns
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January 11, 2001
Is there a UK version of MapPoint? Can you pass me info on relevant sellers?
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Maurel Corinne
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January 4, 2001
Does MapPoint 2000 register all of its classes for automation in the Windows® system registry during setup ?
Where could I find more information about how to automate MapPoint ?
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Bill Tannura
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January 2, 2001
I am trying to generate a pushpin map with several addresses pulled from a Sybase database in a custom application written in PowerBuilder 7.0. Do I need to create a COM object and if so...do you have any examples?? How would I go about doing this??
Thanks,
Bill
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Shawn Ramirez
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December 15, 2000
I am looking for reference material for programming to the MapPoint Object model or macros if they exist for MapPoint. I am new to the product so I don't know all that it offers.
Thanks for any help.
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Ligia Fernandez
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November 30, 2000
I work for a company with office locations in Latin America, the U.K. and Europe. When I plotted the map in Mappoint 2001, I got a globe with pushpins. Is there a way to get just a flat map with all the continents and pushpins?
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Kurt Zoner
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November 17, 2000
I have a J++ web application that produces reports from a SQL Server database and delivers them to the user via HTML. Can I call MapPoint (via OLE or COM?) from J++ and use it to build maps (or images of maps..JGP, GIF) that can be added to web pages? Where can I find out more about how to program this?
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Tammy
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November 6, 2000
Actually, my question is regarding MapPoint 2001 which I just purchased. Does a MapPoint 2001 training manual exist? I am trying to develop a map of the US broken out by regional sales (i.e. Northeast 10.5%, Southeast 33.1%). I would like the different regions to be shaded or broken out in some way. It would seem that this would be a "basic procedure" for such an advanced software package but I keep running into problems. Any help you could provide would be appreciated.
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Rob Anderson
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November 1, 2000
Is there a way to import other geographic boundaries (in this case health districts) into MapPoint? Our GIS unit currently uses AutoCAD Map and MapInfo, but we'd like to extend GIS capabilities to others in the organization. MapPoint looks like it could do the job as long as we can use our own boundaries.
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James B. Byrne
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October 18, 2000
Is it possible in MP2K or MP2001 to display multiple range circles (in mi. or km) around a specified point (pushpin or address)?
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Matt
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October 5, 2000
Where can I find a visual basic tutorial for the Mappoint Object Library?
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Molly
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August 29, 2000
Also, can I delete the state names and city names that automatically pop up on the North America Map? I only want certain cities to show up on a map I'm making, and the default cities are in the way.
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Molly
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August 29, 2000
Can I change the color of the over-all map? We want to use the maps in presentations, and the tan color is rather drab.
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Francesco
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August 24, 2000
Where I could found Italian maps of Microsoft MapPoint like the US one with all the datails of the road ? Tank U so much,
Francesco
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Andrew Rapp
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August 20, 2000
The 2001 release says it has "global" maps in it? What level of detail is available in Europe and Asia? I need country level in Asia and at least county/city level in Europe. Postal codes in the UK would be great!
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Linda H
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July 25, 2000
We are using MapPoint 2001 but hope you can still help.
We have an Excel spreadsheet which lists hospitals that use and don't use our products (single column with a yes or no for use or don't use). As a hospital starts to use our products, we want to change the column entry from
a no to a yes and want to automatically "refresh" the map to change the color of a pushpin from a "no" color to a "yes" color. Often there are several hospitals in each city, so pushpins seem to be the best representation. We realize we can accomplish the desired end result by filtering the Excel Worksheet, creating two separate worksheets for
hospitals that use and don't our products each time after modifying the info, then importing each with a different color pushpin and recreating a new map each time we do updates. It seems that there should be more of an automated way to do this, perhaps by somehow using the "data ranges" which
quite frankly I don't understand. I would be very grateful for your help.
Thank you!
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Ramez Rafat
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July 25, 2000
Microsoft in Norway and UK have actually not been able to help me on this one so now I have a little hope that someone out there or maybe the right persons in Microsoft (California?) can help me..
I wonder whether it's possible to embed MapPoint 2001 activeX component in an OLE container and program the MapPoint 2001 object library. We have already managed to automate it from a remote Visual Basic application, but want to have it inside our own Visual Basic application (for example access the objects directly from buttons which is inside the same form as Mappoint activeX component..). It actually can seem like that Microsoft have tried to prevent the user from do this task due to different reasons.. or maybe I'm wrong ?
Maybe there exist some possible developers edition of Microsoft 2001 (maybe not mentioned in Microsofts publications/papers) which can make such type of embeding possible? What's the price and other conditions if such option do exist?
Hope someone understands what I really mean and that someone possibly can help in some ways :-) !
Best regards,
Ramez Rafat
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GIS-Manager
E-mail: ramez.rafat@tri-mex.com
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Michael Robinson
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June 29, 2000
After you geocode a list of items from an excel file is there any way to then view the spreadsheet with the resulting lat/long for each feature?
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Jonathan Wilson
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May 26, 2000
How do I draw a circle, rectangle, ellipse or freeform polygon to MapPoint from Visual Basic?
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Jonathan Wilson
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May 26, 2000
How can I retrieve the information of a drawing primitive (i.e., a circle's radius, geographical co-ordinate of the center.) from Visual Basic without having to export to excel to peel it from Cell B5?
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Jonathan Wilson
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May 26, 2000
How can I retieve the geographical co-ordinates of a pushpin object
from VB without doing a find by Lat/Long method?
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A reader
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August 3, 1999
Can MP2K link with SQL 7.0 data dynamically?
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James Skaptason
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July 8, 1999
How do I map county data? Do I put state and county in 1 col or 2 col? Or what.
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N Apsey
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June 28, 1999
I have about a thousand paper maps in my collection. Will I be able to easily georef and log them in a database which will interact with a basemap so that i can click and drag on the map to call up records of maps in the collection, or, click on a record and point to the map and its coverage on a background map?
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Travis Rosa
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June 25, 1999
Can you isolate a country or even just a state. I would like to just see a state then let the rest of the state disappear? Can I take the roads and highways off my maps they look out of place?
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Mark
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June 24, 1999
As a GIS professional I'm would like to see future releases of MP2K support links to images and other documents like MSWord, URL's etc. So, you click on a pushpin and associated with that point is a document ie, picture of a house, word doc, webpage, etc. which pops up for the user to see what links are attached to this feature.
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Adam Bush
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June 20, 1999
How can I export maps from MapPoint as quality images suitable for use within an annual report?
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Dan Clement
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June 17, 1999
Will MapPoint work directly with MS Access tables and queries?
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Nick Daddabbo
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June 14, 1999
Does MapPoint have the capability to plot zip code ranges or do I have to import each individual zip code one at a time? Our sales force territories are based on a range of zip codes (i.e. 30100-30199). I need to graphically show each reps territory on a large US map. Please e-mail me your response.
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edward h. park
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April 13, 1999
where can i buy map point 2000
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