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New at MP2K Magazine, 7/23/2002 Our new MapPoint Forum announced last month was a success, with over 65 new
questions and answers. We've decided to go one better and introduce a newly
scripted forum which we are still testing, but feel free to register, put it
through a test drive and report back to us on your likes and dislikes: http://www.mp2kmag.com/mappoint/discussion.
This
week's contents:
- a summary of recent articles and
news
- continuing contest: .mbd circus
- the
latest tip: microsoft knowledge base
This issue is sponsored by The
MapPoint Toolbox - http://www.engo.com/mappointtoolbox
SOME
RECENT ARTICLES AND NEWS
Geodesy: MapStuff Release version 0.9
http://www.mp2kmag.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=73
Windsway
Company is releasing some Geodesy oriented software as open souce code. This is
not a complete application but rather a set of routines that you can use to
build your own applications.
Merging Multiple Routes
http://www.mp2kmag.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=72
In
this article, Chip Pearson demonstrates a method to merge several MapPoint files
in to a single "Master" route programmatically with VBA.
Another New
MapPoint Forum on MP2K
http://www.mp2kmag.com/mappoint/discussion
This
is still being tested and integrated into the site, but take a moment to
register and give it a whirl.
MapPoint .NET Sample Application
http://www.mp2kmag.com/news.asp?NewsID=49
A
sample application written for the .NET Compact Framework has been published on
gotdotnet.com
The Fundamentals of GPS
http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=228
An
article at Directions Magazine last week explains the fundamentals of
GPS.
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New GPS Add-in at The
MapPoint Toolbox. Tom Thomas has released GPS Plus for MapPoint 2002, a custom
GPS tracking tool that reads data from a GPS device and plots the data in
MapPoint 2002. http://www.engo.com/mappointtoolbox
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MAPPOINT
CONTEST: MDB CIRCUS
We are assembling a feature on how to use MapPoint
with Access and looking for submissions of simple tips, code
examples, examples of solutions, and anything other news about integrating
Access and MapPoint. Send submissions in MDB format to website@mp2kmag.com?subject=[AccessContest].
All submissions will be credited and one winner will be awarded a free
full copy of MapPoint 2002. See a current article at http://www.mp2kmag.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=71
for help in getting started.
The July 31st deadline is approaching
rapidly.
MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE
The Microsoft Knowledge Base
contains a wealth of MapPoint information. We've launched a new page already
indexing many of the articles here: http://www.mp2kmag.com/knowledge.base.
Stay tuned for further developments.
Finally, consider writing for us. A
description of a recent solution or project you've worked on, an innovative code
sample, a tutorial, anything is welcome and will be reviewed and edited for
publication. Join the ranks of the MP2K Authors! http://www.mp2kmag.com/about.asp?p=authors.
Archives
of the MP2K Update are available on-line at http://www.mp2kmag.com/update. Contact
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sponsorship opportunities.
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Eric Frost
http://www.mp2kmag.com
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