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New at MP2K Magazine, 10/25/2001 Dear MP2K Magazine Reader,
This issue was delayed a few days so we
could announce that Microsoft's Spatial Data Importer developer sample is now
released! We had seen much buzz in the newsgroup about it's appearance in
Microsoft's download center and Microsoft said to expect a press release and
related article on MSDN today. Busy-ness in our personal lives has delayed some
articles (a close friend's mother died), but of course we still plan to bring
them out in the next update. In any case, you'll see them on the site
first.
This week's contents:
- a summary of recent
articles and news
- gallery section updated, a reader
contest
- tip of the week: the MapPoint
newsgroup
This issue is sponsored by Locarta - http://www.locarta.com
SOME
RECENT ARTICLES AND NEWS
http://www.mp2kmag.com/importer.asp
Microsoft's
Much Anticipated Spatial Data Importer Is Released
A new section has been
launched devoted to covering Microsoft's Spatial Data Importer. A free MapPoint
2002 license may be in store for you, read on.
http://www.mp2kmag.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=48
Using
a DSN-less connection to a SQL Server database to get data for maps
Whether
you are building a COM add-in or using the MapPoint ActiveX Control, you may
need to access SQL Server data. Here are some ideas on doing it efficiently and
flexibly. [ed. note: We have already received feedback "Walt´s article is
absolutely great - superb wowowowow !!!!!!!!!!!!!"]
http://www.mp2kmag.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=47
Reverse
geocoding, another method
Gilles Kohl submitted this update to his previous
article on reverse geocoding
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GALLERY
SECTION
This section has recently been updated, we invite you to send in
your screenshots and related material. http://www.mp2kmag.com/gallery/
Two of the best new contributions will receive licenses of Free advanced
screenshot software, stay tuned for the announcement.
TIP OF THE
WEEK
The only place on the 'net better than MP2K for up-to-the-minute
MapPoint news and information is the MapPoint newsgroup. A frequest contributor,
Klaus Oberdalhoff, spotted the Spatial Data Importer on Microsoft's Download
Center and informed the group within 24 hours after it was originally posted and
over a week before Microsoft's official posting on MSDN.
There are at
least two ways of getting to the newsgroup. First, try this link: news://news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.mappoint
If you are on Windows and have a default news reader (probably Outlook Express)
this should work for you. Also, there is a web-based interface on MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/?url=/newsgroups/topic.asp?url=/msdn-files/028/201/132/topic.xml&frame=true.
Lastly,
we would like to welcome the 48 new subscribers since our first mailing (this is
the second), the MP2K Updates are now being archived on-line at http://www.mp2kmag.com/update/, share
with anyone you think might be interested. See you on the
newsgroup!
--
Jonathan Frost
MP2K Magazine Publisher
http://www.mp2kmag.com
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