Examining the code more closely, it does seem as though it is simply finding a location at coord 0,0, then placing an object, then retreiving it's name.

What i'm trying to accomplish (with very little headway) is the name of a shape previously placed on the map, simply by selecting it with the mouse pointer.

Selecting the shape and recognising it is a shape was relatively straightforward, but I simply cannot find anything in the help or the MSDN that is of any relevance to a shape. Pushpin yes, shape No!

Regards
Les