I'm currently using the following code:-

Set objLoc = objMap.SelectedArea.Location
If Not objLoc Is Nothing Then
If Type Of objLoc Is Location Then
Set objShape = objMap.Shapes.AddShape(geoShapeRectangle, objLoc, 5, 5)
objShape.Avoided = True
End If
End If


This has been bugging me... How can I make the area to be avoided be the exact shape I've actually drawn? At the moment, I'm hard coding a distance of 5 x 5 miles. Surely there must be a simple way to use the Selected Areas distance?

Thanks

If you're selecting area on the map and want the avoidance area to be the same size, try storing the selected area height and width before doing anything else. Or am I misreading your question?

Code:

Dim selWidth as long
Dim selHeight as long

selWidth = objMap.SelectedArea.Width
selHeight = objMap.SelectedArea.Height
..
..

Set objShape = objMap.Shapes.AddShape(geoShapeRectangle, objLoc, selWidth, selHeight)
..
..

fill in the rest of your code then substitute the height and width for your current values.