Hello,
How can I find out from within a C# program whether MapPoint is installed or not?

Bye,

MD2000

Hi,

Something like this:

Code:

        public Main()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            try {
                MP.NewMap(GeoMapRegion.geoMapEurope);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                MessageBox.Show("Mappoint not installed or incorrect version");
                //Application.Exit(); does not work at this point
                Win32.PostMessage(Handle, WM_QUIT, 0, 0);
            }
        }

thank you!
I'll test it.

Bye,

MD

I have tried something similar in my code:

catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error loading Mappoint: " + e.Message+". Are you sure it is installed?");
}

However this line generates:

"AccessViolationException was unhandled"
"Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt."

Any suggestions?

(I have been testing different ways to have mappoint corrupted/not installed, in this case I renamed "MapPoint.exe", to "asdf.exe" which correctly generates a FileNotFoundException)

Thanks