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Hi,

I am using the evaluation version of MapPoint WebService.
I need one urgent help from you all. I can access the static maps generated by the mapoint webservice but I wanted to know how to access the mapPoint's interactive maps for my evaluation subscription.
Interactive maps are those maps which give zooming facility when we click on a perticular section of a map. Is there a link to it like the one for external use http://mappoint.msn.com/pdsmh3arzyfxysvnr023j445)/home.aspx.

I wanted to know how I can get maps that are clickable from my evaluation account MapPoint WebService similar to the maps that we get from http://mappoint.msn.com link.

Awaiting your reply.

Thanking you in advance.

Regards,
Birendra

Getting clickable maps isn't a function of what you're getting back from
the web service but what type of object you're putting the returned image
into. For a clickable map use a 'ImageButton' and for non-clickable use
the 'Image' (for web apps). With the ImageButton object you can determine
click coordinates which you can then convert to a lat/long (using the
ConvertToLatLong method of the web service or doing it on the client side
using the methods demonstrated in the 'PointConversion' demo app included
in the SDK). Once in a lat/long form you can then recenter the map and
zoom on that point similar to what you see on the MSN Maps & Directions
site.

The only thing that the web service can do is return the 'hot area'
coordinates of icons if you specify that in the pushpins array that you
pass as part of the MapSpecification to the GETMAP method.

Steven Pushee

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