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The MS help for this includes the code:
In my situation, I don't know in advance which fields the user will want in the balloon.
Can anyone tell me how to show fields 1, 4 & 5 one day and then fields 1,2,5,8,9 the next day?
e.g. using values from an array

dim lbInBalloon(1 to 20) as boolean

It's probably a VB thing rather than a Map Point question, but since arArray isn't even declared, it makes the 'help' very difficult to follow!

Cheers

-James

I battled with this one for a long time also. The help files are pretty much worthless when trying to figure out how to set up the arrays. It took lots of trial and error, but I found a few obscure hints on google and came up with the following. It is VB6 code, adjust as needed. I was intentionally displaying all fields in the balloon except for the field defined as the "name" field, along with lat/long (my points were already geocoded)

Let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Kirk dot Dybvik
at
benfieldgroup dot com



<snip from my routine that loads dataset>
Dim vBallonFieldsArray As Variant

oDataset.FieldNamesVisibleInBalloon = True
vBallonFieldsArray = PrepBallonDisplayFields(oDataset)
oDataset.SetFieldsVisibleInBalloon vBallonFieldsArray
</snip>

'************************************************* *********
Private Function PrepBallonDisplayFields(oDataset As MapPoint.DataSet) As Variant
Dim FieldN()
Dim sFieldName As String
Dim i As Integer
Dim lBalloonFieldCount As Long
Dim oField As MapPoint.Field

lBalloonFieldCount = 0

'*** allocate "worst case" array size
ReDim FieldN(1 To oDataset.Fields.Count)

For Each oField In oDataset.Fields
sFieldName = UCase$(oField.Name)

Select Case sFieldName
Case UCase$(m_sNameField), "LATITUDE", "LONGITUDE"
'*** don't display name, lat, or long in balloon...

Case Else
'*** add to array and increment counter
lBalloonFieldCount = lBalloonFieldCount + 1

'*** IMPORTANT: need to use Set to get object reference
Set FieldN(lBalloonFieldCount) = oField

End Select

Next

'*** adjust array to desired size
ReDim Preserve FieldN(1 To lBalloonFieldCount)

'*** return the array as a variant
PrepBallonDisplayFields = FieldN

End Function

hi everyone,

I would like to do the same thing in C#.. anyone know how?!!

thanks in advance,,

Regards,
Kam

Could anyone just show me how to create that array in C# please??!

string gicListUDL = Application.StartupPath + @"\..\..\Resources\MapPointConnection.udl" + "!vwGICList";
this.axMappointControl1.ActiveMap.MapStyle = MapPoint.GeoMapStyle.geoMapStyleRoadData;

MapPoint.DataSet ds = this.axMappointControl1.ActiveMap.DataSets.ImportD ata(gicListUDL, null, MapPoint.GeoCountry.geoCountryMultiCountry, MapPoint.GeoDelimiter.geoDelimiterDefault, MapPoint.GeoImportFlags.geoImportAccessTable);

object o1 = 1, o2 = 2, o3 = 3, o4 = 4, o5 = 5, o6 = 6, o7 = 7, o8 = 8;
object[] fields = new object[8]{ds.Fields.get_Item(ref o1), ds.Fields.get_Item(ref o2), ds.Fields.get_Item(ref o3), ds.Fields.get_Item(ref o4), ds.Fields.get_Item(ref o5), ds.Fields.get_Item(ref o6), ds.Fields.get_Item(ref o7), ds.Fields.get_Item(ref o8)};

ds.SetFieldsVisibleInBalloon(fields);

Hi All

I'd like a VB.NET Version if anyone could knock one together please?! I've been trying for ages to get the Array working in .NET but to no avail?!!

Can somone please help!!!

Hi All

I'd like a VB.NET Version if anyone could knock one together please?! I've been trying for ages to get the Array working in .NET but to no avail?!!

Can somone please help!!!

Hi,

You must be very old by now

Euh what exacly do you wants to know ?

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