Using mappoint automation in .NET without GUI

Hey all,

I need the Mappoint automation to calculate a few routes using .NET. Everything works fine, however only when I actually display the form that contains the Mappoint automation. The fact is that I need to create a DLL to be used with an Navision Application Server. A Navision Application Server doesn't allow a GUI interface so it crashes if I show the form. There's no solution here, a NAS cannot work with GUI, period.

So my question to you guys, is it possible to use the Mappoint automation without actually displaying the form?

Tnx for the help/suggestions.

rgds,
tsay

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You have to actually drag & drop the control from the toolbox to your form and then use that variable instead of creating your own in code...

I put the initialize code in the public sub new of the form and in my class I just create a new instance of the form, but never call the show method. This is exactly what I had done before, but instead I had created my own Mappoint control in the public sub new...

Hi,

Thanks for feedback, this benefits other users. Another option could be to not use the control but instead use the object model also without making it visible.