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fergdeff · #1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2006

Hi there,

I'm using the MapPoint ActiveX through C# .NET.

MapPoint is throwing a COM Exception when I attempt to find a pushpin
by name, where the name is surrounded by square brackets.

ActiveMap.FindPushpin("[TestName]") => fails
ActiveMap.FindPushpin("Test[Name]") => fails
ActiveMap.FindPushpin("[TestName") => fails
ActiveMap.FindPushpin("Test[Name") => fails
ActiveMap.FindPushpin("]TestName[") => succeeds
ActiveMap.FindPushpin("TestName") => succeeds

Of course, the square brackets can easily be removed - just wondering
if anyone has seen this behaviour before or knows why it happens.

Actually what's interesting is that the first call to AddPushpin,
FindPushpin, etc with a "bad" name succeeds. All subsequent calls throw
a COM Exception.

Regards,
Fergus

**Eric Frost** · #2 (**permalink**) 01-05-2006

Fergus,

This is an interesting finding. I am going to point it out to the program manager and try to see if he has any insight.

Eric

**Wilfried** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-05-2006

Hi,

dont use it (easey remedy) !

Blonde girl go to doctor and tell she hurst in all her body. Everywhere where she push it hurts. After a long investigation the doctor's diagnose was that her finger was broken ...

I hope you ar not blond

fergdeff · #4 (**permalink**) 01-06-2006

No [Wilfried] I'm not blonde (sadly).

Of course I have added some replacement code for square brackets and that makes everything work fine (unfortunately I don't have control over the source of the square brackets.) But, of course it's a hack and I can see someone staring at the code 12 months down the line with madness in their eyes...

I guess, to stick with your analogy, I'd really like to know how the blonde managed to break her finger...

**Wilfried** · #5 (**permalink**) 01-07-2006

[Hi],

I think the hack is probably only solution. I tryed some experiments like trying to escape it or so, but with no result. the '[' trows exception. Wierd.

btw: In fact I dont know how she broken her finger. Maybe while checking if she was ill and then pushing to hard

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