Anyone know if mappoint 2006 workes with vs2008 b2? I have tried to install the ocx control and when draging it onto the center of the form it relocates its self to the upper left corner. Thought this might be normal so i tried to creata a map of europe but this gives a exception with no information.

MapControl(ocx) is called "mapCtl"

code:
--------
Map m;
try{
m = mapCtl.NewMap(MapPoint.GeoMapRegion.geoMapEurope);
}
catch(Exception ex){
}


Any idears?

Hi, a wrong answer is better than no answer ... right?
blind shot ... so just use it as much as its worth

I had an similar problem when i tried to use the ctrl
without visualising it. So i guess Vs2008 has a problem
to add it correct to the form, ergo the ocx isn't fully
initialized. (I have 2005)

My code:

Code:

AxMappointControl mpCtrl = new AxMappointControl();
Form.Control.Add(mpCtrl);
mpCtrl.EndInit();
mpCtrl.NewMap(MapPoint.GeoMapRegion.geoMapEurope);

So maybe your Control isn't really added to the form,
or the initialization isn't finished. I think it is the
second one therefor you will need the EndInit.
When you debuged the error, you got into the
Ax and (ocx == null) ... throw ... , just from my
experience.

You can also use your own instance like in the code
above. AFAIK

But hell do i know, i made a wrapper with the
studio aximp and used those dll's.

Here link to my problem, there is also the stuff
with the wrapper if you need it.

MapPoint 2006 with ActiveX

Generell comment, yellow belt ... chappelle clip ...
ohhh belt i want to .... on you

But why do old posts have the new belt, feels
like inconsistent data.

"I don't want, none of the above, i want to ..."

lalala

Great comedy

Originally Posted by ttallskog

Anyone know if mappoint 2006 workes with vs2008 b2? I have tried to install the ocx control and when draging it onto the center of the form it relocates its self to the upper left corner. Thought this might be normal so i tried to creata a map of europe but this gives a exception with no information.

MapControl(ocx) is called "mapCtl"

code:
--------
Map m;
try{
m = mapCtl.NewMap(MapPoint.GeoMapRegion.geoMapEurope);
}
catch(Exception ex){
}


Any idears?

probably a problem of VS2008. For the place of the control, you can try to have a panel, put it on the panel and align it to client. Should work.

tnx, but still no luck.

I tried changing the target platform from 3.5 to 2.0. 2.0 is used with vs2005 and mappoint workes on that platform?

When runing it with the new settings i get a "ArgumetException" -"MapPoint failed to load. The cause of this failure is unknown."

Is there something that i am missing in the settings or is this just a vs2008 problem or am I stupid?

will keep trying. if i have to install vs2005

You're using a beta of VS, so I think that must be the prime suspect.
(you're also brave, imho!)

MP2006 works fine with VS2005 and .NET 2 - I've been doing this as an add-in with C#; and a simple proof-of-concept with VB.Net and the MapPoint control.

There's a good walkthrough of how, in Chandu Thota's book (Programming MapPoint .NET I believe it is called - my copy isn't handy)


Richard

"Programming MapPoint in .NET" although I have heard it called other names - just as "MapPoint 2002 for Dummies" was sort of renamed "MapPoint for Dummies", I think there was another printing of MapPoint for Dummies but not AFAIK for Programming MapPoint in .NET.

In the book, there was a small section for the Virtual Earth which had just come out and a lot for the MapPoint Web Service and MapPoint Location Server in addition to the great content for MapPoint (the CD product).... I still refer to the book occasionally when I go beyond something I've already written - or even if I've already written it - especially around DisplayDataMap, I like his good explanation of how to program that... the examples are in C# but it's close enough to VB.NET and VBA.

Anyway this is all very much aside

But check any/all explanations of how to use MapPoint and VS2005 and make sure you are at least doing that ?

best,
Eric

ttallskog: You are not going crazy. I have the same issues with the VS 2008 release on 3.5 release on vista, mappoint 2006. I've been programming mappoint since 2004 version and never had any issues with vs 2005. Does ANYBODY on this forum actually program with VS 2008
I've linked this to the thread I have already started AGAIN. I hope programmers at ms see this cause right now, it aint workin!

Mappoint 2006, C#, VS 2008, Vista, COM object problems