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Inset Overview Map Sample

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Inset Overview Map Sample

This ASPX Web application displays a small overview map of the current map view. The sample makes use of the FindServiceSoap.GetLocationInfo method to find out which entities the current location is a part of. From this list of entities, an overview entity is chosen and a map of the entity is displayed.

To run this sample in Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET, your Visual Studio .NET installation must be set up to run and debug ASP.NET applications and Internet Information Services (IIS) must be running. For more information about for information on installing IIS and setting up Visual Studio .NET, see the Visual Studio .NET product documentation.

Running the sample

Note To run the Visual Basic® .NET version of this sample, replace cs with vb in the following procedure.

  1. In the IIS virtual root directory, create a new folder called InsetOverviewCS. The default path to the virtual root is C:\Inetpub\Wwwroot\.

  2. Copy the files in the SDK_Install_Folder\Samples\[.NET 1.1 | .NET 2.0]\InsetOverviewMap\Cs directory to InsetOverviewCS.

  3. Navigate to the new folder, and then double-click the InsetOverviewCS.csproj file to open it.

  4. Right-click the Web reference MapPointService and then click Update Web Reference.

  5. In the Solution Explorer, double-click the file Web.config to open it, and then set the values of the MPUser and MPPass keys to your customer ID and password, respectively.

  6. On the File menu, click Save to save the Web.config file.

  7. Right-click the InsetOverviewMap.aspx and then click Set as Start Page.

  8. To enable debugging for the application on your Web server, navigate to the Control Panel, then double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click the Internet Information Services, and then do the following:

    • Double-click , then double-click the Web Sites, and then double-click the Default Web Site.

    • Right-click InsetOverviewCS, and then click Properties.

    • On the Directory tab, in Application Settings, click Create, and then click OK.

  9. On the Debug menu, click Start.