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Turn-by-Turn Route Maps Sample

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Turn-by-Turn Route Maps Sample

In this ASP .NET Web application, the end-user enters two place strings, which are sent to MapPoint Web Service to return possible matches. The sample then routes between the two points and displays a list of directions and each corresponding map view.

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 TurnByTurnRouteMapsCS. 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]\TurnByTurnRouteMaps\Cs directory to TurnByTurnRouteMapsCS.

  3. Navigate to the new folder, and then double-click the TurnByTurnRouteMapsCS.csprojfile 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.configfile.

  7. Right-click the Default.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 TurnByTurnRouteMapsCS, and then click Properties.

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

  9. On the Debug menu, click Start.