CreateCartogramMap

The CreateCartogramMap method creates a cartogram map. The cartogram map properties can be edited through the returned CartogramMap object.

Syntax

object.CreateCartogramMap( BoundaryFileName, DataFileName, DataTableName, BoundaryFileOptions, PIDCol, VarCol )

Parameter	Type	Description
BoundaryFileName	String	optional; boundary file name
DataFileName	String	optional; data file name
DataTableName	String	optional; table name if a database file is used
BoundaryFileOptions	String	optional; see Boundary File Options
PIDCol	Integer	optional; primary ID column, column A equals 1
VarCol	Integer	optional; variable column, column A equals 1

Example

'CreateCartogramMap

'Create a cartogram map and assign it to the variable "CartogramMap"

Set CartogramMap = Plot.CreateCartogramMap(BoundaryFileName:=mvApp.ModuleFolder + "\Samples\CO2010.gsb", _

DataFileName:=mvApp.ModuleFolder + "\Samples\CO2010.dat", _

PIDCol:=1, VarCol:=7)