Map Object

 

The Map object contains the properties and methods universal to all MapViewer maps.

 

Properties

Application

Parent

Type

 

Methods

AddLayerToLegend

CreateLegend

 

Example

This example creates a map object consisting of a density map of Texas.

 

Sub Main

'Creates an instance of the MapViewer Application

'object and assigns it to the variable named "mvapp"

 Set mvapp = CreateObject("MapViewer.Application")

 

'Make MapViewer visible

 mvapp.Visible = True

 

'Declare Plot as Object

 Dim Plot As Object

 

'Creates a new map window

 Set Plot = mvapp.Documents.Add(mvDocPlot)

 

'Declare Map as object

 Dim Map As Object

 

'Create a density map and assign it to the

'variable named "Map"

 Set Map= Plot.CreateDensityMap(BoundaryFileName:= _

 mvapp.ApplicationFolder + "\Samples\tx2010.gsb", DataFileName:= _

 mvapp.ApplicationFolder + "\Samples\tx2010.dat", _

 BoundaryFileOptions:="AreasToCurves=0", PIDCol:=1, VarCol:=3)

End Sub