Application
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Overview
The Application object is the root of the Microsoft MapPoint object hierarchy. It represents the MapPoint application and allows access to the application window, opening map files, allowing COM add-ins to add or remove commands, and quitting the application. This object remains valid after the map is closed and then reopened.
Almost all objects in MapPoint have an Application property which returns this current MapPoint Application object and is not listed further in the help.
Note that the Application object cannot be used from within axMapPointControl.
Properties
| ActiveMap | Get the currently open Map object. | |
| ActivePrinter | Get or set the active printer. There must be an open map. | |
| AddIns | Returns the AddIns collection currently connected to MapPoint. | |
| Build | Get the Microsoft MapPoint or MapPoint Control build number. | |
| Caption | Returns or sets the caption text for the application window. | |
| DefaultFilePath | Returns the default path that MapPoint uses when opening files. | |
| Height | Returns or sets the height of the main application window. | |
| ItineraryVisible | Get or set whether the Directions pane is visible. | |
| Left | Returns or sets the left edge of the main application window. | |
| MousePointer | Get or set the type of mouse pointer displayed when the mouse is hovered over the map. | |
| Name | Returns the name of the Application object. | |
| PaneState | Get or set the state of the pane on the MapPoint window. | |
| Path | Returns the short file path to the Microsoft MapPoint executable file. | |
| Region | Returns the map region. | |
| Toolbars | Returns the Toolbars collection. | |
| Top | Returns or sets the distance from the top edge of the desktop to the top edge of the application window. | |
| Units | Get or set the distance units. | |
| UserControl | Get or set whether the user has control of MapPoint after the parent application has finished. | |
| Version | Returns the Microsoft MapPoint or MapPoint Control version number. | |
| Visible | Returns or sets the visibility of the application. | |
| Width | Returns or sets the width of the main application window. | |
| WindowState | Returns or sets the state of the application window. |
Methods
| Activate | Activates the instance of MapPoint associated with the specified Application object. | |
| AddCommand | Adds a command to the Tools menu to call a COM add-in. | |
| NewMap | Creates a new map. | |
| OpenMap | Opens an existing map. | |
| Quit | Quits the application. | |
| RemoveCommands | Removes all of the commands from the Tools menu that call a COM add-in. |
Events
| BeforeClose | Occurs before the map closes. | |
| BeforeSave | Occurs before the map is saved. | |
| New | Occurs when a new map is created. | |
| Open | Occurs when a map is opened. | |
| Quit | Occurs when MapPoint is closing. |
