Replace MapPoint w/ Bing

Question

I have to replace our MapPoint with Bing Maps.  I have reviewed the online instructions but I can't get past the first part of the code.

My code fails on this line:

myFindResults = mapService.FindService.FindAddress(findAddressSpec);

I can't find the correct Bing code to use. 

 

private void btnAddress_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

{

 

#region New code

Jason.MapPoint.

Address myAddress = new Address();

 

string strAddress = string.Empty;

 

 

if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(txtStreetName.Text))//FxCop Change 

strAddress = txtStreetName.Text;

 

myAddress.AddressLine = strAddress;

myAddress.PrimaryCity = txtAddressCity.Text;

myAddress.Subdivision = ddlAddressState.SelectedItem.Text;

myAddress.PostalCode = txtAddressZip.Text;

 

FindOptions myFindOptions = new FindOptions();

myFindOptions.ThresholdScore = 0;

 

// Set up the specification object 

 

FindAddressSpecification findAddressSpec = new FindAddressSpecification();

findAddressSpec.InputAddress = myAddress;

findAddressSpec.Options = myFindOptions;

findAddressSpec.DataSourceName =

"MapPoint.NA";

 

 

FindResults myFindResults;

mapService =

new MapPointService();

myFindResults = mapService.FindService.FindAddress(findAddressSpec);

 

#endregion

 

BindData(myFindResults);

 

if (dgdAddressDetails.Rows.Count > 0)

{

FormatGrid();

}

 

else 

{

dgdAddressDetails.Columns.Clear();

FACESNET.CommonFramework.UserControls.

UserControlHandler.GetMessagebox(this.Page).SetMessagebox("Faces", BwCoError.GetErrorUserMessage(185), MessageBoxImageType.Error, MessageBoxButtons.OK);

}

 

this.Show();

 

this.Visible = true;

}

 

}

 

Answer 1

Migrating off of MapPoint requires removing all MapPoint code and replacing with Bing Maps code. These services are completely different in terms of methods names so simply replacing a service reference is not enough. Detailed documentation on how to migrate off of MapPoint is available here: http://microsoft.com/maps/MapPoint.aspx

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