Document Outline

• Chapter 1: Introduction to MapXtreme
  • Overview of MapXtreme
    • Key Features
  • Migrating to MapXtreme
  • Learning to Use MapXtreme
    • Support Resources
• Chapter 2: Getting Started
  • Installation Requirements
    • Minimum System Requirements
  • Types of Installations
    • Development (SDK) Installations
    • Deployment (Runtime) Installations
    • Side-By-Side Installations and Use
  • MapXtreme Licensing
    • Types of Licenses
    • Obtaining a License
    • Locations of License Files
    • Troubleshooting
    • Known Issues with Licensing
  • Before You Install
    • Administrator Privileges
    • Install .NET Framework and Visual Studio First
    • IIS 7.x and IIS 6 Support
    • Default Install Directories for MapXtreme
    • Additional Installation Features
  • Installing MapXtreme in Your Environment
  • Upgrading to MapXtreme
  • Migrating Web Sites to 64-bit Web Applications
    • Updating Existing Web Sites
    • Updating Existing Desktop Applications
  • Creating Applications in Visual Studio
    • Map Applications
    • ASP.NET Web Applications
    • MapXtreme Controls
  • Building ASP.NET Web Applications Without a Template
  • Deploying Your Application
    • Deploying With the Runtime Installer
    • Deploying With Your Own Installer
    • Deploying a Web Application
    • Deploying Applications that Access Data
    • MapXtreme Web Applications Behind Proxy Servers
    • Permissions to Temp Directory for Deployed Web Applications
    • Application Data Files
    • Deployment Installation Troubleshooting
• Chapter 3: Mapping Concepts
  • Mapping and MapXtreme
    • Maps
    • Tables
    • Layers
    • Features
    • Labels and Legends
    • Themes
    • Tools
    • Workspaces
    • Coordinate Systems and Projections
  • Geocoding with MapXtreme
  • Routing with MapXtreme
• Chapter 4: Understanding the MapXtreme Architecture
  • MapXtreme Architecture
  • Object Model Overview
    • MapInfo.Data Namespace
    • MapInfo.Data.Find Namespace
    • MapInfo.Engine Namespace
    • MapInfo.Geometry Namespace
    • MapInfo.Mapping Namespace
    • MapInfo.Mapping.Legends Namespace
    • MapInfo.Mapping.Thematics Namespace
    • MapInfo.Persistence Namespace
    • MapInfo.Raster Namespace
    • MapInfo.Styles Namespace
    • MapInfo.WebControls Namespace
    • MapInfo.Windows Namespace
    • MapInfo.Tools Namespace
    • MapInfo.Geocoding Namespace
    • MapInfo.Routing Namespace
  • Application Architectures
  • Web Application Architecture
  • Desktop Application Architecture
• Chapter 5: Web Applications, Controls, and Tools
  • Web Application Request/Response Lifecycle
  • Components of a MapXtreme Web Application
    • MapXtreme Session
    • Background Map
    • MapControl
    • Map Tools
    • State Management and Pooling Capabilities
  • MapXtreme Web Controls and Tools
    • Description of Web Controls and Tools
  • Web Control Architecture
    • Map Tools Architecture
    • How a Map Tool Works
  • Using the MapXtreme Web Controls
  • Managing Your Web Controls
    • Event Handling
    • Error Management
    • State Management
  • Creating a Custom Tool
  • Using and Distributing Custom Web Controls
    • Creating a Web Assembly
  • Adding an InfoTool to a Web Application
  • ASP.NET AJAX and MapXtreme Web Applications
    • Adding ASP.NET AJAX Controls to a MapXtreme Web Application
  • MapXtreme Tile Handler
    • Using the MapXtreme Tile Handler
    • Caching
  • HTML/XHTML Validation Issues
  • Migrating Post-back Web Controls to JavaScript Web Controls
    • Loading Data
    • Replacing Controls
    • State and Event Management
  • Specialized Topics for Web Controls
    • Using Web Controls in Frames
    • Using the MapControl in Table Cells
    • Web Control Localization
• Chapter 6: Understanding State Management
  • Overview
  • Terminology
  • What is State Management?
    • What State Management Options are Available?
    • Questions to Ask Before Writing Your Application
  • InProc Development Model
    • Pros and Cons of the InProc Development Model
    • InProc Management: A Walk-Through
    • Configuring an Application to Use the InProc Development Model
    • Using the MapXtreme Template with the InProc Development Model
  • State Management For Pooled Objects
    • What is Pooling?
    • Pros and Cons of Pooling
    • Saving State for Pooled Applications
    • Manual State Management: A Walk-Through
    • Configuring a Pooled Application to Use Manual State Management
  • A Detailed Look at Manual State Management
    • Overview of the Thematics Sample
    • Application Settings
    • Implementing a StateManager
    • Serializing MapXtreme Objects in the Proper Order
    • Automatically Deserializing MapXtreme Objects
    • Handling Initial Requests
    • Handling Subsequent Requests
  • A Closer Look at the MapXtreme Session
    • Configuring Microsoft COM+ Object Pooling
• Chapter 7: Desktop Applications, Controls, Dialogs, and Tools
  • Planning a Desktop Application
    • Best Practices for Desktop Applications
    • MapXtreme and COM
    • Sample Applications and Project Templates
  • MapInfo.Windows.Controls Namespace
  • Key Controls to Use in Desktop Applications
    • MapControl
    • MapToolStripButtons
    • The MapToolBar
    • Layer Control
  • MapInfo.Windows.Dialogs Namespace
    • CreateThemeWizard
  • Customizing Controls and Dialog Boxes
  • Overview of the MapInfo.Tools Namespace
  • MapXtreme Desktop Tools API
    • View Tools
    • Select Tools
    • Add Tools
    • Custom Tools
    • Shape Tools
    • Using InfoTips
  • Customizing Tools
  • Tool Events
  • Editing a FeatureGeometry with the Select Tool
    • Reshaping a Feature
    • Adding Nodes
    • Reshaping and Adding Nodes Programmatically
• Chapter 8: Working with Data
  • Overview of MapInfo.Data Namespace
  • Catalog and Tables
    • Tables
    • Catalog
  • Supported Table Types
  • Working with Catalog and Tables
    • Locating Open Tables
    • Closing a Table
    • Packing a Table
    • Listening to Table and Catalog Events
  • Table Metadata (TableInfo)
    • Examining TAB File Metadata
    • Creating a New Table
    • Adding Expression Columns to a Table
    • Data Sources
    • Choosing the Correct Data Source
    • Methods for Accessing Data
    • Data Readers, MemTables and Result Sets
    • Using an ADO.NET Data Provider
    • Data Binding
    • Making Tables Mappable
  • MapInfo ADO.NET Data Provider
    • MIConnection
    • MICommand
    • MIDataReader
    • MapInfo SQL
  • Features and Feature Collections
    • Feature
    • Feature Collections
    • Searching for Features
    • Catalog Search Methods
    • SearchInfo and SearchInfoFactory
  • Analyzing Data
  • Improving Data Access Performance
• Chapter 9: Working with Core MapXtreme Classes
  • Session Interface
    • Session Management
    • Using Session.Dispose Method
    • ISessionEventHandlers
  • Serialization and Persistence
    • Serialization
    • Persistence
  • Opening and Saving a Workspace Containing Named Resources
    • Opening an MWS: ResolveResource()
    • Saving an MWS: GetResourceName()
    • Registering Your Implementation with MapXtreme
    • Setting Preferences
  • Selection Class
    • Using Selection Properties
    • Selection Highlighting and Exporting
    • SelectionChangedEvent
    • ISerializable Interface on Selection and Selections Classes
  • Selection Code Examples
    • Selecting Features Within Another Feature
    • Checking a Table for Selections
    • Returning All Columns From a Table
    • Changing the Map View Following a Selection
  • Event Arguments
  • Exceptions
• Chapter 10: Creating Expressions
  • Expressions Overview
  • Creating Expressions
  • Where Clause - Boolean Expressions
  • Functions In Expressions
    • DateTIme and Time Expressions
  • Expression Examples
• Chapter 11: Accessing Data from a DBMS
  • Accessing Remote Spatial Data
  • Accessing Remote Tables Through a .TAB File
  • Accessing Remote Tables Without a .TAB File
  • Mapping DBMS Data with X/Y Columns
  • Accessing Data from Oracle
    • Geometry Conversion
    • Oracle Support for Z and M Values
    • SDO_GEOMETRY Arc and Circle Translation
    • Visualization of Non-translatable Oracle Objects
    • Centroid Support
    • Oracle Spatial Reference Support (SRID)
    • OCI Connection Dialog
  • Accessing Data from MS SQL Server
    • SQL Server 2008 Support
  • DBMS Connection String Format
    • ODBC Connection String Format
    • ODBC Layers and Pooling in Web Applications
    • Oracle Spatial Connection String Format
    • Sample Connection Strings
  • Defining Mappable Tables in Server Table Queries
    • The Geometry Column
    • The Key Column(s)
  • Accessing Attribute Data
  • Performance Issues
  • Working with the Cache
    • What Is the Cache?
    • How the Cache Works
    • The TableInfoServer Object and the CacheSettings Property
  • The MapInfo_MapCatalog
    • Loading Spatial Data to DBMS
    • Manually Creating a MapInfo MapCatalog
  • Adding Rows to the MapInfo_MapCatalog
  • Per-Record Styles
    • Symbol, Pen, Brush Clause Syntax
    • Text Objects Limitation
  • Troubleshooting
• Chapter 12: Adding Mapping Capability to Your Applications
  • Introduction to the MapInfo.Mapping Namespace
  • Base Mapping Classes
    • MapExport
    • Map
    • MapFactory
    • MapLoader
    • MapViewList, MapView
    • MapControl
  • Layers
    • FeatureLayer
    • Layers
    • MapLayer
    • UserDrawLayer
    • ObjectThemeLayer
    • GroupLayer
    • LabelLayer
    • GraticuleLayer
    • Layer Filters
    • IVisibilityConstraint
    • Code Example: Animation Layer
  • Labels
    • LabelLayer
    • LabelSource
    • LabelModifier
    • ILabelSourceFilter
    • LabelProperties
    • Generating Labels
    • Label Priorities
    • Label Layer Selectability
    • Code Example: Creating a LabelLayer
    • Curved Labels
  • Adornments
    • Legends
    • ScaleBar Adornment
    • Title Adornment
  • Feature Style Modifiers
    • FeatureStyleModifier
    • FeatureStyleModifiers
    • FeatureOverrideStyleModifier
  • Printing Your Map
• Chapter 13: Finding Locations
  • Functional Overview of Find
    • The Find Process
    • Matching Address Numbers
    • Matching with a Refining Boundary Table
    • Find Results
  • Overview of the Data.Find Namespace
    • Find
    • .FindAddressRange
    • FindCloseMatch
    • FindResult
  • Fine Tuning the Find Process
    • Editing the Mapinfow.abb File
• Chapter 14: Using Themes and Legends
  • Thematics Overview
    • Mapping.Thematics Namespace
    • Modifier Themes
    • Object Themes
  • GraduatedSymbolTheme
    • When To Use a Graduated Symbol Theme
  • PieTheme
    • When To Use a Pie Theme
    • Printing a Map Containing Pie/Bar Themes
  • BarTheme
    • When To Use a Bar Theme
    • Controlling Display Size for Pie and Bar Themes
  • RangedTheme
    • When To Use a Ranged Theme
    • Types of Ranged Values
  • RangedLabelTheme
    • When To Use a RangedLabelTheme Class
  • Ranged Themes and Serialization
  • IndividualValueTheme
    • When To Use an IndividualValueTheme Class
  • Creating an IndividualValueTheme with Custom Bitmap Symbols
  • IndividualValueLabelTheme
    • When To Use an IndividualValueLabelTheme Class
  • IndividualValue Themes and Serialization
  • DotDensityTheme
    • When To Use a DotDensityTheme Class
    • Bivariate Thematic Maps
  • Legends Overview
    • Theme Legends
    • Cartographic Legends
    • Formatting a Legend
• Chapter 15: Stylizing Your Maps
  • Overview of the MapInfo.Styles Namespace
    • StyleFactory
  • Style Descriptions
    • AreaStyle
    • BitmapPointStyle
    • CompositeStyle
    • SimpleInterior
    • Font
    • FontPointStyle
    • GridStyle
    • RasterStyle
    • Hillshade
    • Inflection
    • SimpleLineStyle
    • BasePointStyle
    • BaseLineStyle
    • BaseInterior
    • StockStyles
    • TextStyle
    • SimpleVectorPointStyle
  • Pre-defined Styles and the StyleRepository Class
    • StyleRepository Class
  • Using Styles
    • Styles and Layer Control
    • Creating a Custom Bitmap Style
  • Overriding Styles
    • FeatureOverrideStyleModifiers
• Chapter 16: Spatial Objects and Coordinate Systems
  • Introduction to MapInfo.Geometry Namespace
  • Geometries
    • Geometry Objects
    • FeatureGeometry Objects
    • Geometry Objects
  • Including Your FeatureGeometry in a Map
  • Checking for Points in Polygons
  • Coordinate Systems
    • Creating a CoordSys Object
    • Changing the Coordinate System of a Geometry Object
    • Determining the Coordinate System of a Map in MapControl
    • Adding Coordinate Systems to MapXtreme
• Chapter 17: Working with Rasters and Grids
  • Overview of the MapInfo.Raster Namespace
  • Raster Images
    • Raster Classes
    • Raster Images and Coordinate Systems
    • Raster Reprojection
    • Raster Image Limitations
    • Code Sample: Adding a Raster Image to a Map
  • Raster Handlers
  • Raster Handler Properties
  • Configuring Custom Raster Handlers
  • Grid Images
    • Grid Classes
    • Code Sample: Adding a Grid Image to a Map
    • Code Sample: Retrieving Data from a Grid Map
  • Grid Creation
  • Grid Interpolators
    • Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) Interpolator
    • Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) Interpolator
    • IInterpolator Interface
  • Grid Style
    • Grid Images and Inflections
    • Inflection Methods
    • Calculating Inflection Values and Colors for a Grid Layer
    • Relief Shading
    • Grid Style Dialog
    • GridInfoForm Sample Application
• Chapter 18: Geocoding
  • Overview of the MapInfo.Geocoding Namespace
  • Main Geocoding Classes
    • GeocodeRequest
    • GeocodeResponse
    • GeocodeClientFactory
    • GeocodingConstraints
    • AddressCandidates
    • BaseGeocodeMatchCode and GeocodeMatchCode
    • CandidateAddress
  • Understanding the Geocoding Model
    • Geocoding Trade-offs
    • A Few Words About Addresses
    • What are Custom User Dictionaries?
    • What is World Geocoding?
  • Geocoding a Location
    • Street Address Geocoding
    • Street Intersection Geocoding
    • Postal Code Geocoding
    • Gazetteer Type Geocoding
    • Batch Geocoding
  • Using Constraints for Accurate Geocoding
    • What are the Match Constraints?
    • Impact of Relaxing Match Constraints
  • Understanding Accuracy for Close Matches
    • Single Close Match (S Category)
    • Best Match from Multiple Candidates (M Category)
    • Postal Code Centroid Matches (Z Category)
    • Geographic Centroid Matches (G category)
    • Non-Match Codes
• Chapter 19: Web Map Service
  • Introduction to MapXtreme’s Web Map Service
  • Understanding WMS Operations
    • Using MapXtreme as a WMS Client
  • Code Example: Requesting a WMS Layer
  • WMS and Coordinate Systems
    • Map and Image Bounds
  • MapXtreme WMS and Authentication
    • Basic Authentication
  • Setting up a MapXtreme WMS Server
    • Step 1: Create a Web.config File
    • Step 2: Create a Valid WMS Configuration File for Hosted Data
    • Step 3a: Configure and Test the WMS Server using IIS7
    • Step 3b: Configure and Test the WMS Server with IIS6
  • Configuring Layer Information for a WMS Server
• Chapter 20: Routing
  • Overview of MapInfo.Routing Namespace
    • Main Routing Classes
  • Calculating Routes
    • Point-to-Point Routing
    • Multi-Point Routing
    • Matrix Routing
  • Advanced Route Options
    • Routing Preferences
    • Driving Directions
    • Route Geometry
    • Avoiding Points, Features, and Segments
    • Time-Based Routing
  • Iso Routing (Drive-Time and Drive-Distance)
    • Creating an IsoChrone (Drive-Time)
    • Creating an IsoDistance (Drive-Distance)
  • Updating a Request Using Routing Data
    • Returning Segment Information
    • Transient Updates
• Chapter 21: Linear Referencing
  • What is Linear Referencing
  • Using M values for Linear Referencing
    • Measure Value Determination Methods
    • Linear Referencing Operations
    • Dynamic Segmentation Operation (PerpendicularOffset)
  • Curve Order
  • Linear Referencing Sample Application
• Chapter 22: Web Feature Service
  • Web Feature Service
  • Understanding WFS Server Operations
  • Configuring a WFS Server
    • Step 1: Create a Web.config File
    • Step 2: Create a Valid WFS Configuration File for Hosted Features
    • Step 3: Configuring and Testing the WFS Server
  • Using the MapXtreme WFS Client Programmatically
    • Using Filters in WFS Queries
  • Creating a Map Layer from a WFS Response
• Chapter 23: Workspace Manager
  • Features of the Workspace Manager
  • Workspace Format and Contents
  • Workspace Manager Menu Commands
    • File Menu Commands
    • View Menu Commands
    • Map Menu Commands
    • Tools Menu Commands
    • Extensions Menu Commands
  • Layer Control
    • Layer Control Tools
    • Layer Tree
    • Layer Control Tabs
    • Map Settings
    • Layer Settings
    • Theme Layer Settings
    • Label Layer Settings
    • Group Layer Settings
    • Style Override Settings
    • Graticule Layer Settings
  • Using Workspace Manager Features
    • Enhanced Rendering with GDI+ Translucency and Anti-Aliasing
    • Creating Translucent Effects
    • Curved Labels
    • Graticule Layers
• Chapter 24: Using the GeoDictionary Manager
  • Using the GeoDictionary Manager
  • Changes in the GeoDictionary Manager
  • The GeoDictionary Manager’s User Interface
    • Run GeoDictionary Manager
  • The GeoDictionary File
    • Sample .dct file
• Appendix A: How to Create and Deploy a MapXtreme Application
  • Customizing MapXtreme Samples
  • Building a Desktop Application
    • Running a Sample Application
    • Modifying Your Application
    • Building Under Release Mode
    • Packaging Your Desktop Application
    • Deploying Your Desktop Application
  • Building a Web Application
    • Running a Sample Web Application
    • Modifying Your Application
    • State Management Considerations
    • Configuring for Release Mode
    • Packaging Your Web Application
    • Deploying Your Web Application
• Appendix B: Customizing MapXtreme
  • Customizable Classes
    • MapInfo.Data.Provider Namespace
    • ADO.NET
    • Engine.CustomProperties
    • Search
    • FeatureStyleModifier or FeatureOverrideStyleModifier
    • UserDrawLayer
    • Windows.Controls
    • Tools
    • Styles
    • GmlFeatureCollection
    • WorkSpacePersistence and WorkSpaceLoader
  • Workspace Manager Extensions
    • Creating a Workspace Extension
    • Loading Your Extension
    • Unloading Your Extension
    • Sample Extension
  • Location of Application Data Files
  • Find Abbreviation File
• Appendix C: Understanding the MapInfo Workspace
  • What is the MapInfo Workspace?
  • Structure of a Workspace
    • Header Section
    • Connection Section
    • DataSource Definition Section
    • Map Definition Section
  • Creating an .MWS Workspace Programmatically from a .GST
• Appendix D: Extensible Data Providers
  • Introduction
  • Extensible Data Provider Overview
  • Getting Started
  • Required Components
  • Optional Building Blocks: Base Classes, Helpers and Utilities
  • Sample: COTW (Center of the World) Data Provider
  • Optional Interfaces
    • IDataSource
    • IDataSourceDefinition
    • ITableModifyProcessor
  • Building and Testing Your Data Provider
  • SpatiaLite Sample Data Provider
  • Advanced Topics / Important Considerations
    • Creating Geometries
    • Coordinate Systems
    • Styles
    • Exception Handling
    • Persistence Providers
    • Serialization
    • Authentication
    • Thread safety
• Appendix E: Printing From MapXtreme Applications
  • Overview
  • Understanding the Print Options in MapXtreme
    • Printing Sizes
    • Special Transparent Raster Handling
    • Special Transparent Vector Handling
    • Display Raster in True Color When Possible
    • GDI+ Translucency and Anti-Aliasing
    • Dither Method
    • Special Polygon Hole Handling
    • Scale Patterns
    • Print Directly to Device
    • Print Using Enhanced Metafile (EMF)
  • Implementing Printing in Your Application
  • General Printing Tips and Tricks
    • Printing a Legend in Your Map
  • Resolutions to Known Printing Issues
    • Platform Independent Issues
    • Platform-Specific Issues
• Appendix F: Style Lookups
  • Fill Patterns
    • Understanding the Index Numbering Schemes
  • Line Styles
  • Vector Symbols
    • MapInfo Arrows
    • MapInfo Cartographic
    • MapInfo Miscellaneous
    • MapInfo Oil &Gas
    • MapInfo Shields
    • MapInfo Real Estate
    • Map Symbols
    • MapInfo Symbols
    • MapInfo Transportation
    • MapInfo Weather
  • Custom Symbols
  • MapXtreme Icons
• Appendix G: Defining the MapInfo Codespace
  • Defining the MapInfo Codespace
• Appendix H: Elements of a Coordinate System
  • Projections and Their Parameters
    • Projection
  • Projection Datums
    • Units
    • Coordinate System Origin
  • Datum Conversion
  • Custom Datums
    • Defining Custom Datums
  • National Transformation v. 2 (NTv2)
  • Information on Coordinate Systems and Projections
• Appendix I: User-Defined Metadata
  • Metadata and the MapCatalog
  • User-Defined Metadata Support for TableInfoServer Queries
    • ColumnHints Property
• Appendix J: Migrating to MapXtreme
  • Comparing MapXtreme’s Object Model to MapX
    • Specific Object Model Implementation Differences
• Appendix K: Localization Kit
  • Localization Kit
    • System Requirement
  • How to Use the Localization Kit
    • Building the Satellite Assemblies
    • Building from the Command Line
  • Private Key Signing for Satellite Assemblies
• Appendix L: Glossary
  • Terms
• Index
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