Chapter 4. Advanced MapPoint 2004 Programming

In the previous chapters, you learned how to use MapPoint 2004 APIs to perform simple location-oriented tasks, business data display, and management tasks. Now it's time to learn how to integrate and extend MapPoint 2004 APIs, as well as how to improve the performance and memory usage of your MapPoint 2004 applications. You'll learn how to:

• Extend MapPoint 2004 by interfacing with a GPS device

• Integrate your applications by writing COM Add-Ins

• Improve your MapPoint 2004 application performance

Sample applications used in this chapter are available in the companion material under the Chapter04 directory.