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  • vepushpins with numbers
    by SouthernPost
    7 Replies
    Last post by Derek Chan
      • Does anyone know where I can refer to or download vepushpin graphics which contain numbers on the pushpins I tried local.live.com but the links that I had seem dead.
  • Grouping Pushpins
    by Crafty69
    4 Replies
    Last post by Earthware
      • Good Morning All I have a question if anyone can offer a simple solution . I am developing a tourist site using ve maps and would like to group certain pushpins. The map basically covers a large area including 3 main towns. Most of the attractions are grouped in the towns and therefore, given the size of the icons, cover each other. I have searched the forums and found lots of info on clust
  • VETileSourceSpecification.GetTilePath - Gone in v5?
    by James Thurley
    4 Replies
    Last post by James Thurley
      • Hi, One (fairly major) aspect of my web application dynamically generates layers for a Virtual Earth map. With v4 I did this using the VETileSourceSpecification.GetTilePath property to create a custom url with extra parameters telling my tile server what data to render. I've just moved over to VE v5, and this property is no longer mentioned in the API. I can't find any equivalent...
  • problem With GeoCoding
    by Chetan_kb
    4 Replies
    Last post by Richard_Brundritt
      • I'm using http://local.live.com/search.ashx for geo-coding, Now i'm getting an error page which says Live Search Maps The server is temporarily unavailable. Try again later. Does anyone know when it will up and running... Or did they give any other Url
  • Windows Live Messenger Add-in
    by GlennZarb
    9 Replies
    Last post by XR2
      • I have created a simple msn add-in. I compiled it with vb.net and a .dll was created. When I try to add it into msn this error occurs. The add-in MyFirst.dll can't be loaded. Make sure that the name of the add-in class matches the file name of the add-in assembly. I have changed all the names to MyFirst.dll but still I coulnd't do it. Can someone tell me which names I have to change to MyFirs
  • Virtual Earth Overview Map
    by mhodder
    3 Replies
    Last post by mhodder
      • Hi, I have noticed on the http://maps.live.com/ there is a flyout that give a small overview map. Does anyone know how to trun this on programmatically Is it a new version of the SDK Thanks Martin
  • Not sure if bug or me...
    by cloak13
    6 Replies
    Last post by cloak13
      • I just recieved an error while trying to load an XNA project to Popfly "There was an exception running the extensions specified in the config file. ---> Maximum request length exceeded" Sounds like I'm trying to load too much to Popfly but thought it might be an error and that I would toss it out there for the Popfly team. Thanks, Tim
  • Sandbox API - Performance Reports
    by Parvendra Kumar Rana
    1 Replies
    Last post by Jeff Dillon - MSFT
      • Hi all, when I am requesting for Performance report , every time I am getting blank string as report.Is it true that we cant get report for Sandbox Account . Please Reply. Thanx Parvendra Rana
  • Is it okay if I do this?
    by cheekster
    4 Replies
    Last post by Derek Chan
      • Is it okay if I click on "View Source" on the SDK, see the javascripts and copy some code This is really a HUGE time-saver for the basic features so I don't have to write the code...
  • show map as per clients location
    by sarath_mankara
    4 Replies
    Last post by Derek Chan
      • Hi all, Thanks for all the previous responses i got from great people here. I am expecting another help which is like, Can we show map as per clients location. I mean to say When a user trying to open map from US , he can view the US Map. When another user trying to open the application from Europe he will get the map opened as Europe map, like that . Is anyone have any idea, ple
  • Problems printing maps!!
    by darngar
    4 Replies
    Last post by wjcyg
      • Hi all I have problems when I try to print a map with a route drawn on it, in fact, tha problem is in Firefox browser. It only prints the route and the icons, not the map, it like a transparent div is on the map and this browser can¡¯t print it. Thanks Sorry for my bad English!
  • Window Live Alerts SDK
    by makeer
    4 Replies
    Last post by BronwenZ
      • Hi Is there any forum present where I can post all my queries regarding Windows Live Alerts SDK Regards Makarand
  • how to change user's friendlyname by Windows Live Messenger Add-In API?
    by seanrohan1980
    3 Replies
    Last post by Steven Raybell
      • in the document of Windows Live Messenger Add-In API, It said: "The add-in may also change the local user's status, usertile, personal status message, and friendly name." I want to realize a add-in to change my friendlyname automatically. i change the string: MessengerClient.LocalUser.FriendlyName, once I compile, the VS output: Microsoft.Messenger.User.FriendlyName cannot be a
  • Custom polygon filling
    by Oleg Ignatov
    6 Replies
    Last post by Virsharma
      • Hello, All! How can I fill some polygon on the map for boundaries of geo location For example for some state of USA. I.e. I want to paint over some state on the map. To understand what do I mean please redirect this page http://www.blogthevote.net/veshapefilec.htm and push Load button on it. Thanks
  • User Collection
    by Mark v W
    6 Replies
    Last post by Mark v W
      • I am starting to lose my mind here! I am developing my first third-party game for the Windows Live Messenger and I can't seem to get the example scripts to work. This is wat my XML looks like: < xml version="1.0" > <Entry>   <EntryID>7</EntryID>   <Error />   <Locale>en-us</Locale>   <Kids>1</Kids>   <Page>1<
  • When I Select Source & Destination Dynamically, Path Getting Scatter Across The Map
    by windows_mss
    3 Replies
    Last post by SoulSolutions
      • When I Select Source & Destination Dynamically, Path Getting Scatter Across The Map hi, i can able to get the Correct Route and Path for the corresponding Source and destination, like this, map.GetRoute('Redmond, Washington, United States','seattle, Washington, United States',VEDistanceUnit.KiloMeter,VERouteType.Shortest); when i try to do the same dynamically, i fails there,
  • Messenger - signs in and out randomly
    by Roz
    0 Replies
    Last post by Roz
      • Hi, Messenger 4.7 has started signing in and out randomly whenever my computer is connected to internet. Sometimes I am doing something else and the box comes up that says I am signing in. Can anyone help I am running XP Home. Thanks.
  • Problem with Find function
    by sawjd
    3 Replies
    Last post by TheClansman
      • Hi, I have an issue with the find function. I'm trying to get the convert addresses to the latitude, longitude property for which i use the find function. I call the find functions 3 times using different addresses but in the callback function, it always return the latlong of the first address i passed for all 3 calls. I tried various ways and its always the same. Has anyone else seen this proble
  • onclick map lat long
    by azxc
    14 Replies
    Last post by azxc
      • Is possible on mouse click in the map to see lat long (and other information) in a white box like in dev.live.com/virtualearth/sdk or in a custom "popup" box Thanks
  • Getting info from XBOX.com. Is it possible?
    by nxtgate
    2 Replies
    Last post by nxtgate
      • Hi there, i have just donwloaded the SDK, and got it working without problem. But now i have a question, using the sdk and authenticating with the live id, can i know if hte logged user has an XBOX LIVE Account . I would like to retrieve the Gamertag associated with the userid of the user. Hope you can help me! Thanks in advance!
  • Livecall.exe
    by ferchon03
    2 Replies
    Last post by ferchon03
      • How can I disable Livecall.exe process Since I'm not planning on using the Live Call service I find very annoying that it loads every time I sign in Windows Live Messenger eating 20 MB of RAM. Thank you. Windows Live Messenger build 8.1.0178.00 Windows XP SP2
  • Connect SharePoint List to VE map
    by dean gross
    0 Replies
    Last post by dean gross
      • I have a list of my companies offices in a SharePoint site. How can I implement a feature so that when a user a clicks on an office, a map to that location is displayed on the page in another web part
  • Virtual Earth mobile hack: map overlay question
    by pacred
    2 Replies
    Last post by SoulSolutions
      • We wrote a hack to build our web based map feature into a mobile application. Step 1) Get the initial tile for the users position using Lat/Lon/Zoom direct from the appropriate tile server, ( we call this the 256x256 master tile). Step 2) Paint overlay dot, or pushpin on master tile. Step 3) Build surrounding tiles, just one tile on each border of the master tile. N, NE, E, SE
  • Converting shape files to GeoRSS XML?
    by wloescher
    4 Replies
    Last post by wloescher
      • Has anybody discovered a way to convert / export shape files to GeoRSS compliant XML Specifically, I'm working with the 2000 US Census TIGER data (specifically the school district boundaries) and ArcMap 9.1. So far, I've been able to open up the files, but I need to (a) convert them to Mercator projection and WGS84 coordinate system, and (b) export each vertice of each polygon to an XML fil
  • Can anyone help me, please?
    by webfly
    8 Replies
    Last post by RealHeartMozart [msft]
      • Am trying to create a Top Stories news feed to be combined with a virtual map (Virtual Earth) so that each time the top stories are fed, it pops up on the Virtual Earth, showing where the news came from. I have used Rss and Virtual earth without success and on the brink of giving up. Any help is greatly appreciated. Cheers