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  • How to best handle millions of tile image files?
    by muridayo
    11 Replies
    Last post by Huda Abdelrahman
      • Hi, I'm building an application where we are setting up our own custom tiles. In doing so, we have built literally millions of tiles (10 million and counting!). We noticed how having all the tiles in one directory becomes a huge problem in file management, back-ups, transfers, etc. So, I am wondering if anybody has a better way of storing and/or managing millions of image files For example
  • Integration of Windows live Id authentication with Sharepoint 2007
    by soumyadasari
    6 Replies
    Last post by SoumyaDasari123
      • HI Please specify how to integrate Windows live Id authentication with Sharepoint 2007. This will be really helpful.
  • does the VECustomIconSpecification.TextUnderline method work?
    by kopele
    4 Replies
    Last post by Oxcarz
      • I have a simple test page that uses the new class VECustomIconSpecification. I have a pushpin for which I want to add some text. Everything works fine except the method TextUnderline which when set to false does not work. Is it something that has not been implemented yet here is the code function CreateMap() { map = new VEMap( 'myMap' ); map.onLoadMap = EventMapLoad;
  • Sending a message to a list of contacts
    by Pukasoft
    2 Replies
    Last post by Pukasoft
      • In order to send a message to a person on Messenger, you must have a User object. You usually get this object as one of the parameters to the ReceivedMessage event. I want to send a message to all the people that have requested to receive it. In order to do this I must have a User object for each person. My question is, how can I store all the User objects Is there a way to store all the user obje
  • Viewing projects
    by Cholmondeley
    14 Replies
    Last post by RealHeartMozart [msft]
      • All right, I am the first to admit I am in over my head by even attempting this environment, but here I am any way. I was attracted by the idea of not having to know anything about HTML or scripts, etc. I am able to make projects, but I can't view any projects, not even my own (unless I choose to edit them). When I attempt to click anyone's link to their project (including my own), I get this: &q
  • Fed up with Virtual earth Birds eye 3D
    by Jocar5454
    4 Replies
    Last post by Jocar5454
      • Hi Totally fed up with Birds eye view now Reason being do not seem to be able to go anywhere to find out how to set the defaults to the UK or ie The London eye, The Humber Bridge, the uk. Do I need to apply for a licence or pay for this service. I do not know been trying weeks now and just fed up wasting my time on this project page. The other Virtual Earth platform page (not birdseye view)
  • [CSS BUG] Trouble with a map loaded in a hidden div
    by T. RUIZ
    8 Replies
    Last post by T. RUIZ
      • Hello, I am very fan of your VirtualEarth service but unfortunaly, i am confronted with a bug than is cause by the way you use CSS (I think) I know that all of your teams are celebrating the Vista worldwide availabilityˇ­ but I expect that the VE team will take a look on this bug. I attach to this mail two examples showing and reproducing this bug (vmap_good.rar et vmap_bad
  • Critical MSN Bug which has been lingering for multiple versions
    by lucgallant
    9 Replies
    Last post by Merlin Magii
      • I've tried to make this bug known many times, but to no avail. Basically if i'm in a "Video Call", and someone sends me a weblink, and I click that link, my whole MSN freezes up. Now Firefox is my default browser, but even when I make IE 7 my default browser the whole application still freezes. Now this error is reproducible on the other person's PC which i'm having the conversation with
  • issues with saving blocks
    by Snaap
    3 Replies
    Last post by johnmont
      • I experience some issues with saving a new block.(Sorry, but we are not able to save your project. technical details: there was an error processing the request. Is this a know bug
  • BUG: Popfly does not handle Virtual Earth 3D mode well
    by Ray Dixon - MSFT
    0 Replies
    Last post by Ray Dixon - MSFT
      • When creating a mashup using the Virtual Earth block, switching to 3D mode while previewing results in a poor experience. Steps to Repro Browse to the PopFly home page . Click Create a Mashup . Under Blocks, click Virtual Earth to add a Virtual Earth block to the mashup. Click Preview to preview the mashup. In the Virtual Earth controls box, click 3D to switch to 3D mode.
  • 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<
  • Virtual Earth Flickr overlay
    by Anonymous2654
    1 Replies
    Last post by AndyS
      • Hi all, i have created a virtual earth flickr mashup The thing i would like to do is customise the display of the photos because i have several in the same location, so now the question is how to either rotate the photos or when you click a location a box pops up with all the photos in it similar to photo tiles or something. Any thoughts
  • How can i get yourname@live.com email ID?
    by Asif Jamshed
    14 Replies
    Last post by i wanna live.com email address
      • Please help me get myname@live.com email ID. I tried searching every way possible but it's just not working and it feels very dissapointed to see that some people in the inital days have used the javascript and they somehow cheated the servers and made Live.com ID. Infact, they're using those ID's to send and recieve emails as well. That too all for free. So please lemme know from where can
  • .ashx handler question
    by mj_liscio
    6 Replies
    Last post by mj_liscio
      • Hello All, I am trying to do something that is fairly new to me so please excuse my ignorance. What I am trying to do is use virtual earth to connect to a sql database pull in points from the database and display them as pushpins on my virtual earth map. I received a tip to do this using an ashx handler which would call my sql backend, and in this way I could use a GEORSS to
  • Safari
    by ThePaxman
    1 Replies
    Last post by Derek Chan
      • Hi Guys, Microsoft said they would have support for the safari browser in June. Now it's the end of June do we know if we are any closer to it yet Thanks
  • Gauge Block
    by Simon14
    3 Replies
    Last post by Simon14
      • I made a mashup that is supposed to display information through a gauge, the mashup works fine through the preview, but when I try and view it outside of the Mashup Creator, the Gauge is nowhere to be seen. After messing around with things for a while, I tried creating another mashup with just a gauge in it and that wouldn't display outside of the Mashup Creator. Link to my mashup.
  • Article - Virtual Earth 5 Custom Info box
    by SoulSolutions
    6 Replies
    Last post by SoulSolutions
      • Hey guys, I'm in the process of migrating code to V5 and got side tracked with a few issues in the custom css styles for the info box. Not sure if anyone else has come across this but it appears that api.css is overriding the new custom styles and the little beak is not being hidden programmitically. Anyway I turned the whole exercise into an article and posted it up on ViaVirtualEarth as
  • Recording the start and end location of a route.
    by lil romeo
    3 Replies
    Last post by lil romeo
      • I am trying to record the start and end location of a route. I see that the GetRoute method is supposed to return a VERoute object, and I know that i have to get this information from this object. The question I have is how to actually store the VERoute object that is returned. From the documentation I tried two options, but neither of them work: Option 1: var myRoute = map.GetRoute("Space N
  • IncomingTextMessage does not fire in vb.net
    by Egyde
    9 Replies
    Last post by Steven Raybell
      • Hi, I'd like to code a plugin for Windows Live Messenger in vb.net. My problem is that the IncomingTextMessage does not fire. A piece of code is given below. The compilation is ok and WLM seems to initialized the addin correctly. But when I receive a message from a contact, nothing. On the other hand, I get the "outgoing event ok" msgbox when I reply . I used Visual Studio 2005 Exp
  • How can I save status?
    by Mlelsd
    0 Replies
    Last post by Mlelsd
      • Any information for me to do this When a user on my list goes online/offline/..., automatically save his status and the time to a txt file.
  • Phone Number
    by ewroldsen
    4 Replies
    Last post by ewroldsen
      • When I do map.find() I get back an array of VEFindResult which has a description field which contains the address but no phone number. Is there a way I can get this
  • Click Custom Pushpin
    by D--
    8 Replies
    Last post by jjamjatra
      • How Do You Add A Custom Pushpin
  • Collection no longer working?
    by nullValue
    8 Replies
    Last post by Keith K (MSFT)
      • I have a very basic embedded map that displayed an overlayed VE collection. Sometime last week it stopped working though I made no changes to my source page. Now, when a user loads the page, the base map comes up properly but instead of loading the collection, I get a message overlayed "Error: Unable to load source file". Here's a snippet of the source: <p><!-- #include
  • see all pushpins - if there are many (at least 10-15)
    by Levente
    4 Replies
    Last post by Levente
      • Hy all; If i have a an array full of pushpins to put out, any ideeas how can i put them to see all of them at the "FIRST" look at the map. So when i put them out all of the pushpins will be out, without zooming out the map ! And ofcourse without setting the zoom to a bigger level at the start. Is a way to calculate this I hope you understand what i mean . Thanks PL
  • Unable to save
    by sunrunner
    3 Replies
    Last post by Adam Nathan [MSFT]
      • Hello, Is anyone else experiencing an issue with the save system Each time I attempt to save a page/mashup/block I receive the error: Sorry, but we were unable to save your project. Technical details: There was an error processing the request. I have tried both IE 6 and Firefox 2.0.