How To Set a Pushpin in MapPoint 2001 with the Visual Basic OLE Control (277750)

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1. On a computer with MapPoint 2001 installed, create a new Visual Basic Standard EXE project. Form1 is created by default.
2. On the Project menu, click References.
3. Click to select the Microsoft MapPoint Object Library 8.0 (North America) check box, and then click OK.
4. Add a Command button to Form1.
5. Add an OLE control to Form1.
6. When the Insert Object dialog box appears, click Microsoft MapPoint North America.
7. In the code window of Form1, paste the following code:

   Dim objApp As MapPoint.Application
   Dim objMap As MapPoint.Map
   Dim objLoc As MapPoint.Location
   Dim objPushpin as MapPoint.Pushpin
   
   Private Sub Command1_Click()
   ' Map a point in the OLE control.
   ' Get the application object from the OLE control.
   Set objApp = OLE1.object.Application
   ' Put the OLE control in Edit mode.
   OLE1.DoVerb (1)
   ' Get the current map.
   Set objMap = objApp.ActiveMap
   ' Find an address.
   Set objLoc = objMap.FindAddress("One Microsoft Way", "Redmond", "Washington", "98052", geoCountryUnitedStates)
   ' Set a pushpin at the address.
   Set objPushpin = objMap.AddPushpin(objLoc, "Microsoft")
   ' Browse to the pushpin.
   objPushpin.GoTo
   ' Highlight the pushpin.
   objPushpin.Highlight = True
   ' Set the focus back to the command button.
   ' Take OLE control out of Edit mode.
   Command1.SetFocus
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)
   ' Clear variables before you unload the form.
   Set objMap = Nothing
   Set objApp = Nothing
   Set objLoc = Nothing
   Set objPushpin = Nothing
   End Sub
   
   					

8. Run the project.
9. Click Command1. A pushpin in MapPoint marks the address you specified.