Dynamically add Map Control to an application using Visual Basic .NET

Summary

Procedure

1. Start a new Visual Basic .NET application and click Project > Add Reference.
   
   Click the .NET tab and select the following assmeblies:
   
   

   Code:
   MapObjects2 Core Interop Assembly
   MapObjects2 AxMap Host Interop Assembly
   

   
   If the application requires MemTable and Custom extension libraries, select the following assemblies:
   
   

   Code:
   MapObjects2 Custom Interop Assembly
   MapObjects2 MemTable Interop Assembly

   
   
2. Add a Button control to the form and in the button's click event paste the following code:
   
   

   Code:
   Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
          
           'create a new instance of Map Control 
           Dim mMap As New ESRI.MapObjects2.Core.AxMap()
   
           'Add MapObjects license key to the control 
           Dim f As System.Reflection.FieldInfo
           f = GetType(AxHost).GetField("licenseKey", Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic Or Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance)
           f.SetValue(mMap, "Copyright (c) 1999 ESRI, Inc.")
   
           'Add Map Control to the Form
           Controls.Add(mMap)
           mMap.Show()
           
   End Sub

   
   
   

   Note:
   The string 'licenseKey' is case sensitive.