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CustomerDataService.StartDownload Method

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CustomerDataService.StartDownload Method

Starts a location data download job. This method returns a unique job ID that should be used in subsequent calls.

Public Function StartDownload(specification As DownloadSpecification) As String

[C#]
public string StartDownload(DownloadSpecification specification);

Parameters

  • specification
    The specifications (DownloadSpecification object) for the data download job.

Remarks

  • Calling this method creates a job with a unique ID on the MapPoint Web Service server. The job ID is used in the subsequent calls to the GetDownloadFileURL method.

  • Always set your data upload proxy PreAuthenticate property to true (True in Visual Basic .NET) to prevent errors during the data upload process.