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MapPoint Web Service Requirements

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MapPoint Web Service Requirements

Microsoft MapPoint Web Service requires that you have:

  • A deployment computer with an Internet connection, the ability to send requests using SOAP 1.1 and HTTP 1.1 protocols, and the ability to parse XML.

  • To view the MapPoint Web Service SDK, and/or run the installed sample applications: Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET 2003 (version 7.1.2346 or later), and the .NET Framework (version 1.1.4322 or later), or Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005 (version 8.0.50727.42 or later), and the .NET Framework (version 2.0.50727 or later).

  • To view the MapPoint Web Service SDK: the complete installation of the .NET Framework SDK (version 1.1.4322 or later, or version 2.0.50727 or later).

  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or later installed on a computer with an Internet connection to access the MapPoint Web Service Customer Services site (https://mappoint-css.live.com/CSCV3/).

Notes

  • If MapPoint Web Service is being called from behind a proxy server that enforces limits on SOAP packet size, you may experience issues with sending and receiving large SOAP packets. For example, a call to MapPoint Web Service to render a map with a large number of pushpins or a long distance route results in a large SOAP packet being sent. You may need to bypass the proxy, set the SOAP packet size limit very high, or limit the amount of data you are requesting.

  • MapPoint Web Service is built on standards based on SOAP, XML, and WSDL technologies. It has been highly tested for environments using the .NET platform and Visual Studio .NET tools for Web service development. Other environments and toolkits have not been tested, but may work with the MapPoint Web Service platform.

  • The MapPoint Developer Center on MSDN® is updated regularly with articles about developing with MapPoint Web Service, including using other development environments or languages.

  • If you are developing in an environment other than a .NET environment, the following resource may be helpful:

    MapPoint Web Service public discussion group: microsoft.public.mappoint.webservice

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