TIMER ZOOM Add-In

This toolbox illustrates use of the "timer" functions, used to execute a macro on a timed basis. It opens the tutorial "BESTROUT" map and zooms into a randomly selected city on the map on a "timed" basis. The toolbox illustrates:

  1. General use of a toolbox and toolbox (dialog box) items.
  2. Use of Timers: functions such as CreateTimer() and DestroyTimer().
  3. How to update items in a Dialog Box, using UpdateDBox() and the DBox's Update item.
  4. How to implement two separate buttons that 'toggle' from one to another i.e. 'Pause' and 'Resume'.
  5. How to use the Close item to properly exit a Dialog Box.
  6. How to zoom a map to a particular record in a map layer.

Installation

  1. Download the file GISDK_TimerZoom.zip and extract the file TIMERZOOM.RSC. A good place to save the resource file is in the GISDK\Samples folder in the Maptitude program folder.
  2. Choose Tools-GIS Developer's Kit-GISDK Toolbar to open the GISDK toolbar.
  3. Compile this toolbox in test mode using the first button (Compile).
  4. Run this toolbox by clicking the second button (Test), typing the dbox name "My Toolbox", clicking the Dialog Box radio button, and clicking OK.