Welcome to GISDK Help

This comprehensive GISDK Help system gives you detailed background, instructions, a complete listing of the GISDK functions, and samples in a clear and concise layout. This Help system describes everything you need to know to start using GISDK:

• Introduction , provides an introduction to GISDK and an overview of its capabilities, along with instructions for displaying the GISDK Toolbar and starting the GISDK Debugger.

• Quick Start , provides a concise overview of how you use GISDK to build applications to automate repetitive tasks. If you are an experienced developer, this chapter provides most of the information you need to get started. If you are less experienced at software and application development, it will give you a good overview of the process and a feel for how the language works.

• GISDK Mechanics, describes the tools that come with GISDK, including the GISDK Toolbar and the GISDK Debugger, and how you use these tools to write and develop add-ins and custom applications, and access Maptitude from .NET and as a COM Object.

In addition, this Help system contains comprehensive information on calling GISDK functions, on creating GISDK macros, and on other GISDK applications.

The main sections in this Help for GISDK include:

• Common Calling Conventions: standards that are used for arguments in GISDK functions

• Using GISDK Functions: overviews of GISDK functions by topic, including windows, maps, layers, editors, tables, and views

• Using Projections and Coordinate Systems: details on setting a map's projection or coordinate system, including units, ellipsoids, datums, and transformations

• Listing of GISDK Functions: individual descriptions of the GISDK functions, including syntax, return values, and example

• Alphabetical List of GISDK Functions: alphabetical list of of GISDK functions

• Alphabetical List of GISDK Classes: alphabetical list of of GISDK classes

• Language Elements: the syntax, organization, and elements of the Caliper Script language

• Resources: introduction to and explanation of the format and structure of the resource files that contain your add-in or custom application

• Standard Interface Macros: a listing of macros in the standard interface useful in custom applications for closing files, setting styles, and other tasks, plus geocoding and other macros

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Outline of Topics