>I'm looking for a software package that I can do the following with:
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>From FoxPro, build a table with a list zip codes. Invoke the mapping software and have it display a map on the screen with those zip codes shaded and highways and interstates displayed. I would also like to build another table with one or more latitude and longitude records that show up on the map as a dot or pushpin. And I would also like the ability to print the map.
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>Does anybody have any recommendations on what mapping software would work for this situation? I want to make sure that I can easily control it from FoxPro so it can run from within my custom application.
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ESRI's MapObjects can do this, but the programming is not trivial. A problem also exists when using a Zip code to specify a map area - zip codes vary considerably in size, anywhere from a few city blocks in alarge metropolitan area to literally thousands of square miles for some rural areas.