>Andrew,
>
>>Hi Doug,
>>
>>There are redistibutable GIS-type things out there. ESRI make MapObjects, I think MapInfo have something, and there are several other options listed on componentsource. Another low(ish) cost option is the Manifold system (www.manifold.net). It doesn't have redistributables in the form of DLLs, but the whole package is < $300 and I'm pretty sure they'd come at some fairly significant volume discounting.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Andrew
>>
>>>Garrett,
>>>
>>>>>Thank you very much. We purchased the software earlier in the day to try.
>>>>>Hope it works, we have quite a few customers that want it, but we can't seem
>>>>>to find software that gives us what we want/need (I think those are the same,
>>>>>I've lost track). Again thank you for your time.
>>>>
>>>>I wrote that article, so if you have any further questions, I might be able to help.
>>>
>>>Any chance that there might be a distributable DLL in the future of Map Point? I like the product but as I mentioned in another message we simply cannot justify asking some 1200+ installations to purchase a full licanse - or to so do ourselves.
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>
>We've been looking at the ESRI materials but haven't nailed down their licensing angle yet. Perhaps today I will call them as emails haven't borne any fruit. We have our own C program and are supposed to be getting it updated (a favor for a favor for a favor kind of deal <g>) but I have't heard anything on that yet. If we do then the point is moot I suppose.

I have done work with ESRI in teh past. Their licensing option is EXPENSIVE. For the app I wrote the client was willing to pay for it because of the type of data they were dealing with. On a separate license was quarterly updates to the data. The client needed the most current road/highway maps available.

Just my 2 cents