Fred,
>>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
Ughh.. Well, glad to get the information, though it
surely isn't what I wanted to hear! *rof'l*
Best,
DD
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