AddVectorBaseMap

AddVectorBaseMap adds a new base (vector) map. Returns a MapFrame object. The AddVectorBaseMap method creates a base (vector) layer. To create a base map from a raster image, use AddRasterBaseMap.

Syntax

object. AddVectorBaseMap( ImportFileName, ImportOptions )

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
ImportFileName	String		required; It provides the path and file name including the file extension. An error is returned if a raster image is specified.
ImportOptions	String	""	optional; It provides the import options string. See below for specific options for the various file types.

Remarks

ImportFileName must include a file extension. See the following links for more details on ImportOptions.

Extension	File Type
BLN	Golden Software Blanking [.BLN]
BNA	Atlas Boundary [.BNA]
DICOM3	Medical Image [.DIC] [.DCM]
DDF SDTS	Topological Vector Profile [.DDF]
DLG USGS	Digital Line Graph [.DLG] [.LGO] [.LGS]
DXF	AutoCAD Drawing [.DXF]
E00	Esri ArcInfo Export Format [.E00]
EMF	Windows Enhanced Metafile [.EMF]
GSB	Golden Software Boundary [.GSB]
GSI	Golden Software Interchange File [.GSI]
MIF	MapInfo Interchange Format [.MIF]
PDF	Adobe Portable Document Format [.PDF]
PLT	Golden Software PlotCall [.PLT]
PLY	Stanford [.PLY]
SHP	Esri Shapefile [.SHP]
VTK	Visualization Toolkit [.VTK]
WMF	Windows Metafile [.WMF]

Example 1

This example demonstrates how to create a map coordinate system named MapFrame followed by its corresponding base map named BaseLayer from the graphic file named ca.gsb.

'declare MapFrame object and create a new base map

MapFrame

MapFrame = Shapes.AddVectorBaseMap(ImportFileName:=SurferApp+)

Dim VectorBaseLayer As Object

Set VectorBaseLayer = MapFrame.Overlays(1)

Example 2

This example demonstrates how to create a base map, specifying file import options.

'create a new base map

Plot.Shapes.AddVectorBaseMap(ImportFileName:=SurferApp.Path+"\Samples\CO2010.GSB", _

ImportOptions:="AreasToCurves=1")

Example 3

This script displays all the methods and properties in the Shapes collection.