ArcGIS Engine Developer Guide

BUILDING APPLICATIONS WITH ACTIVEX
The controls will now appear in the Visual Basic toolbox.
4. Click the Project menu again and click References.
5. In the References dialog box, check ESRI Carto Object Library, ESRI Display
Object Library, ESRI Geometry Object Library, and ESRI SystemUI Object
Library. Click OK.
Embedding the ArcGIS controls in a container
Before you can access each control’s properties, methods, and events, each control
needs embedding within an ActiveX container. Once the controls are embedded
within the form, they will shape the application’s user interface.
1. Open the Visual Basic Form.
2. Double-click the MapControl button in the Visual Basic toolbox to add a
MapControl to a form.
3. Repeat to add the PageLayoutControl, TOCControl, and ToolbarControl.
4. Resize and reposition each control on the form as shown.
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