how to open shapefile from application outside of arcmap

HongyuNiu — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:53:13 GMT

Hi, I have trouble to get workspace using open from file. here my codes:

'shape file workspace is kind of file system workspace

Dim pWSFactPipeline As IWorkspaceFactory

pWSFactPipeline = New ShapefileWorkspaceFactory

If pWSFactPipeline Is Nothing Then

MsgBox("pointer to workspace factory is null")

End If

'work space is directory of file system

MsgBox("shapefile workspace type is " & pWSFactPipeline.WorkspaceType.ToString)

MsgBox("workspace description: " & pWSFactPipeline.WorkspaceDescription(True))

If pWSFactPipeline.IsWorkspace("D:\Data") Then

MsgBox(strWS & " is shapefile workspace")

End If

Dim pFeatureWSPipeline As IFeatureWorkspace = CType(pWSFactPipeline.OpenFromFile("D:\Data", hWnd), IFeatureWorkspace)

'open featureclass (shape file)

Dim pFeatureClassPipeline As IFeatureClass

pFeatureClassPipeline = pFeatureWSPipeline.OpenFeatureClass(strNamePipeline)

My program is stuck in the bold part. I am not sure that how I can get hWnd.

Thanks for your help.

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