topic measuring distance between two points in a polyline in arcobjects .net api for dektop in ArcObjects SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/measuring-distance-between-two-points-in-a/m-p/514586#M13867 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a layer that contains a polylines. my aim is to create a tool that selects the path from point a in the polyline to point b such that the distance between a and b should be within the range provided by the user. point a is always created based on a user click on the map (remember i am using arcmap).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have done 90 % of the implementation but I have faced a problem . when i try to measure the distance between point a and any point on the polyline where a lays, using IProximityOperator.ReturnDistance it returns a value in degrees but what I get from the user is may be in miles or feet. the IProximityOperator.ReturnDistance returns a small number less than 1. my question is , is there any way that i can change the degree value i have got in IProximityOperator.ReturnDistance to miles or feet?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 May 2010 21:06:11 GMT ANEXHULETEX 2010-05-13T21:06:11Z measuring distance between two points in a polyline in arcobjects .net api for dektop https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/measuring-distance-between-two-points-in-a/m-p/514586#M13867 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a layer that contains a polylines. my aim is to create a tool that selects the path from point a in the polyline to point b such that the distance between a and b should be within the range provided by the user. point a is always created based on a user click on the map (remember i am using arcmap).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have done 90 % of the implementation but I have faced a problem . when i try to measure the distance between point a and any point on the polyline where a lays, using IProximityOperator.ReturnDistance it returns a value in degrees but what I get from the user is may be in miles or feet. the IProximityOperator.ReturnDistance returns a small number less than 1. my question is , is there any way that i can change the degree value i have got in IProximityOperator.ReturnDistance to miles or feet?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 May 2010 21:06:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/measuring-distance-between-two-points-in-a/m-p/514586#M13867 ANEXHULETEX 2010-05-13T21:06:11Z