topic Re: How to get map description using vb.net in Mapping Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-get-map-description-using-vb-net/m-p/419467#M4522 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>The IDocumentInfo2 interface exposes much more information.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dim pMapDocument As New ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.MapDocument &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pMapDocument.Open("TheFileName.mxd")&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dim pDocInfo As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IDocumentInfo2 = TryCast(pMapDocument, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IDocumentInfo2)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Debug.Print(pDocInfo.Author.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Category.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Comments.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Credits.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.DateExported.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.DatePrinted.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.DateSaved.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.DocumentTitle.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Folder.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.HyperlinkBase.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Keywords.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Name.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Path.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.RelativePaths.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.SavePreview.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Subject.ToString &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; )</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The description is given in the Comments property.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:31:11 GMT KenBuja 2013-02-27T18:31:11Z How to get map description using vb.net https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-get-map-description-using-vb-net/m-p/419466#M4521 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Good day,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am currently trying to figure out how to access a MapDocument's description as set in the </SPAN><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">File &gt; Map Document Properties.</SPAN><SPAN> I am trying to access it through a VB.NET add-in. The image below shows the description field I am referring to:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]22221[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I found it easy enough to access the basic info here, such as the Title, but I cannot find a way to get the description programmatically. Here is the code I have to get the Map Document Title:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code"> ' Open Map Document Info Dim theMapDoc As IMapDocument = New MapDocument theMapDoc.Open("TheFileName.mxd") Dim theDocInfo As IDocumentInfo = TryCast(theMapDoc, IDocumentInfo)&nbsp; Dim FileTitle as String = theDocInfo.DocumentTitle</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I found that the IMap interface has a Description field, but from what I tried it doesn't seem to be the same one as in the form.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I was searching around online, but I cannot find any help in reading the Description field. Any help would be greatly appreciated.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:59:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-get-map-description-using-vb-net/m-p/419466#M4521 JamesFinlay 2013-02-27T17:59:32Z Re: How to get map description using vb.net https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-get-map-description-using-vb-net/m-p/419467#M4522 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>The IDocumentInfo2 interface exposes much more information.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dim pMapDocument As New ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.MapDocument &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pMapDocument.Open("TheFileName.mxd")&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dim pDocInfo As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IDocumentInfo2 = TryCast(pMapDocument, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IDocumentInfo2)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Debug.Print(pDocInfo.Author.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Category.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Comments.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Credits.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.DateExported.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.DatePrinted.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.DateSaved.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.DocumentTitle.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Folder.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.HyperlinkBase.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Keywords.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Name.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Path.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.RelativePaths.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.SavePreview.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Subject.ToString &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; )</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The description is given in the Comments property.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:31:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-get-map-description-using-vb-net/m-p/419467#M4522 KenBuja 2013-02-27T18:31:11Z Re: How to get map description using vb.net https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-get-map-description-using-vb-net/m-p/419468#M4523 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">The IDocumentInfo2 interface exposes much more information.<BR /><BR /><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dim pMapDocument As New ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.MapDocument &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pMapDocument.Open("TheFileName.mxd") &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dim pDocInfo As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IDocumentInfo2 = TryCast(pMapDocument, ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IDocumentInfo2) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Debug.Print(pDocInfo.Author.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Category.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Comments.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Credits.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.DateExported.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.DatePrinted.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.DateSaved.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.DocumentTitle.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Folder.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.HyperlinkBase.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Keywords.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Name.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Path.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.RelativePaths.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.SavePreview.ToString &amp; vbNewLine &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; pDocInfo.Subject.ToString &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; )</PRE><BR /><BR />The description is given in the Comments property.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>That's exactly what I needed. I hadn't realized it was in the Comments property. Thank you very much for the help.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 18:57:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-get-map-description-using-vb-net/m-p/419468#M4523 JamesFinlay 2021-12-11T18:57:58Z