Private Sub btnSearch_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSearch.Click         License = New esriLicenseObj         License.Initialize_ArcInfo()         Try                        'strPath = "C:\Users\owner\Desktop\gis Dev\parcel.mxd" ' MXD path             Dim pMapdoc as ImapDocument = New MapDocument                         pMapDoc.Open("C:\Users\owner\Desktop\gis Dev\parcel.mxd")              'pActiveView = pMapDocument.PageLayout             'pActiveView.Activate(hWnd)             Dim pFeatureLayer As IFeatureLayer = CType(pMapDoc.Layer(0, 0), IFeatureLayer)             Dim featureName As String = pFeatureLayer.Name             Dim pMap As IMap             ''Dim pLayer As ILayer             Dim pActiveView As IActiveView             pActiveView = pMapDoc.PageLayout             pActiveView.Activate(GetDesktopWindow()) '(hWnd)              'Dim pFeatureLayer As IFeatureLayer             Dim pFeatureSelection As IFeatureSelection             Dim pQueryFilter As IQueryFilter               pMap = pMapDoc.Map(0) '  this is the solution                pActiveView = pMap              pQueryFilter = New QueryFilter              ''First layer in the map             'If Not TypeOf pMap.Layer(0) Is IFeatureLayer Then Exit Sub             pFeatureLayer = pMap.Layer(0)             pFeatureSelection = pFeatureLayer 'QI              'Create the query filter             pQueryFilter = New QueryFilter             'pQueryFilter.SubFields = "PROP_ID"             pQueryFilter.WhereClause = "PROP_ID = '" & UCase(txtParcel.Text) & "'"              Dim pFClass As IFeatureClass = pFeatureLayer.FeatureClass              Dim pFCursor As IFeatureCursor = pFClass.Search(pQueryFilter, True)              'Invalidate only the selection cache             'Flag the original selection             pActiveView.PartialRefresh(esriViewDrawPhase.esriViewGeoSelection, Nothing, Nothing)                 'Perform the selection             pFeatureSelection.SelectFeatures(pQueryFilter, esriSelectionResultEnum.esriSelectionResultNew, False)             'Flag the new selection             pActiveView.PartialRefresh(esriViewDrawPhase.esriViewGeoSelection, Nothing, Nothing)                      Dim pFeature As IFeature             pFeature = pFCursor.NextFeature              Dim nCols As Integer             nCols = pFeature.Fields.FieldCount             'define row             'Dim nRows As Integer             ''Me.Listsheet.ColumnHeaderCollection = nCols             'nRows = pFeature.Fields.FieldCount               For i = 2 To nCols - 1                 ' Me.lstResult.Items.Add(pFeature.Fields.Field(i).Name & "    " & pFeature.Value(i))                 Me.Listsheet.Items.Add(pFeature.Fields.Field(i).Name & "    " & pFeature.Value(i))                 'Me.tmpDT.DataSource(pFeature.Fields.Field(i).Name & "    " & pFeature.Value(i))                 'convertICursorToDataTable(tmpDT)             Next              ''Do not make any call to ArcObjects after ShutDownApplication()             ' Get the license back to the ArcInfo              ' License.ShutDown()             ''****************************************************************         Catch ex As Exception             MsgBox(ex.ToString)             Return         End Try         '******************************************************************************      End SubSolved! Go to Solution.
pFeature = pFCursor.NextFeature Dim pEnvelope as IEnvelope If Not pFeature Is Nothing Then pEnvelope = pfeature.Extent ' back out a little from the extent of the feature ' comment out or remove next line if not wanted pEnvelope.Expand 0.5, 0.5, False pActiveView.Extent = pEnvelope pActiveView.Refresh End If
Public Class Form1
    Private Declare Function GetDesktopWindow Lib "user32" () As Long
    
    Property pMapDoc As IMapDocument
 Private Sub btnSearch_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSearch.Click
        Try
            'Dim strPath As String
            'Dim hWnd As Long
            'R21160
            'strPath = "C:\Users\owner\Desktop\gis Dev\FinalProject\parcel.mxd" ' MXD path
            'Dim pMapDoc As IMapDocument = New MapDocument
            pMapDoc = New MapDocument
            pMapDoc.Open("C:\Users\owner\Desktop\gis Dev\FinalProject\parcel.mxd")
            'pActiveView = pMapDocument.PageLayout
            'pActiveView.Activate(hWnd)
            Dim pFeatureLayer As IFeatureLayer = CType(pMapDoc.Layer(0, 0), IFeatureLayer)
            Dim featureName As String = pFeatureLayer.Name
            Dim pMap As IMap
            ''Dim pLayer As ILayer
            Dim pActiveView As IActiveView
            pActiveView = pMapDoc.PageLayout
            pActiveView.Activate(GetDesktopWindow()) '(hWnd)
            'Dim pFeatureLayer As IFeatureLayer
            Dim pFeatureSelection As IFeatureSelection
            Dim pQueryFilter As IQueryFilter
            pMap = pMapDoc.Map(0) '  this is the solution
            pActiveView = pMap
            pQueryFilter = New QueryFilter
            ''First layer in the map
            'If Not TypeOf pMap.Layer(0) Is IFeatureLayer Then Exit Sub
            pFeatureLayer = pMap.Layer(0)
            pFeatureSelection = pFeatureLayer 'QI
            'Create the query filter
            pQueryFilter = New QueryFilter
            'pQueryFilter.SubFields = "PROP_ID"
            pQueryFilter.WhereClause = "PROP_ID = '" & UCase(txtParcel.Text) & "'"
            Dim pFClass As IFeatureClass = pFeatureLayer.FeatureClass
            Dim pFCursor As IFeatureCursor = pFClass.Search(pQueryFilter, True)
            'Invalidate only the selection cache
            'Flag the original selection
            pActiveView.PartialRefresh(esriViewDrawPhase.esriViewGeoSelection, Nothing, Nothing)
            'Perform the selection
            pFeatureSelection.SelectFeatures(pQueryFilter, esriSelectionResultEnum.esriSelectionResultNew, False)
            'Flag the new selection
            pActiveView.PartialRefresh(esriViewDrawPhase.esriViewGeoSelection, Nothing, Nothing)
            Dim pFeature As IFeature
            ' pFeature = pFCursor.NextFeature
            pFeature = pFCursor.NextFeature
            Dim pEnvelope As IEnvelope
            If Not pFeature Is Nothing Then
                pEnvelope = pFeature.Extent
                ' back out a little from the extent of the feature
                ' comment out or remove next line if not wanted
                pEnvelope.Expand(0.5, 0.5, False)
                pActiveView.Extent = pEnvelope
                pActiveView.Refresh()
            End If
            Dim nCols As Integer
            nCols = pFeature.Fields.FieldCount
            For i = 2 To nCols - 1
                Me.Listsheet.Items.Add(pFeature.Fields.Field(i).Name & "    " & pFeature.Value(i))
              
            Next
            ' Get the license back to the ArcInfo 
            ' License.ShutDown()
            ''****************************************************************
          
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.ToString)
            Return
        End Try
       
    End Sub
  Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        Dim pActiveview As IActiveView
        pActiveview = pMapDoc.PageLayout
        Dim screenResolution As System.Int32 = 96
        Dim outputResolution As System.Int32 = 300
        Dim export As IExport = New ExportJPEG
        export.Resolution = outputResolution
        export.ExportFileName = "C:\Users\owner\Desktop\gis Dev\FinalProject\parcel.jpg"
        Dim exportRect As tagRECT
        exportRect.left = 0
        exportRect.top = 0
        exportRect.right = 800 * (outputResolution \ screenResolution)
        exportRect.bottom = 800 * (outputResolution \ screenResolution)
        Dim envelope As IEnvelope = New EnvelopeClass()
        envelope.PutCoords(exportRect.left, exportRect.top, exportRect.right, exportRect.bottom)
        export.PixelBounds = envelope
        Dim hDC As Int32 = export.StartExporting()
        'Dim ActiveView As IActiveView = pMapDoc.ActiveView
        pActiveview.Output(hDC, CShort(export.Resolution), exportRect, Nothing, Nothing)
        export.FinishExporting()
        export.Cleanup()
    End Sub
pMap.ClearSelection()
