The Map Merge sample application is a Microsoft® Word macro written in Microsoft Visual Basic® that demonstrates the ability to easily embed customized MapPoint maps into a form letter. The application uses Microsoft MapPoint® as an embedded data source (OLE) to generate the maps that are embedded within a Word document.
The application demonstrates a practical business use of Microsoft Office applications by taking two sets of data (a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing potential customer information and another containing business information), analyzing them and matching potential customers with the closest business location, and merging this data into a form letter that provides the potential customer with a map and driving directions to the nearest store location.
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