Bing map development getting started Lecture: Preparations for developing Bing map-based Silverlight control applications

 

Since the release of the Silverlight-based Virtual Earth map control (vesl) CTP version, I have not completed a simple example to test it. In addition, Windows 7 was installed last week, and the development environment was not installed in the system. You can write a complete introduction. The readers in this article should be those who are not very well developed (like me, haha), but want to see what vesl is better than JavaScript-based map controls. Believe it or not. I haven't written a Silverlight application today. I'm blushing... Let's get started with my preparations. Step 1: download and install Visual Studio 2008 (a genuine version is recommended) and vs 2008 SP1 Step 2: download and install the file 2.1 required for Silverlight

1. Install Silverlight tools for Visual Studio 2008 SP1
   This tool requires Visual Studio 2008 SP1 or visual web developer express with SP1, including some required Visual Studio update files, Silverlight engineering templates, developer runtime, and sdks.
2. Install Microsoft Expression blend 2 and Microsoft Expression blend 2 Service Pack 1
   Expression blend 2 and Service Pack 1 provide a graphic interface for designers to create a Silverlight 2 application.
3. Install deep zoom composer
   This tool enables us to add the deep zoom function in the Silverlight application.
4. Download Silverlight Toolkit
   This toolkit contains the controls and tools required for developing the Silverlight application. It also provides source code, examples, and tests.

Step 3: Download the Virtual Earth Silverlight control: http://connect.microsoft.com/silverlightmapcontrolctp

The above three steps should be able to start the development of vesl application, if there is a problem to send me a mail: acnchen@hotmail.com

Reference websites:

Http://silverlight.net/getstarted/what is needed to develop Silverlight