I have written 1 program in the v8i SDK. Basically it involves mining the .alg for data, and then displaying it on a plan sheet (automated annotation).
I want to do something similar with a property line alignment. It will be a deed writing program. What I want to do is step through each element of the alignment in question (which I know how to do), but at each step, I need to center the view on the element, and allow the user to hit a button which will tell it what type of element it is (existing property line, existing right-of-way line, proposed easement line, etc)... then I will put this value along with a bunch of other civil data off that element in an array, and then at the end I will automate the deed writing with the user input descriptions of the points.
What I am foggy on is how to highlight the elements. I think I can use microstation to fit the view around the element, and I can redraw the element with microstation commands in bright yellow, then do my selection, then delete the graphic that I drew, but I was hoping for a cleaner way.
Thoughts?