VB.Net question - active viewport in a layout

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Hello All, couple questions.

1) Am I posting to the correct forum? Is there a .Net forum here? If so, please feel free to point me there.

2) I want to make a specific viewport in a specific layout tab the "active space" and I am writing this in VB.Net. I have done this with VBA but .Net is is a much more complicated ball of wax which I am currently learning. I have been able to actually "get" the viewport I want but can not find the class/method/property to make it the "active space"? Any pointers?

'*************************************** find viewport and activate **************************************
Dim ed As Editor = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor
Dim db As Database = HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase
Try
Dim layoutManager__1 As LayoutManager = LayoutManager.Current
layoutManager__1.CurrentLayout = "Floor Plan 100"
Dim vpXdim As String = ("18") 'viewport desired's CenterPoint X value
Dim layout As Layout = TryCast(myTrans.GetObject(layoutManager__1.GetLayoutId _
("Floor Plan 100"), OpenMode.ForRead), Layout)
Dim objectIdCollection As ObjectIdCollection = layout.GetViewports()
For Each VportObjId As ObjectId In objectIdCollection
Dim Vport As Viewport = DirectCast(myTrans.GetObject(VportObjId, OpenMode.ForWrite), Viewport)
Dim X As String = Vport.CenterPoint.X.ToString
If vpXdim = X Then 'center points are the same > this is desired viewport 
MsgBox("this is the viewport we want.....")
'Vport As AutoDesk.AutoCAD.DataBaseServices.Viewport
'Public Property ActiveViewport()As AutoDesk.AutoCAD.Interop.AcadViewport

Exit For
End If
Next
Catch ex As System.Exception
ed.WriteMessage(vbLf & ex.Message)
ed.WriteMessage(vbLf & ex.StackTrace)
End Try
'*********************************************************************************************************

Have tried AutoDesk discussion group and AUGI and all over google with no real luck. Thoughts?

Thanks,

Trent

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