Hi all -
The Universal translator is a stand-alone program "<Mapinfo
directory>\professional\ut\imutgui.exe" that's started from a mapbasic
program. The "imutgui.exe" is a Windows front-end for the command-line
program "<Mapinfo directory>\professional\ut\imut.exe".
Both "Imutgui.exe" and "imut.exe"can be run outside the MapInfo environment.
The remaining problem is to control "imut.exe" by feeding it parameters on
the command-line. Because "imut.exe" is a scaled down version of the
FME-translator (www.safe.com) is it (probably) possible to control imut.exe
with the same parameters you use in FME. You can download the full
documentation to FME from www.safe.com, including the chapter on
translations using the command-line program.
If you search the ..\ut directory (and subdirectories) you'll find many
snippets of fme control-macros, that is used by MapInfo.
A warning - the fme control language is _somewhat_ (meaning _very_) cryptic
.... :)
Good luck
Bo Thomsen
GIS-consultant
GeoConsult I/S, Denmark
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: Franck Martin [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sendt: 4. august 1999 08:14
> Til: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Cc: Harald Schoelzel
> Emne: MI MB: Universal Translator from MapBasic
>
> Does anyone know how to pilot Universal translator from Mapbasic ?
>
> Or to do Shapefile to Tab conversion from MapBasic to be more precise.
>
> Franck Martin
> Database Development Officer
> SOPAC South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission
> Fiji
> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Web site: http://www.sopac.org.fj/ <http://www.sopac.org.fj/>
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