Hello!
I have received a couple of responses to my original question dealing with
'shade' statement for thematic mapping (individual values). Thanks to Brad
and Antoine. I'll post their response in entirety for those who don't like
summaries.
Briefly, the problem was that I am working on an application that, based on
a query, the resulting number of values to be mapped out can be varied. I
wondered how I could use the shade statement by taking this problem into
account.
I have discovered that you can put the values into a string array variable
and execute the 'shade' statement by using the 'run command' statement.
Here is my code:
dim counter, newsize as integer
dim name_list as string
dim names(5) as string 'this variable needs to be redim according to
newsize
counter = 2
name_list = Chr$(34) + names(1) + Chr$(34)
Do While counter <= newsize
name_list = name_list + "," + Chr$(34) + names(counter) + Chr$(34)
counter = counter + 1
Loop
Run Command "Shade 2 With New_Dealer Values" + name_list
I still don't know how to shade the polygons with black and white patterns
rather than the awful default colours. If anyone knows how to do this...
I'm still looking for a solution. Thanks again! Hope this isn't too
confusing.
Here are the 2 responses I got:
Note: """" can yield the same result using Chr$(34) -> it's based on
preference. :)
--- From Brad ---
I worked with strings and the run command statement
here is a snippet of the part that adds all the columns to map for a
pie/bar thematic map
sPieString = "shade window " + iEastCoastMap +" 1 With COL3"
For i = 1 to iNumCols-1
sPieString=sPieString+",COL" + str$(i+3)
Next
you need to work with the legend in a different manner
set legend
window iEastCoastMap
layer prev
display on
shades on
symbols on
title "Legend" Font ("Arial",0,8,0)
Ranges Font ("Arial",0,7,0) auto display on , auto display on ,
auto
display on , auto display on , auto display on , auto display on , auto
display on , auto display on , auto display on , auto display on , auto
display on , auto display on , auto display on
ascending on
by having enough auto display ons to cover the max number of objects to
shade.
if you have only, for example, 3 then the rest are ignored
Brad
GeoInfo Solutions Ltd.
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phone/fax 250-656-7170
--- From Antoine ---
use the RUN COMMAND instruction..
exemple:
dim tmp as String
tmp = "Shade .. With ... bla bla bla "
tmp = tmp + "Values "
for i=0 to x
tmp = tmp + """" + nameIndividualValue(i) + """" + " Brush(" + param1(i)
+ "," + param2(i) + "," + param3(i) + "), "
Next
Run Command tmp
PS : """" is an insertion of the caracter -> " <- into the string...
for the string stories, i'm not not sure to understand all you asked..
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Thanks.......
Susan
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