Hi again Declan
Do you have MapBasic?
If you do you can use create text into myobj etc....... and use the
objects centroids to get exactly what you want.
I've never tried operations like that with just MapInfo.
Regards
Bob
In message <l03102800b45606e9ef6d@[209.112.158.30]>, Declan Troy
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>The question:
>
>Is there an easy way to transfer the text of a text object into a field?
>I'd like to, for example, be able to use the update column command to take
>whatever infomation in in a text object and move it into a field associated
>with the object. Is there a variable associated with each object that
>contains this information? Any ideas??
>
>The Answer:
>
>Thanks to Jacques Paris (fastest on the draw), Peter Meier, Bill Thoen,
>Robert Crossley, Richard Greenwood, and Bob Young.
>
>Everyone advised that all the information I needed can be accessed using
>Objectinfo.
>
>objectinfo(obj,3) yields the text string of a text object
>
>Fine Print/Helpful Hints
>
>Be careful to create a new column that will hold the longest string
>contained in the objects, if not there will be some truncation.
>
>The update I wanted can be done via update column, mapbasic window, or sql
>select
>
>Seems so obvious, I sense I shoul dhave known that. I guess Bob Young was
>on the mark in his example which include the command Update Table DECLAN.
>I've been updated!
>
>As might be guessed, I'm trying to salvage a coverage for which the
>attribute associated with (in this case) point locations were entered as
>text objects; i.e., I have point locations and nearby a label. Using the
>objectInfo I can move the label into a field (works as advertised). What I
>really need to do is to transfer this text string to the true point
>location (not a constant distance or direction). Still experimenting with
>methods....
>
>
>Thanks to all,
>
>declan
>
>
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