Original Question: I am needing to create a buffer with varying distances dependent on driving time ie. the distance travelled in ten minutes. Replies: The main theme of replies was to try purpose built software such as: RouteView ( http://www.mapcentric.co.uk ) Router Engine ( http://www.ksf.kiev.ua/prodmain.htm#Router ) DriveTime ( http://www.DiabSoft.com ) Iso-Route ( http://www.saturn-technologies.com/isoroute.htm ) Jacques Paris also suggested the following: Buffer() and Create object as buffer, two ways to program buffer creation, as well as the Objects>Buffer menu item can read the width of the buffer from a variable (=column). You just have to prepare such a column i your table, or if you write a progam to generate the value according to the parameters you want. Thanks to all those who replied. Cheers, Laith ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]