I have a general question that one of you with insight might answer or speculate on?
As time goes by and we approach the promised land of MapInfo Pro 8.0 with its .NET MapX design, how will that future likely unfold on this same issue and question as regards the promise 8.0 and beyond? There is a promise that 8.0 will maintain all of our collective MapBasic legacies? Any takers? neil -----Original Message----- From: Ian Tidy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 6:18 AM To: MapInfo-L; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L SUM: External Subroutines and Functions Thanks to everyone who replied. The simple answer is No. You can run an executable from MapBasic, but you can't directly call a specific function in an executable (you can't treat an EXE like a DLL). The work around was to re-write the EXE and compile it as a DLL (something that I was trying to avoid, but it is done now and works). Special thanks to Martin Higham Peter Horsbøll Møller Uffe Kousgaard Cheers Ian Ian Tidy GIS Administrator Works Asset Napier City Council mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.napier.govt.nz ###################################################################### Attention: This e-mail message and accompanying data may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. Any information provided is given in good faith. However unless specifically stated to the contrary, Napier City Council accepts no liability for the content of this e-mail or for the consequences of any action taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message or data is prohibited. If you received this e-mail message in error, please notify us immediately and erase all copies of this message and attachments. Thank you. ###################################################################### --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 7913
