yep, but you still need both files and to extract them to a directory and then open them from MI and it's just as difficult for a newbie who's going to just double-click the mid file and be confused about media player popping up. oh well doesn't really matter.
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2006 1:31 AM To: Simmonds, Ashley (DTEI) Cc: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: RE: [MI-L] E-mailing TAB file sets Hi All1 Earlier in this thread I suggested that you use mif/mid files for MapInfo data exchange, rather than the somewhat shaky method of trying to put across the tab file set. I repeat that advice. I don't know about semi-compiled, but it's a well known format, it's pure ASCII, and compresses excellently with winzip. Hälsning / Best regards Mats.E ________________________ FB Engineering AB Södra Förstadsgatan 26 211 43 Malmö Tel: 040-660 25 50 Mobil: 0705-27 60 27 Fax: 040-660 25 99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.fbe.se [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ----- To: <MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com> From: "Simmonds, Ashley \(DTEI\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 02/13/2006 03:21AM Subject: RE: [MI-L] E-mailing TAB file sets actually you think there'd be a semi-compiled file format available. it'd be great to just be able to email someone a single file and have it usable in MI directly. i don't do it so much nowadays, but others in my dept do, and i remember every time i emailed them i'd have to give instructions for how to extract the files into a directory and open the TAB file from there. it'd be great to have a single file to distribute. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Gibson Sent: Monday, 13 February 2006 11:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Helpdesk; MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: RE: [MI-L] E-mailing TAB file sets Warren We have a very similar problem... It seems to have its roots in the conversion from MS Outlook -Windows to Scalix -UNIX (Our mail program/server???). Apparently our "Outlook" is linked to a unix based "Scalix" mail server. It treats/converts/interprets the binary code and changes the carriage returns in some arbitrary way as well as renaming the file. This system is so efficient that it does it even zip file... Now ALL of my import and export sent by email use the mif/mid (doesn't affect plain text). I've complained to our IT guys... There appears to be no answer, but lots of luck... -----Original Message----- From: Warren Vick, Europa Technologies Ltd. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2006 10:17 PM To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] E-mailing TAB file sets Hello all, I'm often sent MapInfo format TAB sets by e-mail. Most of the time, senders adhere to my request to ZIP up the TAB/DAT/MAP/ID/[IDX] sets but sometimes people simply attached all the files individually. I've noted that, at least on my e-mail client (Outlook), the MAP files always has a corrupted filename. It gets changed to odd characters and a DAT extension. If I save the file with it's correct .MAP file name, it's fine. However, if I forward the message, the file name actually changes size and become corrupted. Does anyone know why MAP files get corrupted like this? Is it the senders e-mail client, or mine, that does the filename damage, and why does the file become corrupted when forwarded? Best advice is of course to always ask for zipped files. Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd. http://www.europa-tech.com _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l ________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________ DISCLAIMER This email and any attachment is solely for the named addressee and may be confidential. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and then destroy any copy of this message. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Rous Water. Before opening any attachments the recipient should check for the presence of viruses or defects. Rous Water accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. Rous Water 218-232 Molesworth Street, Lismore NSW Australia 2480 www.rouswater.nsw.gov.au ________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________ _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
