RE: MI Lack of mail!!
move list to a newsgroup In one sense I agree completely, newsreader software is much smarter about threads 'n such and much nicer to use. On the other hand,our firewall at work blocks the newsgroup ports (and no amount of pleading on my part will change it. I've tried). Also at my home ISP does not carry many newgroups and a fairly high volume one like MI would not be considered to due the low number of GIS people in my area. Web-based newsgroup access is more or less pointless from my viewpoint - you lose most of the usability, while putting up with ton's of slow downloading and fast animating ads. The only real gain here is the ability to search past posts, and browse without subscribing. A mirror situation could work though: those of us unlucky enough to be able incapable of using newsgroups could continue with email. my 2 cents. matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI RE: Free RDBMS
Someone was asking the other day about a free relational database management system. I recently saw a bit of info about miniSQL which you can get from http://www.hughes.com.au Its supposed to be free or at least very cheap. I suggest you read: http://www.ntlug.org/~cbbrowne/rdbms.html which is well organized and devoted to information about relational database systems, primarily dealing with those database systems available under Linux. For DB names you can search for: MySQL PostGreSQL InterBase cheers, -matt Matt Wilkie * GIS Technician * Yukon Renewable Resources GIS http://renres.gov.yk.ca/pubs/rrgis/ -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI AND AV in the same office?
Robert/ donna et al, We use ArcInfo, ArcView, MapInfo, and occassionaly AutoCAD, Pamap, and Illustrator. Each progam has their strong points but the problem of handling multiple datasets which are identical in content but different in format is a major pain in the asp. Recently I discovered a misclassified road. It took me 5 minutes to fix it once in ArcInfo. And then another 5 to fix it again in MapInfo. And then... Several times we've contemplated settling down on just one program, but no single program ever meets all of our needs. We're also leary of putting all our eggs in one basket. What if, say, ESRI decides Avenue is no more and development and support cease? Or MapInfo decides a minumum of 5 clicks is okay for turning layers on and off forevermore? My biggest wish is for the development and widespread adoption of a non-proprietary "GISML" standard so the mapping community can reap similar benefits to what we've seen with HTML and the world wide web. I bet I've spent at least 30% of my GIS time in the last 8 years "merely" massaging and pummeling data from one program format to another. So yes, multiple GISs are common, but be sure you look before you leap. :) cheers, -matt Matt Wilkie * GIS Technician * Yukon Renewable Resources GIS http://renres.gov.yk.ca/pubs/rrgis/ -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI WOW: Civilian GPS Selective Availability gets turned off tonight at midnight!
-Original Message- From: Chris 'Xenon' Hanson Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 11:13 AM http://www.whitehouse.gov/library/PressReleases.cgi?date=0briefing=0 The intentional degradation of civilian-grade GPS signals (known as Selective Availability) has now been judged to be unnecessary and will be switched off at midnight tonight, May 1, worldwide. What does this mean? Now, consumer-grade GPS units will have a positional accuracy several times better than they previously did. SA limited single-unit GPS fixes to typically no better than 50-100m accuracy. Estimates are that with SA off, these units could be from 0m to 70m more accurate. Here is the results of a quick search relating to these topics: http://www.google.com/search?q=gps+sa+selective+availability+accuracy+30+met ermeta=lr%3D%26hl%3Den This is exciting stuff for the GIS and remote sensing fields. Chris - Xenon -- Chris Hanson | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | I've got friends in low latitudes! Learn about the new WCS Version 5! http://www.3DNature.com "There is no Truth. There is only Perception. To Perceive is to Exist." - Xen --- -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Reporting spam fraud
I tried to find a law enforcement Web site with an email address to which I could forward it; but found none. (You can't even report a murder on the Web, let alone this). There is little law enforcement for the net because the net by it's very nature spans multiple jurisdictions and thus variant rules and regulations. What is illegal in the US is not necessarily so in Canada or in Sweden or in Thailand. That being said, there are things we can do. A very good place to find information on how to fight back is http://spam.abuse.net/. I will forewarn you that it can quickly get involved and time consuming though. If you want to do something about spam, but don't feel like decoding headers and tracing upstream providers, a quick and easy action is to forward all your spam mail (with complete headers) to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. See http://wwe.spamrecycle.com/ for more info on this program. cheers, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI: VML home page?
A while ago there was a reference about standards for vector transfer specifications on the web. I was sure that it was called VML ... I think that what you want is at http://www.vrml.org/ Virtual REALITY Markup Language. Many sites on this topic Virtual Reality Markup Language was developed specifically for immersion in 3D environments and is not really concerned with geospatial data, though it has been used that way. There is also the Vector Markup Language which I believe is what Robert is looking for: http://www.vmlsource.com/ cheers, -matt Help Free Canadian Geospatial Data visit http://members.home.net/freedata/ -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI SUM: colour laser printer recommendations?
There were a lot of repsonses to this one and I encountered another sum on Esri-L shortly after I asked my question. If anybody wants the full text of both, (ie: a digest) email me. Original question: Our office is considering purchasing a colour laser printer. It would be used for small maps (11x17), brochures newsletters as well as your standard everyday printing of memos and letters. Does the list have any recommendations? love stories? horror stories? The responses categorized by vendor are summed immediately following. There are some general notes on printing technology at the bottom which is well worth noting. BY VENDOR Canon ImageClass C2100: expensive to startup but cost per page is low. It gives great prints, but has tricky colour matching relative to inkjet - need driver adjustments to match (close enough) screen colours. A minor annoyance is that it takes a long time to wake up from sleep mode, but once awake prints are fast (1 response) Minolta copier/printer CF910: On the whole, it seems to be a good machine. There are unresolved questions regarding inconsistent line-widths. It has an add-on print server called a Fiery 2Xe. The model of copier one down from this has poorer print quality. (1 response) Xerox 5750: great! does double duty as colour copier (1 response) [NB: Xerox and Tektronics are now the same company] Lexmarks: the Lexmark Optra 1275 C was loved, while the (unknown model) was hated. Reasons for hate: colours not true, banding, finicky cartridges. Reasons for love: 1200dpi, easy networking (no server needed), automatic language selection, excellent output on various media. (3 respondants) QMS Magicolor 330: wide range of responses, ranging from "underwhelmed" and "there is no magic" to "way to go". Those who didn't like it cite colour problems and indistinct line work. The fellow who do like it, didn't give much detail.(3 responses) Tektronics Phasers are generally popular and well liked though a few were less than satisfied. Finickiness with selecting paper sizes, colour matching, and high maintenance were the usual reasons for dissatisfaction. They also produce "gargantuan plot files that amble through a 100 base T network". Works well in a multi OS environment. (8 respondants) HP as usual is at the top of the list. (13 responses) Does this reflect technical superiority or greater mindshare and trust? HP 8500DN: A good all purpose workgroup colour printer which is relatively fast. I can't really give anymore details than that, because as is usual those who like it, say "It's great!" and no more. :) There was a warning about expensive supplies. Perhaps the most significant fact is that nobody complained. HP 4500DN: Lesser model to the 8500, still liked. Only 2 repondants mentioned this printer. GENERAL NOTES It is probably more effective, both in terms of usage time and cost (maintenance and purchase), to have 2 dedicated printers, one for colour and one for general purpose BW, than to find an all in one solution. In this scenario the HP2500 is recommended for colour because the cost is lower (than 4/8500) and there is not a difference in print speed for full colour images. Quoted in full because of it informative value: -= Peter Halls: We use Lexmark HP colour lasers, and have looked at the QMS and Tektronix machines as well. My advice would be "if colour quality matters, stay with ink-jet". This is a technology issue. Although the dye technology used in ink jets is advanced, and offers pretty close to pure primary shades, this soes not yet seem possible with colour lasers. Despite the pigment primaries being cyan, magenta and yellow, some of the colour lasers use the light primaries, red, green and blue! The cym pigments we see are not very pure - cyan probably being the best, as a result all colour mixes tend to end up a bit 'muddy'. I've not seen any laser that manages to mix its primaries and achieve as good a colour as the ink jets. I suspect that the reason some use rgb pigments is that most business graphics seem to use those colours and the manufacturers recognise that the cannot, in particular, obtain a good red from the cym laser toners. I do not know if there is an issue concerning the need for heat in the fusing process that is involved here, this would certainly be a possibility. My colleagues chose the laser over inkjet in our move from thermal wax because they though[t] the inkjets would need constant maintenance and operator attention, and that they were apparently fast. No one seems to be satisfied with the colour quality, and our central colour printing load has sunk whilst almost everyone seems to be buying a colour inkjet for the desktop! OUR DECISION We've opted for a 3 printer solution: The HP 1055CM for very fast inkjet prints up to 36" wide, the Epson Stylus Colour 3000 for slower 720x1440 dpi colour up to 13x19", and an old HP laserjet 4M for black and white everyday
MI colour laser printer recommendations?
Hi *, Our office is considering purchasing a colour laser printer. It would be used for small maps (11x17), brochures newsletters as well as your standard everyday printing of memos and letters. Does the list have any recommendations? love stories? horror stories? Thanks in advance, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI AD: Elevation Data Software CD-ROM
To all list-server participants, I am sorry for the cross-listings that appeared yesterday. On an occasional basis, monthly or every other month for the last year, I have been sending out an email advertisment about some "rather inexpensive" data and software products I have assembled... I have to admit my first reaction on seeing your msg was to slap the delete key. When I ran into it again on the MI list I actually read it asnd realised it was relevant and not really spam. Anyway the point is, we are getting hypersenstive to anything which even resembles unwanted and irrelevant commercial intrusion. You know, like too much exposure to certain kinds of dust or pollen can provoke allergic reactions to benign paticles. In this case I don't think you had to apologize (although it is good that you did). Your subject line was very clearly labeled as an AD and perhaps now there are a few more people who will notice that and filter by it. cheers, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI axis allies
Hi, Has anybody here ever created an "Axis Allies" map? [AA is a strategy war game by Milton Bradley, like Risk but much more complicated.] My brother would like an E sized version and before I go through the trouble of creating one I thought I'd see what the list had to say first. Also, if it hasn't been done already, who is interested in a copy when it's done? cheers, -matt Help Free Canadian Geospatial Data visit http://members.home.net/freedata/ -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SUM: MI axis allies
I asked if anybody had yet created an Axis Allies map. Within the space of about 10 minutes I recieved 4 replies saying no, but they would be interested in obtaining one. Obviously there is a need. :) So I'll be starting one, but don't hold your breath, this is a spare time thing. cheers, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Layout refresh annoyance
Does anybody else experience the following behaviour and (hopefully) have a suggestion for what to do about it? If the layout is the active window, every time a different tool or toolbar is selected a refresh is forced. The refresh is unstoppable -- ESC doesn't work, indeed, in some circumstances pressing ESC forces a *double* refresh. The Recipe: 1) Create a layout with one frame on top of another. For example a base a map with a key map in one corner. 2) Set at least one frame's source property to 'None' 3) Click an icon on one toolbar, then a different toolbar. Voila. refreshes It doesn't matter which frame is set to none. It doesn't matter if *all* frames are set to none, though this is slightly more bearable because at least it's faster. Is there some mapbasic code or something so you can get on-demand-only refreshing (eg. only when I ask specifically for a refresh? bound to key like F9? or the middle mouse button?). I waste a lot of time everyday waiting for unecessary screen refreshes and it's getting really irritating. Actually, while I'm thinking about productivity, how can you define keyboard shortcuts? I'd really like to be able to switch between tools with a key stroke. Similar to Illustrator or Photoshop: S for select, Z for zoom, P for input Polygon, etc. The mouse aerobics are hurting my wrist. cheers, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI OT: GenesisII as Open Source?
Anybody who is interested seeing more GIS related software in the open source arena should head over to comp.graphics.visualization and read the thread "GenesisII - to Open Source or not?" (mangled URL below) http://x25.deja.com/[ST_rn=md]/threadmsg_md.xp?thitnum=0AN=558937831.1mhit num=0CONTEXT=945483139.116523048 cheers, -matt Help Free Canadian Geospatial Data visit http://members.home.net/freedata/ -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI DEM Review, request for contribution
Greetings *, I'm currently in the process of reviewing the quality of DEMs created by most major GIS packages. Is there someone here who is knowledgeable with Vertical Mapper who is willing to generate a dem or 3 from our test dataset for this experiment? Eventually the results and some commentary will be placed on our website, with credit given where due of course. Thanks for your time, -Matt Wilkie GIS Section, Renewable Resources, Government of Yukon -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI DEM Review, request for contribution
Programs generally don't create DEMs, they read them. Are you referring to the manipulation of DEMs? Perspective viewing? Speed? Quality of shaded maps or contours? Interpolation of a surface from a few XYZ points? "generally" depends on which "general area" of activity you are in. :) I'm in the area of creating dems. And to be more precise, a DEM can be a specific product/file format or a general term describing elevation models in general (there's that word again :). For my project, I'm evaluating the quality of elevation models created by various programs from a specific vector dataset. Quality in this context is a nebulously defined mix of my own peculiar blend of aesthetics and objectivity. The tools I will be using in my quest include sunshade relief, re-contouring, perspective views, and anything else I can think of to help shed light. cheers, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI OffTopic: GRASS GIS released under GPL
== Press Release October 23, 1999 GRASS Development Team GRASS GIS Released Under GNU General Public License! Geographic Resources Analysis and Support System (GRASS) Geographic Information System (GIS) has entered a new era with its resurrection by the GRASS Development Team. The Team, headquartered at Baylor University, is made up of researchers at Baylor and University of Hannover, Germany, with cooperators at the University of Illinois. GRASS is a full-featured GIS that runs on all Unix and Linux operating systems, thus making it a powerful tool for research groups. The GRASS GIS, which was originally developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, found a new home for support in the GRASS Development Team in 1997. Since that time, GRASS has enjoyed resurgence in popularity around the globe. However, the problem of licensing was never quite resolved. Until today. Since GRASS was initially developed by the U. S. Government, it was considered Public-Domain. However, the GRASS Development Team is not government funded and so needed a way to protect the developers and license the GRASS GIS software. As of October 25, 1999, GRASS is released under the terms of the Gnu Public License (GPL). The GPL is part of the Free Software Foundation, a non-profit group that licenses most software developed as "freeware" by universities and individuals. This makes GRASS the first fully featured GIS that is released worldwide under the GPL. For more information, contact the GRASS Development Team via email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit their websites at http://grass.baylor.edu/ and http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass/ GRASS Development Team == -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI New Zealand Topographic Data
The orginal press release is at: http://www.linz.govt.nz/publications/media/index.html Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) have just announced a large fee reduction for LINZ held digital topographic data of New Zealand. [...] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI More annoyances from the annoyance lady. (Four questions)
... but just another note that every time I use MapInfo it annoys me, and for all the same, old, same old reasons. Granted, I'm still using it. As I said: I love it. Nicely put. time I work with MapInfo I feel this "cross your fingers and hope it looks the same way next time" feeling. (Is it just me?) No. (Does your Map menu have a redraw button the way help says it should?) No, but it used to (at least I seem to remember it that way). You can use Redraw by pressing Ctrl-D though. Your never-efficient-enough-for-my-own-expectations colleague (and efficiency is the real crux of why I'm annoyed), Definately. Just yesterday I spent 3 hours printing ~75 workspaces. Open workspace: adjust page size: (wait for abominally long refresh which can't be ESCaped): print to file: type in workspace_name.prn: wait: Close All: rinse, lather, repeat. Blech! [btw: v5.5 saves the printer settings in the workspace, but only sort of. What printer to use is saved, but page size is not (it always picks the default page size). So don't upgrade only for that feature. Oh yeah, buffering is m u c h s l o w e r in v5.5 too.] Cheers, -matt ps: have fun in spain! -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
changing layout titles (was RE: MI Narrowing down the annoyance)
If you wrote to offer a utility: please consider posting it to the MI FTP site, as well. (Three people offered a layout title changer, which would be nice to have if it's not already up there.) I could not find a utility at the MI Clearing House which could change layout titles. Whoever offered one to Marjorie please upload to http://www.directionsmag.com/mapinfo-l/upload.asp thanks in advance, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI SUM Joining tables...
The combined suggestion was to use SQL Select dialogue. Place my two tables that I want to join in the FROM section. In my Where category set the two "key fields equal. The result will be a query table. Should you want to keep this, Save Copy As. I think we would all agree that the ArcView join is much simpler. No, we won't. At least not until you explain to the list the steps needed to obtain the *same* result in ArcView. In AV: open the two tables to be joined, select the two column headings which will provide the link id's, press 'Join' button. Very quick and painless. Don't know how it's done in Avenue. cheers, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI creating hydrographically correct dems
Hi, Can anybody out there direct me to technical papers on how to create hydrographically correct elevation models? Thanks in advance, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Translator from .bmp to .gif ~answer
I am looking for a (preferably free; if not, cheap) translator converting .bmp images to .gif in batch mode. The conversion You could try NConvert which comes with Xnview. It's not referenced in the GUI, but if you look in the Xnview directory it's there. Type nconvert.exe -help for a list of supported file types. Homepage: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g Download: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/html/download.html The pages are in French, but don't let that scare you off (not you Claude, the list :). The url for the English version is: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/download/viewer/Xnview-gb-win.zip (see the downloads page for mirrors) cheers, -matt oh yeah, it's freeware and available on just about any platform you can think of. -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Spammer redux
Stop spammers? I'm open to ideas... A couple of months ago I saw a story about a company which was asking people to forward spam messages (with full headers) to them, and that company would in turn try and shut the spammers down. I thought I'd bookmarked it, but I can't find the link anymore. :( Anybody else see this story (and remember the link)? Oh yeah, there is a twist. The company is not altruistic, they are trying to champion 'voluntary email advertisement' or some such phrase. The way it works is you say, "It's okay if I recieve unsolicited email for GIS, but not anything else). cheers, -matt Help Free Canadian Geospatial Data visit http://members.home.net/freedata/ -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Spammer redux
Looks like the spammers will ruin this list as they have done others. What are the possibilities of establishing an alternate? This is much too valuble of a forum to let the spammers ruin it. Unfortunately I think that would cause more problems than it solves. It would only take a couple of months at most before the spammers found the new list. Don't forget there's an online searchable mailing list archive, and that's much too useful to hide. The only potentially viable solution I can think of is something similar to the way Junkbuster filters ad graphics (see junkbusters.com). Basically it consists of a personal proxy and a blackhole list of banned servers and regular expression matches for stripping particular graphics. Eg: if it looks like .../ads/nike_banner.gif kill it. While this technology works, it does require very careful regex construction so you don't inadvertantly strip wanted material and needs to be continually maintained. cheers, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Spammer redux
Looks like the spammers will ruin this list as they have done others. What are the possibilities of establishing an alternate? This is much too valuble of a forum to let the spammers ruin it. Unfortunately I think that would cause more problems than it solves. It would only take a couple of months at most before the spammers found the new list. Don't forget there's an online searchable mailing list archive, and that's much too useful to hide. The only potentially viable solution I can think of is something similar to the way Junkbuster filters ad graphics (see junkbusters.com). Basically it consists of a personal proxy and a blackhole list of banned servers and regular expression matches for stripping particular graphics. Eg: if it looks like .../ads/nike_banner.gif kill it. While this technology works, it does require very careful regex construction so you don't inadvertantly strip wanted material and needs to be continually maintained. cheers, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI spammer
I like the last idea, spamming the spammers. It might be interesting to talk with other lists and form a loose anti-spam group. When a spammer sends mail to any of the lists, all of the lists send 1000's of replies back. The problem with that is the ReplyTo email address is almost always fake; same with the SentFrom addy. It is difficult to determine what the real address might be. See Adrian's excellent summation (titled Guilty (another spam anecdote...)). As Adrian noted, the messages re:spam outnumber the original spam by nearly 10 to one. I'm a guilty participant, so this will be my last post on the subject. :) cheers, -matt PS: Adrian, thanks for the Spamspade.com link, but listers should note it is http://www.samspade.org/, not .com. -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Updating a table text field
Hi, I have a question which I'm sure is a FAQ, but have not been able to locate the answer, my apologies if it's right in front of my face, but I just don't see it. :) I have some records in which I need to update a text field. How do I update them en mass? The scenario: adding a text label/id to stream watersheds. Currently I select the relevant vectors, browse the selection table, paste an identical text string a few hundred times into the "ws_id" field. thanks, -matt (will sum) Help Free Canadian Geospatial Data visit http://members.home.net/freedata/ -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI bug verification request: change default printer
Hi, Can anybody help verify a possible bug in MI v5.5? Open a workspace with a few tables and a layout, minimize MI, go to StartSettingsPrinters and change your default printer. KaBlam! Instant Dr. Watson, for me anyway. I'm using MI 5.5 on NT4sp4 on a single PII450 w/256 ram. Printer drivers are Epson Stylus Color 3000, HP DesignJet 1055cm, HP DJ 2500cp, HP LaserJet 4L/4ML PostScript (all printers networked, tcp/ip only). cheers, -matt Help Free Canadian Geospatial Data visit http://members.home.net/freedata/ -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI SUM: pattern printing irregularities
My orginal question was: Has anybody else had problems printing patterns with v5.5? If I select a sparse dotted pattern with a transparent background, when printed the dots are are big, about .5mm across. If I take the same layer keep the same dot pattern and change the background to opaque white, when printed from one workstation, the dots are so fine and close together they form a solid light colour; when printed from another workstation the dots are sparsely spread out (like they're supposed to be) and about .1mm across. I recieved confirmation from several people, including MI Tech Suupport. It only seems to occur with HP printers (or maybe, everybody is using HP printers? Can somebody try and duplicate this one a different brand?) It happens on both Win98 and NT. It has been logged as problem #10158. Col @ Magnorth reported a possibly related problem, but the differences occured with colour not patterns. It was cleared up when all three workstations standardized on the same video driver. -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI transperent pattern
But when I print the layout (on HP deskjet 1100C) the pattern is no longer transperent. The raster is not printed. The spaces in the pattern are white. This is a recently documented bug, see the thread titled "pattern printing irregularities" for more details. So far as I know, a workaround or a fix has not been found. :( cheers, -matt Help Free Canadian Geospatial Data visit http://members.home.net/freedata/ -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI pattern printing irregularities
Hi All, Has anybody else had problems printing patterns with v5.5? If I select a sparse dotted pattern with a transparent background, when printed the dots are are big, about .5mm across. If I take the same layer keep the same dot pattern and change the background to opaque white, when printed from one workstation, the dots are so fine and close together they form a solid light colour; when printed from another workstation the dots are sparsely spread out (like they're supposed to be) and about .1mm across. Both workstations are running NT v4sp4, MI 5.5 with the most current Adobe PS driver (v5.1 (210)). The plotter is an HP 1055cm. The problem is duplicated when printed to an HP 4ML LaserJet (driver: MS PostScript v4.00) Anybody else experience something like this? will sum, -matt Help Free Canadian Geospatial Data visit http://members.home.net/freedata/ -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Internal Error 31109
Anyone ever see Internal Error 31109 on a HP650 Plotter. Help would be appreciated! I haven't seen it, but you might try and email [EMAIL PROTECTED] They were helpful in tracking down a system error on our hp1055cm. You need to use a specific format (temnplate at end of msg) if you want good service. Or alternatively you can fill out a form on this web site: http://www.designjet-online.hp.com/ You have to create an account (free), answer a bunch of questions and let them cookie your hard drive. Turn around time is pretty good, ~24 hours. The link to look for is "Email Support". There is a list of the system error codes, but it's in the Service Guide, not on the web. You have to buy it, or bug them until they tell. The list price for the 1055cm manual is $44usd and as of this morning they had 8 copies. Call 1-800-227-8164 for parts direct ordering; You'll need the model number of your printer (design jets look like: C*A/B) . Good luck, -matt Email Submission Template: This is the way it looked when I recieved it. I don't know if it's important to have no space between the colon (:) and the answer or not. I've no idea what the 'German Site' section is about. Disclaimer: I haven't actually tried to submit via email yet. They may reject it and force you to use the web page. yuk. :( === First Name:AMap Last Name:InfoUser Phone Country Code:1 Phone Area Code:123 Phone Number:456-789 Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Printer Model:DesignJet 1055cm Serial Number: abc123456 Purchase Month:07 Purchase Year:1999 Operating System:Windows NT 4.0 Printer Drivers:HP-GL/2 and RTL for Windows Driver Version:4.1 Printing Application:MapInfo Printing Through:Network Media Type:HP Coated Paper Print Quality:Normal Firmware:A.01.01(pr) German Site's Email Submission CB Nodeid: To Do: IV Nodeid: CSQ Report: IV Path: Customer Comment:1055cm, Front Panel System Error: A detailed description of the circumstance around the problem. More is better. -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI MB: Universal Translator from MapBasic
I asked this question of MapInfo Tech Support a couple of months ago regarding v5.0. They told me it was not possible to control the UT or ArcLink through Mapbasic. If anyone knows of any way to run these tools other than "manually", I would very much like to know also. me too please. -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI batch table editing
Hi, What is the best method of batch editing large numbers of identical tables? I have a couple of hundred tables to edit to apply standard line/region styles to. Their record structure is identical. They can be themed by a field called "classname" which contains a text code: lake, river, island, wetland, sandbar, etc. So a thematic map is possible, but laborious. I've tried creating a Seamless Table via the Seamless Manager tool, but it won't allow editing or creation of a thematic map on the resultant seamless table. Seamless tables are a viable solution for tables which only contain one object type (a display overide can be used for all table contents). I've tried using the "Select by Attribute" tool which selects all objects having the same attributes as the currently selected object. This is a great time saver, but it will still only work on one table, and one object type, at a time. will sum, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI RE: resource editor
Can anyone recommend a good (or even a bad) resource file editor. I used to have one in the old borland c compiler that allowed me to go into any executables or dll's to extract out the icons, etc, but I can't seem to find the equivalent in VB. If all you are after is the graphics, there a number of icon extractors available. One of the best I played with is called Microangelo http://www.impactsoft.com/products/products.html If you are looking to extract more than icons, perhaps the free Cygwin GNU progammers toolkit has something (I'm not a programmer so I don't really know). http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/ cheers, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI FarmGIS News: GMOs (genetically modified organisms)
Neil Havermale wrote: One of the "organic" methods to control bugs on veggies is to use Bt fungai to infected most pests and rotted them from the inside out. It is dusted on to the crop and remains a widely accepted "certified organic" method. Now the the Bt gene has been inserted into several crops. .. At this pace of adoption all corn could be Bt ready in less than 10 years. To which Bill Thoen responded: They are meddling with things Man was not meant to know! (No I don't really belive that, but I think they ought to pay attention to the way evolution works.) ---[snipped]--- developed and widely distributed GMOs. Didn't the agribiz learn anything about the dangers of monocropping in the 30's? I think I have to agree with Bill's alarm. I don't think we understand biotechnology or ecology enough to deploy it on the scale we are. It especially worries me that I as a consumer have no choice - I can't decide -not- to purchase/eat non-transgenic produce unless I know the person who grew it (and can therefore ask or investigate in person). The Summer '99 issue of Whole Earth Review has some really good articles on this issue. One of them is available online at http://www.wholeearthmag.com/ArticleBin/250.html (the hardcopy version has more articles). -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI ArcInfo = MapInfo connectivity
Hi, Are there any moves afoot to enable to MI to directly access an ArcInfo library? (ie: without translation) cheers, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
SUM: MI batch pack table
My original post was: -- Does anybody know a way of packing tables in batch mode? I have about 3 thousand to go through. Also, are there any known problems with data integrity when packing tables? I'd hate to pack everything and then find out 6 months or a year from now I've lost data. Or worse yet, not notice at all. -- and there was a flood of responses. Several people sent code, and Eric Frost programmed something on the spot. A few more mentioned how to capture MI code for making my own. To keep the size of this post down, I'll simply put the coders' email addresses at the bottom (so you can contact them for the code). I've not yet tested all the code/progams so I don't have any recommendations. To capture code, open a Mapbasic window and then pack a table the usual way. Then cut paste, modify to your situation. Thanks to Dyan Catamaran [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] and andrew whittam [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] --- On Data Integrity --- There is a data 'loss' problem if you use adjusted dynamic labels. In this context 'adjusted' means you modify the position of an automatic label. When a dynamic label is adjusted, the adjustments are stored in the workspace with a pointer to the source table and record row. When a table is packed, the number of rows changes, and thus the relative position of the record. Workspaces are not notified when table changes are made, and so the customized labels no longer point to the correct record. The obvious fix is for MapInfo to implement an automatic record id code for all records, and then index by RecID instead of row number. Implimenting a scheme like this would probably mean wide spread changes throughout MI, so don't look for a fix from MI anytime soon. You'll just have to live with kludges. I was not informed of any other fixes or work arounds. Thanks go to Trey Pattillo [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] and John Schlosser [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]. John has a web page at http://www.sgsi.com/labe0598.htm which gives an in-depth discussion of various labeling "tips, tricks traps". I was not informed of any other data integrity issues and two (of ten) respondents said they have never lost any data. The other eight simply did not say. --- Code Toolboxes --- These people all sent sample Mapbasic code or toolboxes. Contact them to see what they have to offer. I think if all these people collaborated we might have a really useful and well developed tool on our hands. [nudge-nudge-wink] Carol Sheehan [[EMAIL PROTECTED]], toolbox (pack all tables) Sam Kome [[EMAIL PROTECTED]], toolbox (packrat) Eric Frost [[EMAIL PROTECTED]], toolbox (packer) Herve DORIER [[EMAIL PROTECTED]], code Trey Pattillo [[EMAIL PROTECTED]], toolbox with code (http://www.wap3.com/download/BTCHPACK.ZIP) Thanks to everybody who responded and I hope I didn't forget anybody. If anybody has an automatic method of identifying which tables have associated adjusted dynamic labels I'd appreciate it. cheers, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI batch pack table
Hi, Does anybody know a way of packing tables in batch mode? I have about 3 thousand to go through. Also, are there any known problems with data integrity when packing tables? I'd hate to pack everything and then find out 6 months or a year from now I've lost data. Or worse yet, not notice at all. Thanks, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Printing using Mapinfo
image manipulation software (Photoshop for instance). You will have to play with the image size output (you have a choice - ... think the default option is either 72 or 98 dpi. Usually anything 250dpi or higher prints just fine, but the files will be huge. I generally double or triple the suggested measurements to get a decent printable resolution. Generally speaking, and for reasons I confess I don't understand well, the dpi of the image should be half of the dpi resolution of the output device. So, for a 300dpi printer, save your image at 150dpi. Likewise for 600dpi printer use a 300dpi image. I know it seems counter-intuitive, but the tests I've run bear it out. The reason has something to do with a printer's LPI (lines per inch) being half of it's addressable resolution - DPI. I learned this from the Adobe PhotoShop helpfile (v4 if I remember correctly). Also bear in mind that different graphics programs handle the printed size differently (the inches-on-paper dimension is actually completely independant of pixels-on-screen or the dpi number recorded in the file on your hard disk). cheers, -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI GIS Day is also Odd Day
Today, nov 19th, is GIS Day (yahoo!!! wheee!! yabba dabba doo!, etc.), but I thought this little observation on world demographics was appropriate for the event: I just discovered something else cool about today too: (from slashdot.org, in turn from an unspecified mailing list) "Today is November 19th, 1999. The numerical format for today is 19-11-1999. All of the digits are odd. The next Odd day will be 1-1-3111 - which is well over a thousand years away, which we will never see. Days such as 13-4-89 have both even and odd digits, thus, it is neither odd nor even. The next even day will be 2-2-2000 - the first one since 28-8-888. So, now you have a reason to celebrate this Friday as it'll be your last odd day on Earth!" Also: - 11 and 19 are both primes, as well as odd numbers. 1999 is also prime, which makes this Prime Day, as well. - 11:59:59 19/11/1999 is the last odd timestamp of our lifetimes. It's also an entirely prime timestamp! - If you write the date in British format (as most countries do), 19/11/1999, then 19111999 is prime - years 1 month 11 days number of days in the interval between this odd day and the next one So, Happy Odd Gis Prime Day Everyone! -matt -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI virus alert! *Sigh* It's a hoax folks
I repeat: *Sigh* It's a hoax folks Please, whenever you get a message about a new virus, please take a minute to find out if it's for real or not. http://www.google.com/search?q=wobbler+virus+california You'll notice the first 6 returns all contain the word "hoax" in the title. And if you follow a few of the links, this hoax warning has been in circulation since about June of this year. -matt -Original Message- From: jchgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 10:19 AM To: MapInfo Help Subject: MI virus alert! Received this from a friend this a.m. JUST AN FYI - Subject: *** VIRUS ALERT *** This information was sent to us by one of our users...We have been informed of a new virus - WOBBLER- it will arrive on e-mail titled "California". IBM and AOL have announced that it is very powerful, more so than Melissa and there is no remedy. It will eat all your information on the hard drive and also destroys Netscape navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not open anything with this title and please pass this message on to all your contacts and anyone who uses your e-mail facility. Not many people know about this yet so please relay this message as fast as possible. -- Sonya Nikolsky Production Manager JCH GeoInfo 3600 University Dr Durham NC 27707 (919)493-9339 Phone -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
