RE: MI-L Proviewer default Highlight type

[Peter Horsbøll Møller]

Hi Mathieu,

The highlight type is stored togetherwith the rest of the MapInfo Preferences 
in the MapInfow.prf. So to make another user on the same or a different 
computer use the same highlight styles as you have chosen, you'll need to give 
them your MapInfow.prf. And do remember to copy it to the right directory

You will find the MapInfow.prf file here: C:\Documents and 
Settings\\Application Data\MapInfo\MapInfo\ where  should be 
replaced with you Windows username. This location is used if you are using 
MapInfo 6.5 or newer. If you have an older version the file will be located in 
the Windows directory.

If you have a MapInfo 6.5 or newer you can use this trick to exactly find the 
location of the file:

In MapInfo open the MapBasic window and enter this line followed by hitting 
ENTER on the keyboard:
Print LocateFile$(0)

HTH,
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Subject: MI-L Proviewer default Highlight type


Hi all

I have created a mapspace, and have changed the 
Options-Preferences-Styles-Region Highlight settings on my PC's Mapinfo to very 
clearly show which areas are selected, but when i open this same workspace in a 
colleague's Proviewer, the highlight is the default 'light hatching"

is there a way to change this? i can't find the option in Proviewer and am too 
inexperienced to know how (if it's even possible) to write this into the .WOR

Cheers very muchly in advance

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MI-L Oracle Interoperability

[Campbell, Keith A]

Listers,

One of the supposed advantages of sticking your geographic data into Oracle
Spatial is the ability to access that data from different GIS client
applications. However, it's not as simple as that because the GIS apps
require additional information in the database in order to operate. MapInfo,
Autodesk, Laser-Scan and Intergraph all embarked on an Interoperability
initiative and published a combined white paper last year. Laser-Scan and
Intergraph have free Interoperability Kits, to enable this data-sharing,
available on their websites. However, I can't find anything similar on the
MapInfo and Autodesk websites, nor any details about how to make this
sharing possible by 'manual' means. And they produce the products (Autodesk
Map and MapGuide, MI Pro) I'm currently interested in using with Oracle
Spatial. Can anybody shed any light on what needs to be done to get these to
talk to Oracle?

Regards,

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RE: MI-L Oracle Interoperability

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http://extranet.mapinfo.com/products//ogc.cfm 

IL Thomas
GeoSciSoft - Perth, Australia

> -Original Message-
> From: Campbell, Keith A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, 3 December 2004 8:16 PM
> To: ''MapInfo-L ([EMAIL PROTECTED])'
> Subject: MI-L Oracle Interoperability
> 
> Listers,
> 
> One of the supposed advantages of sticking your geographic data into
> Oracle
> Spatial is the ability to access that data from different GIS client
> applications. However, it's not as simple as that because the GIS apps
> require additional information in the database in order to operate.
> MapInfo,
> Autodesk, Laser-Scan and Intergraph all embarked on an Interoperability
> initiative and published a combined white paper last year. Laser-Scan and
> Intergraph have free Interoperability Kits, to enable this data-sharing,
> available on their websites. However, I can't find anything similar on the
> MapInfo and Autodesk websites, nor any details about how to make this
> sharing possible by 'manual' means. And they produce the products
> (Autodesk
> Map and MapGuide, MI Pro) I'm currently interested in using with Oracle
> Spatial. Can anybody shed any light on what needs to be done to get these
> to
> talk to Oracle?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Keith Campbell
> GIS Consultant
> ATKINS Geospatial Solutions
> Cornerstone House
> Stafford Park 13, Telford
> TF3 3AZ
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MI-L Query and data manipulation speed .dbf vs .dat

[Kent . Treichel]

Just curious if anyone has compared the realtive speed of queries,
indexing, and table structure changes between native .dat files and .dbf
files.
I have recently defaulted to dbf files due to the ability to use the same
file across MapInfo, Excel, SPSS, and a geocoder.  Very handy, but am I
shooting myself in the foot when it come to efficient MapInfo work?
All opinions welcome.

Kent Treichel
Analyst-GIS
Tax Research
Minnesota Department of Revenue
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Re: MI-L Query from a query not saved in cloned view

[Susan]

Thanks Steve,
 
I actually have been using the Query drop down menu to do all the queries.  I 
think the problem lies in the fact that I first had to do a join query (using 
SQL Select and combining 2 tables) and then doing independant queries off of 
this resulting joined table (using Select menu and giving them new names).  
MapInfo didn't seem to want to remember these subqueries (created from the 
Select menu) from the joined table.
 
When cloning the map window (or saving it to a workspace), it remembers the SQL 
Select query to create the joined table (as expected), but not the queries I 
made off of the joined table using the Select function.
 
I just thought that MapInfo would remember all the queries, as long as a name 
was given to the resulting selected table.
 
Susan

Stephen Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The only queries you can perform a clone window and save workspace
with are the queries that are generated by the Query drop down menu. 
All other queries that are generated manually (ie picked out by the
user) will not copy over to a workspce file / clone map operation.

MapInfo by default saves all queries generated by the query drop down
menu by default. the setting can be found here: Options >
Preferences > Startup

If you would like to save the queries that you have generated manually
then you will have to do a File > Save Copy As, Open the saved Table
and then perform your thematic map and clone map operations on it.

- Steve

On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 13:29:25 -0500 (EST), Susan wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I know that Mapinfo has a problem in remembering a new queried table created 
> from another queried table when saved in a workspace. However, why does it 
> not remember a queried table from another queried table in a map window when 
> I tried to clone it?
> 
> For instance, I created a joined table in which I need to create 2 subsets 
> from it. I layered the map window with the 2 subsets with 2 different 
> colours. (I didn't know how to use the thematic mapping feature to colour the 
> first subset where col1 > col2 and the second subset where col2 >col1>col3.) 
> I gave the 2 new subsets 2 new colours. Then I cloned the map window and it 
> forgets the 2 new subsets. So I have to add these 2 new subsets into the 
> cloned window again and give them the new colours.
> 
> Is this something that I just have to live with in MapInfo?
> 
> Thanks,
> Susan
> 
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MI-L Copy plus type program for GEOSETS?

[neil kashishian]

Hi guys,
 
does anyone know a program similar to CopyPlus which copies Workspaces - that 
will copy Geosets and all their associated tables to other locations??
 
many thanks,
 
-Neil. 


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Re: MI-L Query and data manipulation speed .dbf vs .dat

[Bill Thoen]

On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I have recently defaulted to dbf files due to the ability to use the same
> file across MapInfo, Excel, SPSS, and a geocoder.  Very handy, but am I
> shooting myself in the foot when it come to efficient MapInfo work?

Probably not since *.dat files are essentially *.dbf files anyway.


- Bill Thoen


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MI-L Problem with Create point coordinate systems?

[James Stott]

All
 
I am fairly new to MapBasic but have experience of programming in other
languages. I have hit a problem while trying to write a mapbasic tool.
 
Firstly, the user opens a map window with a table that the user
specifies in a FileOpenDlg.
 
Once this table has been opened and is displayed in a mapper window, I
try to extract the min_x, min_y, max_x and max_y coordinates using the
MapperInfo() function.
 
The values that are returned from these functions are not the same as
the coordinates of the window. 
 
For example, I have added a section of code to the tool so the user can
input an x and y coordinates (british national grid) to create a point
(uses the CreatePoint() function). However the point created is not at
the coordinates entered i.e. if coordinates entered are x = 457980, y =
263570 the created point comes out as x = 400,000 , y = 4,470,000
 
Any help would be much appreciated.
 
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RE: MI-L Problem with Create point coordinate systems?

[Peter Horsbøll Møller]

To remember to specify the projection/coordinatesystem used before 
setting/retieving coordinates, like this
 
 
'**Reading the max Y & Y from the active mapper
Set CoordSys Window FrontWindow()
fMaxX = MapperInfo(FrontWindow(), MAPPER_INFO_MAXX)
fMaxY = MapperInfo(FrontWindow(), MAPPER_INFO_MAXY)
 
'**Inserting a point into the cosmetic layer of the active mapper
Insert Into WindowInfo(FrontWindow(), WIN_INFO_TABLE) (OBJ) (CreatePoint(fMaxX, 
fMaxY))
 
HTH,
Peter Horsbøll Møller
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From: James Stott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Fri 03-Dec-04 17:23
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MI-L Problem with Create point coordinate systems?



All

I am fairly new to MapBasic but have experience of programming in other
languages. I have hit a problem while trying to write a mapbasic tool.

Firstly, the user opens a map window with a table that the user
specifies in a FileOpenDlg.

Once this table has been opened and is displayed in a mapper window, I
try to extract the min_x, min_y, max_x and max_y coordinates using the
MapperInfo() function.

The values that are returned from these functions are not the same as
the coordinates of the window.

For example, I have added a section of code to the tool so the user can
input an x and y coordinates (british national grid) to create a point
(uses the CreatePoint() function). However the point created is not at
the coordinates entered i.e. if coordinates entered are x = 457980, y =
263570 the created point comes out as x = 400,000 , y = 4,470,000

Any help would be much appreciated.

James Stott
 
  
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RE: MI-L Labeling Difficulties

[Woody Woodruff]

Are you concerned with a screen display or a plotted display?

If screen display, I use Zoom layering.  When at a large zoom, labels show
only for the major thoroughfares, as zooms decrease, labels are visible for
collectors, and at a close levels, local streets.  In US we have function
class codes to determining these levels, so its an easy SQL to separate the
levels, and add them back in. Each level, though from the same source table,
is its own subset, and layered to facilitate the zoom layer settings.  The
FunClass has an initial letter we don't care about, then 2 digits, the first
of the digits is a major class, the second digit a subset of that class, so
mid string function starts with the second character, and returns one
character (the second one).

Something like
Select * from MyAllRoadTable where funclass =Mid$(Funclass,2,1)=4 into
Locals
Select * from MyAllRoadTable where funclass =Mid$(Funclass,2,1)=3 into
Collectors
Select * from MyllRoadTable where funclass =Mid$(Funclass,2,1)=2 into
State_Hwys

Then add these three back into layer control, set the zoom label ranges.

In addition, you can style override these subsets, or thematically map them
to have line styles corresponding to these levels.

In your particular case, you may not be able to query the data, and generate
these subsets.  However, you could still create several separate label
tables, as opposed to one, and the labels could still be zoom layered.

If its a plotted display, you will have to either print on larger paper, or
label only the majors, with detail maps for different districts, etc.  There
is no way around hitting the wall when it comes readable font size,
geographic extant and plot size.


William "Woody" Woodruff
Zoning Administrator
Charter Township of Union, Isabella County, Michigan
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Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 8:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MI-L Labelling Difficulties


Hello,

I am trying to label the streets of Sydney in a third party software
that doesn't have any layer control features, I therefore need to create
a set of labels stored in a separate .tab file, the problem is that
Sydney is quite large and MapInfo's auto generate label functions make
the labels far too big to be practable - even font size 1 is way too
big. Also to make the labels of smaller areas so that they fit and then
append them together later would take forever. Anyone got some ideas?


Regards...Morgan Ellingham





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MI-L using a string for a where clause

[Nicolas Muszynski]

Hello all,
 
In mapbasic I am trying to code a "select * from table_name where
certain_conditions" clause but I need to have the table_name variable as
well as the certain_conditions.  MapBasic doesn't seem having any
trouble reading a variable of type string for the table_name but it
doesn't seem to read the variable Certain_conditions for the where
clause conditions.  The only way the where clause works is if it is hard
coded.  Any ideas or solutions? 
 
Thank You 
 
Nicolas Muszynski
 

RE: MI-L using a string for a where clause

[Peter Horsbøll Møller]

Hi Nicolas,
 
I think you should look at the Run Command option which lets you build a string 
and then run the string afterwards
 
Dim  szCmdStr, szTab, szCond As String
 
szTab  = TableInfo(1, TAB_INFO_NAME)
szCmdStr = "Select * From " & szTab
 
If  then
   '**Please note that you now need to add the quotationmarks explicitly
   szCond = "LASTNAME = " & chr$(34) & "MØLLER" & chr$(34)
end if
If  then
   If szCond = "" Then
 '**Please note that you now need to add the quotationmarks explicitly
  szCond = "FIRSTNAME = " & chr$(34) & "PETER" & chr$(34)
   else
 '**Please note that you now need to add the quotationmarks explicitly
  szCond = szCond & "AND FIRSTNAME = " & chr$(34) & "PETER" & chr$(34)
   end if
end if
 
Run Command szCmdStr & szCond
 
HTH,
Peter Horsbøll Møller
GIS Developer
Geographical Information & IT
 
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From: Nicolas Muszynski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Fri 03-Dec-04 20:26
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MI-L using a string for a where clause



Hello all,

In mapbasic I am trying to code a "select * from table_name where
certain_conditions" clause but I need to have the table_name variable as
well as the certain_conditions.  MapBasic doesn't seem having any
trouble reading a variable of type string for the table_name but it
doesn't seem to read the variable Certain_conditions for the where
clause conditions.  The only way the where clause works is if it is hard
coded.  Any ideas or solutions?

Thank You

Nicolas Muszynski

MI-L update column with sequential numbers

[Tom Thomson]

I have a layer of taxlot polygons with names and addresses. I have another
layer of GPSed water meter locations. The water company cannot export the
address list from their billing software so that I can join the two layers.
So my thought was to create a new column in the taxlot layer and update the
column with sequential numbers to use as an identifier. Then we could print
the map with the taxlot ID number and go from there. However, I cannot find
out how this is done. I tried the archives but cannot seem to find the right
wording to get the info from.

My ultimate goal would be to have the GPS coordinates for the meter appended
to the taxlot.

Thanks in advance for any help.tom
==
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everyone understands the solution."Charles Kettering
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MI-L MapInfo tutorial for 7.5

[Philip . Lesnik]

Group,

Is there a MapInfo tutorial in 7.5.  We have a new employee that wants to
go through a tutorial of MapInfo before going to any type of training.
Thanks




Philip Lesnik
Research Systems Analyst, Market Research
General Growth Properties, Inc.
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