[MI-L] MapInfo-L Reminder
To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MapInfo-L Reminder This is just a reminder to help you manage your MapInfo-L subscription. This will be posted automatically each week, and please feel free to respond with suggestions or improvements. Check out the MapInfo-L wiki at http://www.mapinfo-l.com set up for us by Eric Frost. Wikis are a very cool tool for building a community knowledge base. Join in and make your mark! - Bill Thoen [EMAIL PROTECTED] CONTENTS 0. HOW TO POST MAIL TO MAPINFO-L 1. HOW TO SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE 2. HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION SETTINGS 3. WHERE TO GO TO FIND NEWS WHEN THE LIST BREAKS 4. MAPINFO-L ARCHIVES -- 0. HOW TO POST MAIL TO MAPINFO-L If you are subscribed to the list, then sending mail to MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com will send your message to everyone on the list. 1. HOW TO SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE You can subscribe, unsubscribe or change your account settings by going to http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l. To subscribe, enter your email address and optionally your name, and then pick a password. A confirmation message will be sent to you, and after you confirm your request for subscription, you will begin receiving new mail from the list and will also be able to post mail to the list. To unsubscribe or change your account settings, go to the bottom of this page where you will see form controls that you can use to modify your account. You can do this all with email too. Just look at the X-headers in any MapInfo-L message and you'll see the addresses to send a blank email to to make the server do what you want. 2. HOW TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION SETTINGS You can change your account settings by going to http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l. At the bottom of the page are form controls where you can specify your address and password to get access to your account settings form. 3. WHERE TO GO TO FIND NEWS WHEN THE LIST BREAKS Occasionally the angel of digital chaos descends on the 'net and sometimes smites MapInfo-L. Should this happen, you can find news and information about what's happening by going to http://www.gisnet.com/mapinfo-l.htm. 4. MAPINFO-L ARCHIVES The MapInfo archives are now available at http://www.directionsmag.com/pipermail/mapinfo-l/. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
[MI-L] MapXtreme2004 methods
Hi, Does anyone know the MapXtreme equivalent of these two MapX methods. This method sets the distance units used - like Nautical-Mile/Kilometers etc. I have found the enum MapInfo.Geometry.DistanceUnit, but don't know how to set the units SetMapUnit(...) This returns the width of the map window in units specified by the SetMapUnit() method GetMapScreenWidth(); Cheers Tim ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
[MI-L] Pat Nightingale/FIN/HBI/US is out of the office.
I will be out of the office starting 01/13/2006 and will not return until 01/18/2006. I will respond to your message when I return. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] MapXtreme2004 methods
There is a special forum at mapinfo.com for Mapxtreme 2004 http://www.mapinfo.com/registration/discussions/forum.jsp?forum=88 see also http://www.mapinfo.com/registration/discussions/thread.jsp?forum=88thre ad=7056message=26601q=64697374616e636520756e697473#26601 HTH Jakob Lanstorp Software Developer Geographical Information IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 DK-5260 Odense S Denmark Tel +45 6311 4900 Mob +45 4020 7529 Fax +45 6311 4949 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Smith Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 3:51 PM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] MapXtreme2004 methods Hi, Does anyone know the MapXtreme equivalent of these two MapX methods. This method sets the distance units used - like Nautical-Mile/Kilometers etc. I have found the enum MapInfo.Geometry.DistanceUnit, but don't know how to set the units SetMapUnit(...) This returns the width of the map window in units specified by the SetMapUnit() method GetMapScreenWidth(); Cheers Tim ___ 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
Re: [MI-L] voronoi polgon
I finally found the reason for the incorrectly shaped voronoi polygons. It seems the Projection your points are in effects the shape of the voronoi polygons created. The points table I used to create the voronoi polygons from was in a Longitude/Latitude Projection, which created the inaccuracies. When I saved the table and changed the projection to Regional Equal-Area Projectons (North America), the new voronoi polygons from these points was correct. Thanks to all for the help. -Bob Karl Kliparchuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 10:43 AM -0700 wrote: I think the problem may occur at the edges, as the voroni polys are drawn based on points. You may want to consider placing dummy points around the edges of your data distribution in order to constrain the polygons. Karl GIS Business Manager McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. 100 - 780 Beatty Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 2M1 Tel (604) 683-8521 Email: [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: [ http://www.mcelhanney.com/mcsl ]www.mcelhanney.com/mcsl web: [ http://www.MapsByAir.com ]www.MapsByAir.com Robert DeRubeis [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/12/06 9:32 AM I got the same results with only 26 points as with all 15,000 so I guess the number of points doesn't seem to matter. Something seems to be off a little in MI Pro as to how it creates the voronoi polygons. -Bob Peter Horsbøll Møller [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 9:17 AM -0700 wrote: Have you tried to create voronoi on just those two stores and approx. 30 stores around these ? This should give them same result as when you create for all your 58000 stores Peter Horsbøll Møller GIS Developer, MTM Geographical Information IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 DK-5260 Odense S. Denmark Tel +45 6311 4900 Direct +45 6311 4908 Mob +45 5156 1045 Fax +45 6311 4949 E-mail [ [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ [ http://www.cowi.dk/gis ]http://www.cowi.dk/gis ][ http://www.cowi.dk/gis ]http://www.cowi.dk/gis ---From: Robert DeRubeis [[ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 4:41 PM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Cc: Peter Horsbøll Møller Subject: Re: [MI-L] voronoi polgon I have used the Distance Calculator in MI Pro v7.8 and that gave the correct closest store location. But I'm wanting to assign some 58,000 customers to the closest store. The number of customers will vary depending on how many customers fall within that particular voronoi polygon, which is anywhere from zero and up. The whole problem seems to be the voronoi for each store is not representing an area closest to that store for some reason. I'm creating voronoi polygons from over 15,000 points. Could that be the cause of the problem? Has anyone else had any similar problems? Thanks, Bob Peter Horsbøll Møller [ [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at 2:22 PM -0700 wrote: Bob, That sounds kind of strange. The voronoi for each store should represent the area closer to each store than to any other store - just as you expect. And therefore each customer should be within that voronoi that also contains the store they are closest to. Have you tried using the DistanceCalculator, that came with MapInfo 7.8 - or even the improved one for MapInfo 8.0 ? This tool will give you the nearest x stores for each customer. x can be 1, 2 or as many as like. So this would be another way of getting the result, you are looking for. The tool from MapInfo 8.0 the result will be represented as a line between the customer and the store. I'm not sure if this also is the case with the 7.8 tool Peter Horsbøll Møller GIS Developer, MTM Geographical Information IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 DK-5260 Odense S. Denmark Tel +45 6311 4900 Direct +45 6311 4908 Mob +45 5156 1045 Fax +45 6311 4949 E-mail [ [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ [ http://www.cowi.dk/gis ]http://www.cowi.dk/gis ][ http://www.cowi.dk/gis ]http://www.cowi.dk/gis -Original Message- From: [ [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [[ [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ][ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert DeRubeis Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 5:58 PM To: [ [ mailto:mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com ]mailto:mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MI-L] voronoi polgon List, I have 2 point tables, stores and customers. I would like to find all the customers that are the closest distance to a particular store so I can assign information from the store to those customers. I created a voronoi polygon from the store points,
[MI-L] Tool manager
Hi, I want to install MapInfo Pro 8 on another PC, but I would like to keep a copy of my old settings in the Tool Manager. Is there anyone knows if it is possible to so? Thanks for your help. Kind regards, __ Philippe Solomon Côté MSc Geography Consultant KOREM Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Ang. Re: [MI-L] voronoi polgon
Hi All! That figures. The low resolution of your point table probably affects the voronoi code, when compared to close-up measurements. I have noted that the function creates polygons that stretch to the edge of the MBR for the point cloud for points at the perimeter of the cloud. A useful extension to the tool would be the option to use a 'hull' polygon to limit the size of such 'edge' polygons. 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 ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
[MI-L] Test...
This is only a test.. Mike Mayer GIS Technician Strongbow Exploration Inc. Suite 800 - 625 Howe St. Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6 (604)668-8370 http://www.strongbowexploration.com www.strongbowexploration.com ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] Tool manager
Its kept under the registry key HKCurrentUser\Software\MapInfo\MapInfo\Professional\800\Tools You could save this key out and restore it onto the new users Current User key in the registry. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Solomon Côté, Philippe Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 9:28 AM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] Tool manager Hi, I want to install MapInfo Pro 8 on another PC, but I would like to keep a copy of my old settings in the Tool Manager. Is there anyone knows if it is possible to so? Thanks for your help. Kind regards, __ Philippe Solomon Côté MSc Geography Consultant KOREM Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l __ This e-mail has been scanned by MCI/MessageLabs Managed Email Service. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
[MI-L] Labelling....
Hello List, Yet another labelling question. This may be an easy one..anyways we have to label a bunch of points and we need to get rid of the comma in the number, any suggestions on how this can be done. I've tried using an expression, but can't seem to figure out a logical one, or one that works. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Mike Mayer GIS Technician Strongbow Exploration Inc. Suite 800 - 625 Howe St. Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6 (604)668-8370 http://www.strongbowexploration.com www.strongbowexploration.com ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] Labelling....
Mike, Label as expression, then use the following- Str$(Column Name in your table) This labels the numeric column as a string, removing any commas. -Bob Mike Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Friday, January 13, 2006 at 11:23 AM -0700 wrote: Hello List, Yet another labelling question. This may be an easy one..anyways we have to label a bunch of points and we need to get rid of the comma in the number, any suggestions on how this can be done. I've tried using an expression, but can't seem to figure out a logical one, or one that works. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Mike Mayer GIS Technician Strongbow Exploration Inc. Suite 800 - 625 Howe St. Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6 (604)668-8370 http://www.strongbowexploration.com www.strongbowexploration.com ___ 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
[MI-L] Drop-down boxes to populate tables
Hello there, I am an experienced MapInfo user and have just purchased MapBasic. I need to come up with an easy way of creating custom proformas with drop down boxes to poulate tables in the field on tablets. I have been looking at the 'control popupmenu' function within the 'dialog' function, does anyone have any ideas? I have tried to do it by looping x number of times and adding a new drop down box for eah loop: i.e. X = number of columns Y = dropdown list string ddist = the distance down from the top of the dialog box of each drop down box dialog title Please fill in DATA fields Ddist=ddist+10 'then the loop For x = 1 to x control popupmenu ID x title from variable Y Position 100, ddist next x This doesn't seem to work am I barking up the wrong tree completely? Is there a simple way of building data input boxes for tables? Any help would be greatly appreciated Giles -- Giles [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
[MI-L] Beijing 54 datum transformation parameters
Hello All, I am writing to this list in hope that someone can offer some datum shift parameters for the Beijing 1954 datum to WGS84 or directly to Xian80. I am aware that they are widely regarded as a state secret of some kind of the People's Republic of China, but it also seems that MapInfo v8.0 has some internal parameters used for this shift, while the tools offered by ESRI do not actually perform a shift despite claiming to. I would rather not have to manipulate points through MapInfo without knowing how accurate the shift is. Does anyone know what values MapInfo uses, or how they were derived? One thing I know for sure is that I am not the only one looking for this answer. Any advice is greatly appreciated. -Bill Ralston ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
[MI-L] MapMarker US and Canada on same server for ASP/VBScript app
Can I use MapMarker US and Canada on the same server for an ASP/VBScript application? I have an existing working app with MapMarker US and want to add Canada. I installed MapMarker Canada with the product integration option so that the products are integrated to geocode US and Canadian addresses. However, when I do a Quick Find in the MapMarker Canada interface it doesn't find US. addresses. What exactly got integrated? Any insights appreciated. Thanks, Eric ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
[MI-L] Re: MapMarker US and Canada on same server for ASP/VBScript app
This is the most information I have found -- section MapMarker Plus USA 9.1 in http://extranet.mapinfo.com/common/docs/mapmarker/mapmakerplus6cdn_releasenotes.pdf However, I have MapMarker Canada 6.3.1 and MM USA 10.2. I cannot find a release notes for MM Canada 6.3. Do these older notes still apply? Thanks! Eric Eric Frost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can I use MapMarker US and Canada on the same server for an ASP/VBScript application? I have an existing working app with MapMarker US and want to add Canada. I installed MapMarker Canada with the product integration option so that the products are integrated to geocode US and Canadian addresses. However, when I do a Quick Find in the MapMarker Canada interface it doesn't find US. addresses. What exactly got integrated? Any insights appreciated. Thanks, Eric ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
