RE: [MI-L] feature wish list - Vertical Mapper
Hi all there is the often mentioned wish to integrate Vertical Mapper. I wonder why, as this products is completely outdated and full of bugs, such as: - does not work at all on large datasets - vectorizing of contours and slope etc. does not work or is extremely slow, results are poor (compared with i.e. Engage 3D, extremely fast and creating smooth and gorgeous contours, as well on extremely large datasets) - import often does not work - 3D capabilities are useless - and and and ... I think there was no development on it since at least five years. This thing is dead! If integrate something useful, then Engage 3D pleas, which is a full fledge 3D product. See http://www.encom.com.au/template2.asp?pageid=24. Mit freundlichem Gruss / Best Regards Flavio Hendry TYDAC Web-Site: http://www.tydac.ch TYDAC MapServer: http://www.mapserver.ch Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Kind Regards mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TYDAC AG - http://www.tydac.ch Geographic Information Solutions Luternauweg 12 -- CH-3006 Bern Tel +41 (0)31 368 0180 - Fax +41 (0)31 368 1860 ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
SV: [MI-L] Mapbasic and Delphi 2005 Dll
Nathan - Ages ago, I uploaded a small example on how to use a delphi based form from MapInfo/MapBasic to the Directsmag website. And surprise, surprise - It's stillthere: http://www.directionsmag.com/files/index.php/view/324 The example show how to program a modal form, i.e a form that keeps focus until the user dismisses it by cliking a Cancel or a Ok button on the form.A modeless form is a bit trickier tomake, so I suggest you start with the modal type. If you want a good introduction to general MapBasic/Delphi integration,you can download 10 small and very good examples made by Robert Edwards from: ftp://members.aol.com/MTFTPSite/dpmbdlls.exe Regards Bo Thomsen GeoConsult I/S Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] På vegne af Nathan WoodrowSendt: 23. oktober 2006 00:40Til: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.comEmne: [MI-L] Mapbasic and Delphi 2005 Dll Hi All, Just a little help with a Dll, I have created using Delphi 2005. The Delphi project contains the Dll and a Unit(Form) which I want to be able to call from mapbasic. I have complied the Dll and complied my little mapbasic code that calls the Dll procedure, but however when I run the mbx, mapinfo shows up a error saying "Memory can not be read". I was just wondering can Delphi 2005 make Dll'sthat can export functions that mapbasic can call on, if so how? An Examplethe Delphi code: Procedure AssetForm; StdCall; Var Aform: TAssetCaptureForm Begin AForm:= TAssetCaptureForm.Create(Nil); End; Exports AssetForm; I don't have much code written up as I am still trying to test this way of doing a few things, but so far just getting the form to show up is giving me a headache. Thanks Nathan Woodrow GIS/Asset Support Officer Warwick Shire Council Ph: (07) 4661 0463 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] MI: Style Override Bug
Hi Eric
Following myearlier email on this I have done
some testing with MapInfo version 6.5 and version 8.0.
When I first encoutered these problemsabout
eight years ago I am 99% sure that a MapInfo workspace could not remember the
setting for display off and a zoom layering setting. In other words a user
couldNOT open up a workspace with display off and then when turning on the
display immediately get zoom layering from a saved setting in the
workspace.
Testing this on both 6.5 and 8.0 this morning this
is now possible! In other words you are remembering quad state for zoom layering
and I believe this is what users want with zoom layering -AND with style
override.
The reason it works with zoom layering is that as
well as the display setting of ON, GRAPHIC and GLOBAL. The Zoom layer line can
be:
Zoom (1,1000) Units "km" Off
or
Zoom (1,1000) Units "km"
The absence of the word Off is interpreted as on
and therefore you are holding the four possible values for
Display on Zoom Layering On
Display off Zoom Layering On
Display on Zoom Layering off
Display off Zoom Layering Off
Therefore could the solution to the style override
be dealt with in a consistent manner by adding the word Off to the end of the
style overrideline ie
Global Pen(1,2,0) Line (1,2,0) OFF
If I am correct that earlier versions ( 8 years
ago) did not have the quad state for Zoom Layering then you have at some time
added the OFF option to the Zoom Keyword and this did not cause problems to the
interpreter in older versions?? ( Unfortunately I have not got version 4.5 or
similar loaded to test this ).
I think it would be good that the zoom layering and
the style override work in a consistent way and personally I think quad state
like the current zoom layering would be the best for users.
Regards
Bob
MapsByDesign
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Subject: Re: [MI-L] MI: Style Override
Bug
Lars and all,
This bug has nothing to do with the fact
that a workspace is a script/macro. And the decision of whether to write out
unused properties is always a judgment call and again has nothing to do with
the structure of a workspace. In this particular case, the unused style
properties are written out! So, the issue is not the properties of the style
overrides but rather that the knowledge of the style override flag is not
written out. Here's a snippet of the MapBasic in the workspace.
Set MapLayer
1 Display Off Global
Pen (1,2,0) Brush (2,16777215,16777215) Symbol
(51,0,12,"MapInfo
OilGas",0,0) Line (1,2,0) Font ("Arial",0,9,0)All the styles of all four
types (area/region (brush and pen), line(pen), point(symbol) and text(font)
are written out. Note that this practice is quite old and has
occasionally been called into question. A customer some time ago wanted
to know why their default styles (set in preferences) were not taking effect.
The reason was that they had loaded an old workspace that had these unused
override styles in them. However, I digress. The problem in this case is that the MapBasic for
handling visibility and style override do not match the capabilities of the
user interface! The possible options after Display are Off (invisible),
Graphic (visible use styles from data) and Global (use style override). This
tri-state model does not support remembering whether a style override was ever
used. When a workspace is read in with the Off state and the user enables the
visibility checkbox, the code essentially takes a guess and turns it back to
Graphic. You can all see this from the MapBasic window.
Therefore, to fix this problem, the
MapBasic would have to be enhanced to allow a new Boolean property
(styleoverride?) that would hold this state and the visibility state would
just be Off and Graphic (or Off and On). We could change MapInfo
Professional to always write out the new syntax which would push up the
workspace version. However, this might happen for other reasons in that
release so that might not matter. When we do this, we try to handle backward compatibility as best we
can. We would continue to understand the old syntax (Global and even Graphic)
and I suppose could even support the redundant Global and StyleOverride On
states. Using Global and StyleOverride Off would certainly be an error.
This would mean that any existing workspaces are not going to see an
improvement, just new ones. Whenever we change these things, all the possible
states have to be looked at, so there may be a hole in some of this. One thing
we try to avoid, but can do, is check the version of the MapBasic program or
workspace and decide what syntax is appropriate. However, this has a
shortcoming in that folks with large programs
[MI-L] Using labelfindbyID
I'm trying to use the function labelfindbyID to create a layer of points which only contain points for the currently labelled object. The script seems to be working (i.e. it selects only some of the points) however, some of the points it selects are not labelled in either the mapper window or the layout window. I'm a bit confused as it appears to be working. I do have two layout windows but this doesn't seem to be the cause of the issue as it still doesn't work when I close the layout window Many Thanks David 'Sort Labels '=== === dim b_morelabels as logical Dim Expression as string i = 1 ix = 1 Fetch First from town_Gaz_Wales Do while not EOT(town_Gaz_Wales) update window layout_ID b_morelabels = labelfindbyID(Map_ID, ix, i , , false) If b_morelabels then Expression = Expression rowid = i AND End if i = i + 1 fetch next from town_Gaz_Wales loop select * from town_Gaz_Wales where Expression into Current_Object noselect Add Map layer Current_Object end sub ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may be subject to legal privilege, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error or think you may have done so, you may not peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message. Please notify the sender immediately and delete the original e-mail from your system. Computer viruses can be transmitted by e-mail. Recipients should check this e-mail for the presence of viruses. The Capita Group and its subsidiaries accept no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. *** ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
[MI-L] Measuring Distance between two points
Hello, I have numerous points on a registered basemap associated with nest site locations. I want to find the distance to the nearest adjacent nest for each nest. Is it possible to do this without manually having to measure the distance between nests? If this is possible is it also possible to measure the shortest distance from the nest point to a line (i.e. shoreline). Any help on this topic would greatly be appreciated. Karl ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] Using labelfindbyID
You may find that LabelInfo(LABEL_INFO_DRAWN) is set to FALSE for those labels. HTH Spencer -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilton, David (Capita Symonds) Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 5:59 AM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] Using labelfindbyID I'm trying to use the function labelfindbyID to create a layer of points which only contain points for the currently labelled object. The script seems to be working (i.e. it selects only some of the points) however, some of the points it selects are not labelled in either the mapper window or the layout window. I'm a bit confused as it appears to be working. I do have two layout windows but this doesn't seem to be the cause of the issue as it still doesn't work when I close the layout window Many Thanks David 'Sort Labels '=== === dim b_morelabels as logical Dim Expression as string i = 1 ix = 1 Fetch First from town_Gaz_Wales Do while not EOT(town_Gaz_Wales) update window layout_ID b_morelabels = labelfindbyID(Map_ID, ix, i , , false) If b_morelabels then Expression = Expression rowid = i AND End if i = i + 1 fetch next from town_Gaz_Wales loop select * from town_Gaz_Wales where Expression into Current_Object noselect Add Map layer Current_Object end sub ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may be subject to legal privilege, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error or think you may have done so, you may not peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message. Please notify the sender immediately and delete the original e-mail from your system. Computer viruses can be transmitted by e-mail. Recipients should check this e-mail for the presence of viruses. The Capita Group and its subsidiaries accept no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. *** ___ 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] variable or field not defined
Title: variable or field not defined Hey MapInfo users. Im having an issue lately with opening workspaces in 8.5. I get an error message that says Variable or Field ID not defined. And then it tells me that my workspace is not completely opened, resulting in the loss of my very detailed and painstaking layout which I created. The workspaces were opening fine last week, and no files are missing, have been re-named, or moved. Any help on this would be great, since I am already dreading having to re-create that layout, getting the labels perfect is always a pain. Thanks in advance, Ryan ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] variable or field not defined
Title: variable or field not defined Dear Ryan I suspect the structure of one of your tables has been changed. Therefore the following message posted by Peter in just the last few days is almost certainly the answer. I enclose Peters posting below. Shows you can learn a lot from reading all the postings! Regards Bob Copy of Peters posting to Lars: Hi Lars,You are right that this might be considered a WAD, sounds better than a BUG anyway ;-)But saving not used settings is exactly what the workspace does, also when it can give the user problems. An example is the label settings for at layer where auto label is turned off. If the user chooses to rename the first text column of a table, the workspace will crash because the "unused" setting for labels is stored in the workspace.And you are right, it should be pretty easy to save this setting to the workspace ...Peter Horsbøll MøllerGIS Developer, MTMGeographical Information ITCOWI A/SOdensevej 95DK-5260 Odense S.DenmarkTel +45 6311 4900Direct +45 6311 4908Mob +45 5156 1045Fax +45 6311 4949E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.cowi.dk/gis - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 7:09 PM Subject: [MI-L] variable or field not defined Hey MapInfo users. Im having an issue lately with opening workspaces in 8.5. I get an error message that says Variable or Field ID not defined. And then it tells me that my workspace is not completely opened, resulting in the loss of my very detailed and painstaking layout which I created. The workspaces were opening fine last week, and no files are missing, have been re-named, or moved. Any help on this would be great, since I am already dreading having to re-create that layout, getting the labels perfect is always a pain. Thanks in advance, Ryan ___MapInfo-L mailing listMapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.comhttp://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] Re: Using labelfindbyID
Have you checked that the text string that is your expression is correct? I noticed in your code Expression = Expression rowid = i AND Normally if you are trying to put an integer into a string expression you need to use str$(i) to convert it to text i.e it should be: Expression = Expression rowid = str$(i) AND Stephanie Kiem Environmental Engineer Connell Wagner (Mackay) ___ A person using Connell Wagner drawings and other data accepts the risk of : * Using the drawings and other data in electronic form without requesting and checking them for accuracy against the original hard copy version ; * Using the drawings or other data for any purpose not agreed to in writing by Connell Wagner. (ABN 54 005 139 873) This e-mail message and any attached files may hold confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient any use, disclosure or copying of this e-mail is unauthorised. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
