Re: [MI-L] Mapbasic and Delphi 2005 Dll
I have updated your code to properly show a form using Delphi 2005 (or any other Delphi for that matter). The mapbasic declaration looks like this: Declare Sub AssetForm Lib somename.dll Regards Uffe - Original Message - From: Nathan Woodrow To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 12:39 AM Subject: [MI-L] Mapbasic and Delphi 2005 Dll Procedure AssetForm; StdCall; Var AForm: TAssetCaptureForm Begin AForm:= TAssetCaptureForm.Create(Nil); AForm.showmodal; AForm.free; End; Exports AssetForm; ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] Mapbasic and Delphi 2005 Dll
The mail from Monday I sent from the office got lost some where so I do it again. You can go to my web site in the download section and get UltraMsg I wrote this back in 1999 and the zip file has all the source and examples for MBX's. About half way down the page: http://www.wap3.com/download/index.shtml The main thing on creating forms in DLL is to do a create and get the handle, then set up position/size, title, fonts, data, and then show the form and finally you have to destroy it. UltraMsg provides, as its name says, it is a Rich Text Editor. Plus just about every type of conversion and math, like real XOR, string search and replace and many, many more. To recompile the dll, it should work as is, you will need to get HyperString. After scouring the net for a couple of hours it looks as though EFD Systems and Ernie Deel [author] have dissappeared. So in lieu of any copywrit stuff you can download the last D6 free version from here on my web: http://www.wap3.com/download/hstr540.zip On Sunday 22 October 2006 5:39 pm, Nathan Woodrow wrote: 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's that can export functions that mapbasic can call on, if so how? An Example the 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] -- Failure is not an option... it comes standard with all Microsoft products. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] MapBasic Programs
Title: Message James, One option would be to embed a map window or browserwithin your dialog box and allow the user to interact with this map, so you wouldn't have to exit the dialog box. You'd have to use the 'Control DocumentWIndow' clause within your dialog box to embed the map/browser window and also set up some buttons to allow the user to select, zoom pan around the map window. For an example on how to do it have a look at the Distance Calculator tool that ships with MapInfo and the code that comes with MapBasic. HTH Greg Driver System Administrator Applications Support ICT NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED -Original Message-From: James Stott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 September 2006 15:48To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: [MI-L] MapBasic Programs All, I am trying to work out if it is possible to write a MapBasic program that allows you to be able to select things from mapper / browser windows while the program is running, like you can do with the image registration tool. Does anyone know if this is possible? Whenever I write a MapBasic program you can never select from outside the programs dialog window. Regards, James This Electronic Transmission is intended only for the attention of the addressee. It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the person for whom it is intended, you must not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this electronic transmission in error please notify us immediately by telephone, delete the transmission and destroy any hard copies. Nicholas Pearson Associates has used all reasonable efforts to ensure that this message and any attachments are free from viruses. Nicholas Pearson Associates Environmental Planners - Landscape Architects - Ecologists 30 Brock Street, Bath,BA1 2LN Tel: +44 (0) 1225 445548 Fax: +44 (0) 1225 312387 www.npaconsult.co.uk Internet communications are not secure and therefore Surrey Police does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. This email and any attachments may be confidential. They may contain privileged information and are intended for the named addressee (s) only. They must not be distributed without our consent. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately and delete the message and any attachments from your computer, do not disclose, distribute, or retain this email or any part of it. Unless expressly stated, opinions in this email are those of the individual sender, and not of Surrey Police. We believe but do not warrant that this e-mail and any attachments are virus free. You must therefore take full responsibility for virus checking. Surrey Police reserves the right to monitor all email communications through their networks. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] Mapbasic Vertical Mapper
On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 12:25:13PM +0100, Jackson, Simon (Capita Symonds) wrote: Ok, I have the S-Dev-Kit. I need to tie MapBasic into VM so that I can create some batch routine for subtracting some grids, a grid query and outputting as ascii. I asked this awhile back and got not much reply. I assume it is possible? Any good links to sources that maybe able to help? According to the manual, it should be able ot do that. However, I was a little dissappointed with Vertical Mapper SDK. It's a product that's needed, but this implementation looks more like an afterthought that a typical solid MapInfo product. About a month ago I sent the following to MapInfo Tech Support describing some problems I had with it but still have not had a response. 1. If I develop an MBX in my own directory with calls to the vm SDK functions, they don't work. 2. If I copy all the vm DLLs to the directory where my MBX runs from, the applications works, but the VM progress bars don't show. 3. If I load Vertical Mapper into the MapInfo environmemt first, and I'm running my MBX from my own directory, and I've copied all the vm DLLs to that directory, everything works and the VM progress bars show. 4. If I run my MBX from the vm directory, I don't have to copy any DLLs, but it behaves as in 2 and 3 above. 5. The SDK manual needs some work. There are a number of mistakes and at least one function undocumented (vmGetPRogressTextCallback() used in Batch.mb). Documentation about parameters whose values depend on units (e.g. height, coordinates, radius etc. as in vmViewshed()) needs to include what units are assumed. Also, the documentation fails to describe the return values from many functions. If it doesn't matter, these should be subroutines, not functions, and if it does matter, they need to be documented. So what is the proper way to develop, distribute and install MBX applications that use the vm SDK? I don't want to put applications in the vm directory because that will clutter up that directory. Also, you need Admin privilege to write to directories in the Program Files tree. I don't want to have to copy DLLs to each directory where my MBX's may be installed. That gets into legal and user-screwup issues. Besides, unless VM is running, they won't work properly anyway if I do that. The vnDev.def file assumes that the vm DLLs are in the application directory or at least in the search path. Standard installation of Vertical Mapper doesn't guarantee this. The manual says nothing about where to install the sdk or how to integrate MBX's with Vertical Mapper so that they actually work. I think the assumption is that MBXs go in the vm directory and that VM is loaded into MapInfo. If it has to be that way, then they should say so, and in any case that's not an ideal solution due to privilege issues and the fact that MBXs often come with their own baggage in terms of data and configuration files and will potentially make a mess of the vm directory. So, can you give me some guidance? - Bill Thoen ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] MAPBASIC Vertical Mapper
This process can be created with a script in MapCalc and its trial version is available at: http://www.farmgis.com/products/software/mapcalc/default.asp And if you have further interest there are a number of tutorials on spatial analysis at: http://www.innovativegis.com/basis/Senarios/Default.html MidNight Mapper Aka neil From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jackson, Simon (Capita Symonds) Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 6:37 PM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] MAPBASIC Vertical Mapper Is there a way I can get MapBasic to tie in with vertical mapper so that I can attempt to create a batch grid processing system. Basically. Interpolate an irregular points layer (option to select search radius for an IDW) Subtract this layer from a DTM layer Remove zeros from resulting layer Export to ASCII. Any ideas or should I not even attempt this with MB? Simon Jackson GIS Analyst Capita Symonds Wood Street, East Grinstead. RH19 1UU Tel: 01342 327161 Direct: 01342 333254 Fax: 01342 315927 Web: www.capitasymonds.co.uk NCE/ACE Major Consultant of the Year 2006 ** 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
RE: [MI-L] MapBasic - How to tell if a ButtonPad is Showing
Title: RE: [MI-L] MapBasic - How to tell if a ButtonPad is Showing Hi, Here is a small function that will toggle the appearance of a named buttonpad. You can use this as inspiration ;-) - ButtonPadInfo(name_of_buttonpad, BTNPAD_INFO_WINID) will return the WindowID of the buttonpad - WindowInfo(nWID, WIN_INFO_OPEN) will, when used on a buttonpad, tell you if the buttonpad is shown (=true) or hidden (=false) ' Sub PADShowHide(ByVal sPadName As String ) Dim nWID As Integer OnError GoTo ErrorOccured nWID = ButtonPadInfo(sPadName, BTNPAD_INFO_WINID) If WindowInfo(nWID, WIN_INFO_OPEN) Then Alter ButtonPad sPadName Hide Else Alter ButtonPad sPadName Show End If '--- ErrorOccured: End Sub ' 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis For enden af regnbuen... - hvordan kommer man dertil og er det overhovedet muligt? Læs mere om årets MapInfo konference på www.cowi.dk/mapinfokonference -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Nicki Cozens Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:23 AM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] MapBasic - How to tell if a ButtonPad is Showing Re the posting on 07-21-2006 and reply by Lars I. Nielsen: Do you have an example of how WindowInfo is used to find the Show/Hide status of a floating button bar? I'm struggling with showing and hiding a button pad. I create the button bar and make sure that it has show as one of the attributes. I then issue the command buttonpad_id = FrontWindow() to obtain the window id. I tried to then issue the Set Window buttonpad_id Hide but it said I couldn't do that to that kind of window, so I tried Close Window buttonpad_id instead and it would appear that when I used the FrontWindow() command it was picking up the map window instead of the button pad I had just created as the map window closes and not the button pad. Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong? Here is the code: Create ButtonPad Accept As PushButton Icon 185 HelpMsg Click to accept when happy Calling Accept_changes PushButton Icon 195 HelpMsg Click to reject Calling reject_changes Width 3 Position (2,2) Show Float buttonpad_id = FrontWindow() 'The following would not work with the window in question 'Set Window buttonpad_id ' Hide Close Window buttonpad_id'this closed the map window Many thanks Nicki ___ Leicestershire County Council - rated a 'four-star' council by the Audit Commission ___ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any reading, printing, storage, disclosure, copying or any other action taken in respect of this e-mail is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by using the reply function and then permanently delete what you have received. Incoming and outgoing e-mail messages are routinely monitored for compliance with Leicestershire County Council's policy on the use of electronic communications. The contents of e-mails may have to be disclosed to a request under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The views expressed by the author may not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Leicestershire County Council. Attachments to e-mail messages may contain viruses that may damage your system. Whilst Leicestershire County Council has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept any liability for any damage which you sustain as a result of these factors. You are advised to carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. ___ 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] MapBasic - How to tell if a ButtonPad is Showing
Hi Nicki, Certainly :-) Dim i As SmallInt Dim WID As Integer Dim name As String For i = 1 To NumAllWindows() WID = WindowID(-i) If WindowInfo(WID,WIN_INFO_TYPE) = WIN_BUTTONPAD Then name = WindowInfo(WID,WIN_INFO_NAME) If WindowInfo(WID,WIN_INFO_OPEN) Then Print BUTTONPAD, name = + name + is visible ... Showing and hiding buttonpads are done using the Alter ButtonPad statement, as such (hiding all buttonpads) : Dim i As SmallInt Dim WID As Integer Dim name As String For i = 1 To NumAllWindows() WID = WindowID(-i) If WindowInfo(WID,WIN_INFO_TYPE) = WIN_BUTTONPAD Then name = WindowInfo(WID,WIN_INFO_NAME) If WindowInfo(WID,WIN_INFO_OPEN) Then Alter ButtonPad name Hide ... Buttonpads are not normal windows, and FrontWindow() and Close Window can only be used on browsers, mappers, graph and layout windows. Best regards / Med venlig hilsen Lars I. Nielsen GisPro Nicki Cozens wrote: Re the posting on 07-21-2006 and reply by Lars I. Nielsen: Do you have an example of how WindowInfo is used to find the Show/Hide status of a floating button bar? I'm struggling with showing and hiding a button pad. I create the button bar and make sure that it has show as one of the attributes. I then issue the command buttonpad_id = FrontWindow() to obtain the window id. I tried to then issue the Set Window buttonpad_id Hide but it said I couldn't do that to that kind of window, so I tried Close Window buttonpad_id instead and it would appear that when I used the FrontWindow() command it was picking up the map window instead of the button pad I had just created as the map window closes and not the button pad. Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong? Here is the code: Create ButtonPad Accept As PushButton Icon 185 HelpMsg Click to accept when happy Calling Accept_changes PushButton Icon 195 HelpMsg Click to reject Calling reject_changes Width 3 Position (2,2) Show Float buttonpad_id = FrontWindow() 'The following would not work with the window in question 'Set Window buttonpad_id ' Hide Close Window buttonpad_id 'this closed the map window Many thanks Nicki ___ Leicestershire County Council - rated a 'four-star' council by the Audit Commission ___ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any reading, printing, storage, disclosure, copying or any other action taken in respect of this e-mail is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by using the reply function and then permanently delete what you have received. Incoming and outgoing e-mail messages are routinely monitored for compliance with Leicestershire County Council's policy on the use of electronic communications. The contents of e-mails may have to be disclosed to a request under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The views expressed by the author may not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Leicestershire County Council. Attachments to e-mail messages may contain viruses that may damage your system. Whilst Leicestershire County Council has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept any liability for any damage which you sustain as a result of these factors. You are advised to carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. ___ 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] MapBasic Question
Hi Tom, Try: delete from tablename [where rowid=n] You'll need to supply the table name in place of tablename. The optional rowid where clause allows you to select a particular record to delete. -- Eric Johnson Tom Halbrook wrote: Hi Listers: Being a MapBasic Neophyte, I have what will probably be a dumb question. But here goes any way. I manually select a record from table A, append it to table B, delete the selected record from table A and then save both tables. To automate steps I have built a button pad and associated program to append the selected record to table B, then commit both tables. But I can’t seem to find the right statement to delete the record from table A. I know it’s simple but I’m at my wits end. Any Help? Thanks, Tom H ___ 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] MAPBASIC Object or not Object?
Im not going to pretend I understand whats going on. However, Ive found that aliases act flaky if you refer to them too many times between fetches. First, try replacing your problematic IF statement with a DO CASE statement and see if that works. If not, do what I always do: Retrieve the value of the alias into a variable, and then work with the variable. Object aliases are a little more difficult since you can't assign a null object to a variable, so you have to do something like: Dim o as object Dim o_a as alias o_a = sometab.obj ... fetch next from sometab if (o_a) then o=o_a do case ObjectInfo (o, OBJ_INFO_TYPE) case 4, 7 . etc. HTH Spencer From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nicki Cozens Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 9:14 AM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] MAPBASIC Object or not Object? Hi I have what I believe is an object in a layer - I think it's a line - if I query it in the Maspbasic window in MI with select objectinfo (obj,1) from table_name then look at the selection table I see object type 3 ie a line. If I use the following line in some Mapbasic code which interrogates the same layer: If ObjectInfo(ColAlias, OBJ_INFO_TYPE) = 4 or ObjectInfo(ColAlias, OBJ_INFO_TYPE) = 7 then Then I get the following error when it gets to the object that I believe is a line: (Blah.mb:123)ObjectInfo: argument 2 out of range If I write what is happening out to a text file ie Print #1, (temptablearray(i) + + colname+ +colAlias + + ObjectInfo(ColAlias, OBJ_INFO_TYPE)) where colAlias is the Alias of the column name: ColAlias = Temptabname . Colname I get the following: Query134 Query134 object Polyline 4 The top line above is the line that I think is causing the problem, the second line above shows a result that works. Is this line an object or not and can I do anything to avoid the out of range error? I hope this all makes sense!! Nicki Nicki Cozens Data Management Officer Highways Development Control Leicestershire County Council County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA Tel: 0116 265 7420 Fax: 0116 265 7133 ___ Leicestershire County Council - rated a 'four-star' council by the Audit Commission ___ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any reading, printing, storage, disclosure, copying or any other action taken in respect of this e-mail is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by using the reply function and then permanently delete what you have received. Incoming and outgoing e-mail messages are routinely monitored for compliance with Leicestershire County Council's policy on the use of electronic communications. The contents of e-mails may have to be disclosed to a request under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The views expressed by the author may not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Leicestershire County Council. Attachments to e-mail messages may contain viruses that may damage your system. Whilst Leicestershire County Council has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept any liability for any damage which you sustain as a result of these factors. You are advised to carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] MAPBASIC Object or not Object?
Test the value of OBJ_INFO_TYPE just before you evaluate the expression. It should equal 1. If you haven't included MapBasic.def, or if you set up a variable like obj_info_type, that could cause that error. Also, it's better form to use the defined constants OBJ_TYPE_PLINE and OBJ_TYPE_REGION instead of 4 or 7; it makes your code easier to understand. Nicki Cozens wrote: Hi I have what I believe is an object in a layer - I think it's a line - if I query it in the Maspbasic window in MI with select objectinfo (obj,1) from table_name then look at the selection table I see object type 3 ie a line. If I use the following line in some Mapbasic code which interrogates the same layer: If ObjectInfo(ColAlias, OBJ_INFO_TYPE) = 4 or ObjectInfo(ColAlias, OBJ_INFO_TYPE) = 7 then Then I get the following error when it gets to the object that I believe is a “line”: * (Blah.mb:123)ObjectInfo: argument 2 out of range * If I write what is happening out to a text file ie Print #1, (temptablearray(i) + + colname+ +colAlias + + ObjectInfo(ColAlias, OBJ_INFO_TYPE)) where colAlias is the Alias of the column name: ColAlias = Temptabname . Colname I get the following: Query134 Query134 object Polyline 4 The top line above is the “line” that I think is causing the problem, the second line above shows a result that works. Is this “line” an object or not and can I do anything to avoid the out of range error? I hope this all makes sense!! Nicki Nicki Cozens Data Management Officer Highways Development Control Leicestershire County Council County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA Tel: 0116 265 7420 Fax: 0116 265 7133 ___ Leicestershire County Council - rated a 'four-star' council by the Audit Commission ___ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any reading, printing, storage, disclosure, copying or any other action taken in respect of this e-mail is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by using the reply function and then permanently delete what you have received. Incoming and outgoing e-mail messages are routinely monitored for compliance with Leicestershire County Council's policy on the use of electronic communications. The contents of e-mails may have to be disclosed to a request under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The views expressed by the author may not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Leicestershire County Council. Attachments to e-mail messages may contain viruses that may damage your system. Whilst Leicestershire County Council has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept any liability for any damage which you sustain as a result of these factors. You are advised to carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. ___ 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] MAPBASIC Object or not Object?
Spencer Simpson wrote: I’m not going to pretend I understand what’s going on. However, I’ve found that aliases act flaky if you refer to them too many times between fetches. I don't think they're flakey, you just have to understand how they work. Every time you fetch a new record, that updates the alias. If you need a variable that doesn't chnage with fetch, then as you say, use a normal variable. Object aliases are a little more difficult since you can't assign a null object to a variable... Another way to simulate a null object in a variable is to assign it to an object that has no dimension (e.g. a line with the start and end point in the same place, or pline or region with 0 nodes). Then to test null-ness check it's length or area and see if it's zero. I often use this technique in functions that return an object when a bad situation would otherwise cause a crash. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] MAPBASIC Object or not Object?
No, I've found that aliases (especially objects) can act strangely if you try to extract their values more than once between two successive fetches. Maybe newer versions of MapInfo are more robust, but it conditioned me to always fetch aliases into variables back in the 1990s. Using degenerate objects to simulate null objects is useful, but it doesn't help fetching them from a table, because you can't guarantee that a row didn't have its object deleted. It looks as if the original poster actually included mapbasic.def since his print statement worked. There may also be some subtle corruption that a Pack Table would reveal. HTH Spencer -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Thoen Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 10:27 AM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: Re: [MI-L] MAPBASIC Object or not Object? Spencer Simpson wrote: I'm not going to pretend I understand what's going on. However, I've found that aliases act flaky if you refer to them too many times between fetches. I don't think they're flakey, you just have to understand how they work. Every time you fetch a new record, that updates the alias. If you need a variable that doesn't chnage with fetch, then as you say, use a normal variable. Object aliases are a little more difficult since you can't assign a null object to a variable... Another way to simulate a null object in a variable is to assign it to an object that has no dimension (e.g. a line with the start and end point in the same place, or pline or region with 0 nodes). Then to test null-ness check it's length or area and see if it's zero. I often use this technique in functions that return an object when a bad situation would otherwise cause a crash. ___ 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] MAPBASIC Object or not Object?
Spencer Simpson wrote: No, I've found that aliases (especially objects) can act strangely if you try to extract their values more than once between two successive fetches. Maybe newer versions of MapInfo are more robust, but it conditioned me to always fetch aliases into variables back in the 1990s. I'd have to say, Prove it. IMHO, that's a superstition that you develpoed as you were learning and now it's just a habit. It's similar to the superstition that using defined constants is not safe. Using degenerate objects to simulate null objects is useful, but it doesn't help fetching them from a table, because you can't guarantee that a row didn't have its object deleted. That's right. And for that you can test the object itself (which is actually an alias). But once you put an object into a variable you need another way to indicate whether its valid or not. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] MAPBASIC Object or not Object?
That's right. And for that you can test the object itself (which is actually an alias). But once you put an object into a variable you need another way to indicate whether its valid or not. I agree, Bill. It could be very usefull, if there was a function in MapBasic that actual could test whether an object was legal or not/exists or was null, or what ever you want to call this state. This is especially usefull when you have a function, that expects to get an object and also returns an object. How would you handle this situation ? What you make sure that you don't call the function with a not existing object, or could in some way handle the problem inside the function in a smart manner without corupting the table ? I tend to check before calling the funtion, but would love to hear about a solution to the second if possible. 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis For enden af regnbuen... - hvordan kommer man dertil og er det overhovedet muligt? Læs mere om årets MapInfo konference på www.cowi.dk/mapinfokonference -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Thoen Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 5:39 PM To: Spencer Simpson Cc: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: Re: [MI-L] MAPBASIC Object or not Object? Spencer Simpson wrote: No, I've found that aliases (especially objects) can act strangely if you try to extract their values more than once between two successive fetches. Maybe newer versions of MapInfo are more robust, but it conditioned me to always fetch aliases into variables back in the 1990s. I'd have to say, Prove it. IMHO, that's a superstition that you develpoed as you were learning and now it's just a habit. It's similar to the superstition that using defined constants is not safe. Using degenerate objects to simulate null objects is useful, but it doesn't help fetching them from a table, because you can't guarantee that a row didn't have its object deleted. That's right. And for that you can test the object itself (which is actually an alias). But once you put an object into a variable you need another way to indicate whether its valid or not. ___ 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
[Spam] RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic Program - Create Thin Arrows
Title: Mapbasic Program - Create Thin Arrows Dear Paul; How do you get a lines azimuth into a column? Saludos! / Greetings!Juan Jos Del Toro Madrueo[EMAIL PROTECTED]Guadalajara, Jalisco MXICON 20 40 33.95W 103 26 39.47 De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] En nombre de Paul Smith Enviado el: Domingo, 23 de Julio de 2006 08:30 p.m. Para: 'Frank Aaron (PL/EUS)' CC: 'MapInfo List' Asunto: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic Program - Create Thin Arrows Hi Frank, You can do this in Mapinfo 1. Create points from your coordinates. Use a suitable arrow symbol style whichdirectionisnorth. 2.Use the rotate symbols tool to rotate the symbols based on you column of azimuths. Cheers Paul From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Aaron (PL/EUS) Sent: Sunday, 23 July 2006 1:26 AM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] Mapbasic Program - Create Thin Arrows Hi, Does anyone know of a MapBasic program that can read a column with azimuths (heading) and create an arrow in the direction of the required heading? BR Frank Aaron, MSc. Physics, MSEE Staff Wireless Systems Engineer, RF Engineering Services Ericsson USA Service Solutions Operations, NA Tel: (972) 583-0112 Fax: (972) 583-2273 Mobile: (972) 679-9291 mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =[Disclaimer]= This electronic transmission, including any attachments, is confidential, may contain privileged information and should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you received this message in error, please delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. Any review, dissemination or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. =[End]= ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic Program - Create Thin Arrows
Title: Mapbasic Program - Create Thin Arrows Hi Frank, You can do this in Mapinfo 1. Create points from your coordinates. Use a suitable arrow symbol style whichdirectionisnorth. 2.Use the rotate symbols tool to rotate the symbols based on you column of azimuths. Cheers Paul From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Aaron (PL/EUS)Sent: Sunday, 23 July 2006 1:26 AMTo: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: [MI-L] Mapbasic Program - Create Thin Arrows Hi, Does anyone know of a MapBasic program that can read a column with azimuths (heading) and create an arrow in the direction of the required heading? BR Frank Aaron, MSc. Physics, MSEE Staff Wireless Systems Engineer, RF Engineering Services Ericsson USA Service Solutions Operations, NA Tel: (972) 583-0112 Fax: (972) 583-2273 Mobile: (972) 679-9291 mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===[Disclaimer]=== This electronic transmission, including any attachments, is confidential, may contain privileged information and should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you received this message in error, please delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. Any review, dissemination or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. ===[End]=== ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] MapBasic - How to tell if a ButtonPad is Shown or not?
Hi Bill, WindowInfo will give you the state of the floating buttonpad window. A docked toolbar is always visible. Best regards / Med venlig hilsen Lars I. Nielsen GisPro Bill Thoen wrote: In ButtonPadInfo() there doesn't seem to be any way to tell if a ButtonPad is visible. This status is tracked in the Toolbar Options dialog (MI menu Options Toobars) but there doesn't seem to to be any to get to it from MapBasic. Anyone know where the Show/Hide status of toolbars is kept? ___ 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] MapBasic - Expanding Munged filenames on the MapInfo RecentFiles menu
From: Bill Thoen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or does MI keep a full copy of the filename hidden behind the menu and just display the munged version? That is almost 100% certain. Regards Uffe ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] MapBasic - Expanding Munged filenames on the MapInfoRecentFiles menu
Title: Re: [MI-L] MapBasic - Expanding Munged filenames on the MapInfoRecentFiles menu I see two possible places to store that information: 1. The MapInfow.prf where MapInfo normally stores the preferences 2. The Registry Unfortunately I'm at the moment sitting at a computer with no MapInfo installed (!!!), so I can't test it Peter Horsbøll Møller GIS Developer, MTM Geographical Information IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 5260 Odense S. Denmark Tel + 456311 4900 Dir+45 6311 4908 Mob+45 5156 1045 Fax + 45 6311 4949 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Uffe KousgaardSent: Fri 14-Jul-06 08:45To: Mapinfo-LSubject: Re: [MI-L] MapBasic - Expanding Munged filenames on the MapInfoRecentFiles menu From: "Bill Thoen" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or does MI keep a full copy of the filename hidden behind the menu and just display the munged version?That is almost 100% certain.RegardsUffe___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
Re: [MI-L] MapBasic Language Definition and program building
Some Ultraedit / mapbasic resources: ftp://www.ultraedit.com/wf/mapbasic.txt http://www.mapinfo-l.com/Wiki/UltraEdit http://lanstorp.com/ Regards Uffe - Original Message - From: David Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [MI-L] MapBasic Language Definition and program building On 6 Jul 2006 at 13:37, Mike Tonge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have a language definition for mapbasic that could be used with ultraedit to provide syntax highlighting? I downloaded a file called mapbasic.txt from somewhere, and the same site also included instructions on how to set it up so you can have all the subroutines functions listed on the right side, and hotkeys for compile, link run. If nobody has the link I can have a look around for it - I remember it took me quite a while to find it last time. Dave ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] MapBasic Language Definition and program building
On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 01:37:14PM +0100, Mike Tonge wrote: Also does anyone know if makefiles are possible with mapbasic code? Yes, and they work great. I use GNU Make with UE and the only time I use the MapBasic editor interactively any more is when I teach a MapBasic class. You do have to get disciplined about naming your source files, because even though Windows is not case-sensitive about file names, Make definitiely is. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] MapBasic Language Definition and program building
On 6 Jul 2006 at 13:37, Mike Tonge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have a language definition for mapbasic that could be used with ultraedit to provide syntax highlighting? I downloaded a file called mapbasic.txt from somewhere, and the same site also included instructions on how to set it up so you can have all the subroutines functions listed on the right side, and hotkeys for compile, link run. If nobody has the link I can have a look around for it - I remember it took me quite a while to find it last time. Dave ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE : [MI-L] MapBasic Language Definition and program building
Title: Message Hi, I sent you an answer, but I forgot a link and the copy to the list... http://www.ultraedit.com/index.php?name=Contentpa=showpagepid=40#wordfiles All the syntax files you need... Robin. -Message d'origine-De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Mike TongeEnvoyé: jeudi 6 juillet 2006 14:37À: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.comObjet: [MI-L] MapBasic Language Definition and program building Hi List Does anyone have a language definition for mapbasic that could be used with ultraedit to provide syntax highlighting? Also does anyone know if makefiles are possible with mapbasic code? Mike Summer Placement Student Atkins All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of [EMAIL PROTECTED]@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] MapBasic
Matt, If you have a "newer" version of MapInfo Pro, you can on the installation cd find a folder called PDF_DOCS. In this folder there is a copy of a number of usefull manuals. You can here find as well the MapInfo User Guide as well as the MapBasic User Guide and MapBasic Reference Guide HTH, 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew DolanSent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 3:13 PMTo: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: [MI-L] MapBasic Hi all: I was wondering if there is a site or book, etc.. that introduces users to MapBasic functionality and commands. I am a heavy user of MapInfo 6.5, but have no programming background. I am thinking that using the MB control would open up a whole new world to me and take my skills to another level. Two main issues I have currently: 1)Labels getting scrambled when I refresh a database. 2)Creating transparent polygons. Thanks and I hope this makes sense to the experts out there. Matt DolanDirector of Market Analytics GISColliers Arnold4350 West Cypress St, Suite 300 Tampa, FL 33607-4175 813.221.2290 813.224.9403 (Fax) www.colliersarnold.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Colliers Arnold - Tampa / Clearwater / Orlando / Ft. Myers Colliers International - 241 offices in54 countries on six continents This e-mail and attachments (if any) is intended only for the addressee(s) and is subject to copyright. This e-mail contains information which may be confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please advise the sender by return e-mail, do not use or disclose the contents and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Unless specifically stated, this e-mail does not constitute formal advice or commitment by the sender or Colliers Arnold or any of its subsidiaries. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] Mapbasic to create DBMS table from Access
On 6/23/06, Graham Bish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi fellow MapInfo users I am trying to build a .WOR File to DBMS a series of tables out of a Ms Access database. Below is the MapBasic script that is displayed in the MapBasic window in MapInfo V8 (but it doesn't work when placed in a workspace) Below is the code that I use to open a MS SQL Server table. Check the MB help file for the proper connection string for anMS Access db. dim con as integer con=Server_Connect(ODBC, DSN=database;UID=user_name;PWD=password) server con link table select * from remote_table into local_table Rich -- Richard Greenwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.greenwoodmap.com ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic - Passing paramaters to Main
You can not pass parameters to the Main procedure. The MapBasic RemoteMsgHandler can handle DDE input fra a calling app with a commandinfo(cmd_info_msg). But the calling app is not mapbasic window. If your in a mb app there must be another way of getting data from MapInfo than DDE through the MapBasic window. Especially when the data is coordinates HTH, Jakob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brendan Tagg Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 4:37 AM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] Mapbasic - Passing paramaters to Main Does anyone know how to pass (of if its possible to) pass paramaters into /out of a mapbasic program so that it can be called from the mapbasic window (or a workspace). For example an app might be declare function product(x as float ,y float) as float function product(x as float ,y float) as float product = x * y exit function end function Thanks in advance Brendan Tagg Melbourne, Australia This email and any attachments may contain privileged and confidential information and are intended for the named addressee only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete this e-mail immediately. Any confidentiality, privilege or copyright is not waived or lost because this e-mail has been sent to you in error. It is your responsibility to check this e-mail and any attachments for viruses. No warranty is made that this material is free from computer virus or any other defect or error. Any loss/damage incurred by using this material is not the sender's responsibility. The sender's entire liability will be limited to resupplying the material. ___ 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] MapBasic Code to ESRI Conversion
Hello Jae, Actually, I'm not sure you should rely on this query in MapBasic! The IntersectNodes() function changed after v4.5 of Pro (when they tinkered with the map object processing). It used to give you a nice polyline representing the topological relationship between two objects and taking the length of the result would make sense. However, it was subsequently changed and now the returned polyline can only be considered a set of points. As such, any object length you can out of it has no meaning and indeed could be unpredictable. If I've understood what you want to do, wouldn't an overlap test be better (assuming you're working with regions)? Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd. http://www.europa-tech.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Behrmann, Jae Sent: 07 June 2006 23:18 To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] MapBasic Code to ESRI Conversion MapInfo and ESRI gurus: I'm trying to convert a MapBasic statement to ESRI: select * from theTable where ObjectLen(IntersectNodes(theTable.obj,theObj,INCL_COMMON),mi)0.001 'Note theTable is a mappable table and theObj is a variable (graphical object) 'The statement selects all records in the the mappable table that are touching theObj variable, but excludes those records that are just barely touching theObj variable. Please respond if you know how to write this statement within ArcGIS. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks, Jae Behrmann *** The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged Access to this email by anyone other than the intended addressee is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, retention, or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please reply to or forward a copy of this message to the sender and delete the message, any attachments, and any copies thereof from your system. *** ___ 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] MapBasic C# dll
C# assemblies are something quite different than the kind of DLL's that mapbasic understands. Don't get fooled by the extension - DLL. There are 3 main kind of DLL's: 1) 32-bit DLL with exported functions 2) OCX 3) .NET assemblies MB only understands 1) VB6 understands 1) and 2), but can only create 2) Some older VB could also create 1) C# / VB.NET understands all 3, but can only create 3) Delphi.NET understands all 3, but can create1) and 3) Delphi/win32 understands 1) and 2) and can create 1) and 2). Kind regards Uffe Kousgaardwww.routeware.dk - Original Message - From: McGowan Dean To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 10:30 AM Subject: [MI-L] MapBasic C# dll My MB application compiles correctly but produces error 342 (External library does not contain GPS_X ) at runtime. Can anybody point out where I am going wrong? Dean McGowan GIS Injengör Teknik Service Upplands Väsby kommun [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel. 08-590 97563 Mobil 073-910 4563 ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] MapBasic C# dll
Dean
Although youre better off reading a
C or C++ first-principles book, theres a simple project / article on the
CodeProject which gives a recipe for the simplest C-callable DLLs but I think
you will need to get a not-free (but still cheap) version of Visual Studio 2005
so that you can build it using C++ (not C#). I dont think there is an
Express version of C/C++ available.
The article is called Super Easy DLL
by Greg Ellis written December 2004 for Visual C++ 6.0 - www.codeproject.com/dll/EasyDLL.asp
Of course, the example given in this very
short article is trivial.
If you go this path, read the comments /
warnings to the article (at the bottom), since this isnt the panacea for
all DLL development.
But, as has been pointed out several times
here by the experts, Delphi is just super
super easy for C-callable convention DLLs compared with even this article.
IL Thomas
GeoSciSoft- Perth,
Australia
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McGowan Dean
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 4:30 PM
To:
mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com
Subject: [MI-L] MapBasic C# dll
I have written a dll in
C# express edition and would like to call its functions from MapBasic. Here are
my scripts:
C#
using
System;
using
System.Collections.Generic;
using
System.Text;
using
System.Data;
namespace
MapInfoTools
{
public class MIFunctions
{
public double GPS_X()
{
//Return test value for now.
return 1;
}
public double GPS_Y()
{
//Return test value for now.
return 2;
}
}
}
MB
Declare
Function GPS_X Lib
C:\Projects\C#\MapInfoTools\MapInfoTools\obj\Release\MapInfoTools.dll
as float
print GPS_X()
My MB application
compiles correctly but produces error 342 (External library does not
contain GPS_X) at runtime. Can anybody point out where I am going
wrong?
Cheers, Dean
Dean McGowan
GIS
Injengör
Teknik
Service
Upplands
Väsby kommun
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel. 08-590 97563
Mobil 073-910 4563
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RE: [MI-L] MapBasic and MapXtreme
Title: MapBasic and MapXtreme Christine, No need for apologize on this list. The only stupid question here, are those that not has been asked. In short: Yes, your intranet application would be written completely in .NET using MapXtreme and VB.NET, C# or other .NET languages. Yes, your VB.NET application could technically access a MapBasic application running on MapInfo Pro, but licensing forbids this. The longer version: You need to distinguise between what is technical possible and what is allowed under the software license. Youcan technical control a MapInfo Pro/MapBasic application thru VB.NET or any other .NET language (even "oldfashioned" programming languages like VB). This is also allowed by the software license, as long as each user of your application has a license for MapInfo Pro. As soon as you start looking for a web application things get a bit more complicated. You can access and control a MapInfo Pro using a web application. I have seems some examples of this. But the license for MapInfo Pro doesn't allow you doing this. So for web applications, you need to buy a "web license" for MapXtreme2005 and use this only. MapXtreme2005 can also be used for developing desktop applications. If so, you need to buy single user seats for each user of you application. I hope this did answer your question. If not let me know 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronning, ChristineSent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 7:03 PMTo: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: [MI-L] MapBasic and MapXtreme Hi all, Excuse my ignorance in this, but hoping to understand a little bit more about the relationship between MapInfo capability with web software (MapXtreme). After a little research I see that you can use .NET languages which brings me to my question. If for example I wanted to created a intranet application that allowed employees through a site, to enter a desired location with a few options of what they wanted on their map and see an output, would this programming be done all with a .NET language or would some of it be done using MapBasic? So if I were to write a program in MapBasic that ran some spatial queries could this then be called from a VB.Net program that is run from the MapXtreme application? I apologize if this doesn't make sense, but hopefully someone understands my question! Thanks Christine Christine Ronning GIS Analyst, Strategic Information 740 Carmi Avenue Penticton, BC V2A 8P9 250-770-3408/250-870-4677 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active
Title: Message One for you David From: Bob Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 March 2006 12:21To: Simon Allen; David Reid; mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: Re: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active Hi Simon My gut feeling is that when you manually do steps some optimisation is taking place. Are you doing the steps literally one at a time? For example when you drop the three indexes are they all dropped in one operation or three separate operations? What is the time difference? How long is it manually and how long through the program? Put a print timer() between each line and find out which line(s) is taking longer. I suspect the statusbar is a red herring. Regards Bob - Original Message - From: Simon Allen To: David Reid ; mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 6:25 PM Subject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active David You imply that at some point during the execution Progress Bars are displaying? At which point? ta From: David Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 March 2006 18:19To: Simon Allen; mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active I'm glad this came back up. I was unclear about something in th Mapbasic UG and Ref guide. Are there certain commands that will cause ProgressBars to automatically be re-enstated without issueing "Set ProgressBars On"? For instance, if I "Set Progressbars Off", can a "Commit Table" command reset or turn "Set ProgressBars Off" back to "On"? For example, here's a snippet of an MB I use to refresh a table I regularly "re"geocode, of about 40k records. In order to try and speed up the process, I've set progressbars off, redraw off and drop the index on any indexed fields: Set Progressbars Off Set map redraw off drop index MYTABLE (FIELD1) drop indexMYTABLE (FIELD2) drop index MYTABLE (FIELD3) ' The following line deletes the graphic objects in the selection Delete Object From MYTABLE ' The following line Saves the table Commit Table MYTABLE ' The following line packs both graphics and data of the table Pack Table MYTABLE Graphic Data 'The following lines rebuilds the index of the specified columns Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD1) Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD2) Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD3) Set map redraw On Set Progressbars On So,is the "Commit" or "Pack table" statementsturning progress bars back on? Theabove takesfar more time programattically thanmanually and requires me to nurse Mapinfo thewhole time by keeping it in front. Thanks, David Reid -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon AllenSent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:17 AMTo: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active Hi Joe Submitted a similar request myself recently . You need to disable Progress Bars: with "Set ProgressBars Off". Ta From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe NunnSent: 30 March 2006 16:30To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active Dear All, I am sure this has been asked before but here goes I have program that runs fine, but when I start using another program (ie move the active window) mapinfo appears to halt. When I make the mapinfo window active again it continues to process files. Any ideas how to make it run while using another application? Joe Nunn The XYZ Digital Map Company Unit 9 Phase 2 Hardengreen Business Park Dalhousie Road Dalkeith, EH22 3NX Scotland Tel: +44 131 454 0426 Fax: +44 131 454 0443 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.xyzmaps.com ** This email and any files transmitted with it from South Gloucestershire Council are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the South Gloucestershire Council Postmaster at the address below. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** --Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 03/30/2006 --Outgoing mail is certified Virus FreeChecked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 03/30/2006**
RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active
Hi Joe Submitted a similar request myself recently . You need to disable Progress Bars: with "Set ProgressBars Off". Ta From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe NunnSent: 30 March 2006 16:30To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active Dear All, I am sure this has been asked before but here goes I have program that runs fine, but when I start using another program (ie move the active window) mapinfo appears to halt. When I make the mapinfo window active again it continues to process files. Any ideas how to make it run while using another application? Joe Nunn The XYZ Digital Map Company Unit 9 Phase 2 Hardengreen Business Park Dalhousie Road Dalkeith, EH22 3NX Scotland Tel: +44 131 454 0426 Fax: +44 131 454 0443 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.xyzmaps.com ** This email and any files transmitted with it from South Gloucestershire Council are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the South Gloucestershire Council Postmaster at the address below. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active
Title: Message I'm glad this came back up. I was unclear about something in th Mapbasic UG and Ref guide. Are there certain commands that will cause ProgressBars to automatically be re-enstated without issueing "Set ProgressBars On"? For instance, if I "Set Progressbars Off", can a "Commit Table" command reset or turn "Set ProgressBars Off" back to "On"? For example, here's a snippet of an MB I use to refresh a table I regularly "re"geocode, of about 40k records. In order to try and speed up the process, I've set progressbars off, redraw off and drop the index on any indexed fields: Set Progressbars Off Set map redraw off drop index MYTABLE (FIELD1) drop indexMYTABLE (FIELD2) drop index MYTABLE (FIELD3) ' The following line deletes the graphic objects in the selection Delete Object From MYTABLE ' The following line Saves the table Commit Table MYTABLE ' The following line packs both graphics and data of the table Pack Table MYTABLE Graphic Data 'The following lines rebuilds the index of the specified columns Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD1) Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD2) Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD3) Set map redraw On Set Progressbars On So,is the "Commit" or "Pack table" statementsturning progress bars back on? Theabove takesfar more time programattically thanmanually and requires me to nurse Mapinfo thewhole time by keeping it in front. Thanks, David Reid -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon AllenSent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:17 AMTo: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active Hi Joe Submitted a similar request myself recently . You need to disable Progress Bars: with "Set ProgressBars Off". Ta From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe NunnSent: 30 March 2006 16:30To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active Dear All, I am sure this has been asked before but here goes… I have program that runs fine, but when I start using another program (ie move the active window) mapinfo appears to halt. When I make the mapinfo window active again it continues to process files. Any ideas how to make it run while using another application? Joe Nunn The XYZ Digital Map Company Unit 9 Phase 2 Hardengreen Business Park Dalhousie Road Dalkeith, EH22 3NX Scotland Tel: +44 131 454 0426 Fax: +44 131 454 0443 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.xyzmaps.com ** This email and any files transmitted with it from South Gloucestershire Council are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the South Gloucestershire Council Postmaster at the address below. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** --Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 03/30/2006 -- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 03/30/2006 ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active
Title: Message David You imply that at some point during the execution Progress Bars are displaying? At which point? ta From: David Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 March 2006 18:19To: Simon Allen; mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active I'm glad this came back up. I was unclear about something in th Mapbasic UG and Ref guide. Are there certain commands that will cause ProgressBars to automatically be re-enstated without issueing "Set ProgressBars On"? For instance, if I "Set Progressbars Off", can a "Commit Table" command reset or turn "Set ProgressBars Off" back to "On"? For example, here's a snippet of an MB I use to refresh a table I regularly "re"geocode, of about 40k records. In order to try and speed up the process, I've set progressbars off, redraw off and drop the index on any indexed fields: Set Progressbars Off Set map redraw off drop index MYTABLE (FIELD1) drop indexMYTABLE (FIELD2) drop index MYTABLE (FIELD3) ' The following line deletes the graphic objects in the selection Delete Object From MYTABLE ' The following line Saves the table Commit Table MYTABLE ' The following line packs both graphics and data of the table Pack Table MYTABLE Graphic Data 'The following lines rebuilds the index of the specified columns Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD1) Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD2) Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD3) Set map redraw On Set Progressbars On So,is the "Commit" or "Pack table" statementsturning progress bars back on? Theabove takesfar more time programattically thanmanually and requires me to nurse Mapinfo thewhole time by keeping it in front. Thanks, David Reid -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon AllenSent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:17 AMTo: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active Hi Joe Submitted a similar request myself recently . You need to disable Progress Bars: with "Set ProgressBars Off". Ta From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe NunnSent: 30 March 2006 16:30To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active Dear All, I am sure this has been asked before but here goes I have program that runs fine, but when I start using another program (ie move the active window) mapinfo appears to halt. When I make the mapinfo window active again it continues to process files. Any ideas how to make it run while using another application? Joe Nunn The XYZ Digital Map Company Unit 9 Phase 2 Hardengreen Business Park Dalhousie Road Dalkeith, EH22 3NX Scotland Tel: +44 131 454 0426 Fax: +44 131 454 0443 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.xyzmaps.com ** This email and any files transmitted with it from South Gloucestershire Council are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the South Gloucestershire Council Postmaster at the address below. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** --Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 03/30/2006 --Outgoing mail is certified Virus FreeChecked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 03/30/2006 ** This email and any files transmitted with it from South Gloucestershire Council are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the South Gloucestershire Council Postmaster at the address below. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active
Title: Message David Not sure about this. However, some observations: Unless you're seeing the Progress Bars then they're not being reset, I guess. Although similar your manual process may not be identical to your script. A true comparison would be between two scripts identical apart from one with ProgressBars On and the other Off (obviously need to exclude time to re-provide focus to MI. I use a separate PC for running scripts to minimise this. Ta From: David Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 March 2006 18:33To: Simon Allen; mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active No! sorry not to be clear on this. The progress bars aren't displaying, however, this process (as shown in my code) takes longer than if I did the same tasks manually. Furthermore, if I bring another program window into focus over MI, the process in my example either stops (as indicated in the first part of this thread) or slows down even more. Dave -Original Message-From: Simon Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 11:26 AMTo: David Reid; mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active David You imply that at some point during the execution Progress Bars are displaying? At which point? ta From: David Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 March 2006 18:19To: Simon Allen; mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active I'm glad this came back up. I was unclear about something in th Mapbasic UG and Ref guide. Are there certain commands that will cause ProgressBars to automatically be re-enstated without issueing "Set ProgressBars On"? For instance, if I "Set Progressbars Off", can a "Commit Table" command reset or turn "Set ProgressBars Off" back to "On"? For example, here's a snippet of an MB I use to refresh a table I regularly "re"geocode, of about 40k records. In order to try and speed up the process, I've set progressbars off, redraw off and drop the index on any indexed fields: Set Progressbars Off Set map redraw off drop index MYTABLE (FIELD1) drop indexMYTABLE (FIELD2) drop index MYTABLE (FIELD3) ' The following line deletes the graphic objects in the selection Delete Object From MYTABLE ' The following line Saves the table Commit Table MYTABLE ' The following line packs both graphics and data of the table Pack Table MYTABLE Graphic Data 'The following lines rebuilds the index of the specified columns Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD1) Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD2) Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD3) Set map redraw On Set Progressbars On So,is the "Commit" or "Pack table" statementsturning progress bars back on? Theabove takesfar more time programattically thanmanually and requires me to nurse Mapinfo thewhole time by keeping it in front. Thanks, David Reid -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon AllenSent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:17 AMTo: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active Hi Joe Submitted a similar request myself recently . You need to disable Progress Bars: with "Set ProgressBars Off". Ta From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe NunnSent: 30 March 2006 16:30To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active Dear All, I am sure this has been asked before but here goes I have program that runs fine, but when I start using another program (ie move the active window) mapinfo appears to halt. When I make the mapinfo window active again it continues to process files. Any ideas how to make it run while using another application? Joe Nunn The XYZ Digital Map Company Unit 9 Phase 2 Hardengreen Business Park Dalhousie Road Dalkeith, EH22 3NX Scotland Tel: +44 131 454 0426 Fax: +44 131 454 0443 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.xyzmaps.com ** This email and any files transmitted with it from South Gloucestershire Council are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the South Gloucestershire Council Postmaster at the address below. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** --Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 03/30/2006 --Outgoing mail is certified Virus FreeChecked by AV
RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active
Title: Message No! sorry not to be clear on this. The progress bars aren't displaying, however, this process (as shown in my code) takes longer than if I did the same tasks manually. Furthermore, if I bring another program window into focus over MI, the process in my example either stops (as indicated in the first part of this thread) or slows down even more. Dave -Original Message-From: Simon Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 11:26 AMTo: David Reid; mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active David You imply that at some point during the execution Progress Bars are displaying? At which point? ta From: David Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 March 2006 18:19To: Simon Allen; mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active I'm glad this came back up. I was unclear about something in th Mapbasic UG and Ref guide. Are there certain commands that will cause ProgressBars to automatically be re-enstated without issueing "Set ProgressBars On"? For instance, if I "Set Progressbars Off", can a "Commit Table" command reset or turn "Set ProgressBars Off" back to "On"? For example, here's a snippet of an MB I use to refresh a table I regularly "re"geocode, of about 40k records. In order to try and speed up the process, I've set progressbars off, redraw off and drop the index on any indexed fields: Set Progressbars Off Set map redraw off drop index MYTABLE (FIELD1) drop indexMYTABLE (FIELD2) drop index MYTABLE (FIELD3) ' The following line deletes the graphic objects in the selection Delete Object From MYTABLE ' The following line Saves the table Commit Table MYTABLE ' The following line packs both graphics and data of the table Pack Table MYTABLE Graphic Data 'The following lines rebuilds the index of the specified columns Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD1) Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD2) Create Index On MYTABLE (FIELD3) Set map redraw On Set Progressbars On So,is the "Commit" or "Pack table" statementsturning progress bars back on? Theabove takesfar more time programattically thanmanually and requires me to nurse Mapinfo thewhole time by keeping it in front. Thanks, David Reid -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon AllenSent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:17 AMTo: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: RE: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active Hi Joe Submitted a similar request myself recently . You need to disable Progress Bars: with "Set ProgressBars Off". Ta From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe NunnSent: 30 March 2006 16:30To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.comSubject: [MI-L] Mapbasic stops when window is no longer active Dear All, I am sure this has been asked before but here goes… I have program that runs fine, but when I start using another program (ie move the active window) mapinfo appears to halt. When I make the mapinfo window active again it continues to process files. Any ideas how to make it run while using another application? Joe Nunn The XYZ Digital Map Company Unit 9 Phase 2 Hardengreen Business Park Dalhousie Road Dalkeith, EH22 3NX Scotland Tel: +44 131 454 0426 Fax: +44 131 454 0443 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.xyzmaps.com ** This email and any files transmitted with it from South Gloucestershire Council are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the South Gloucestershire Council Postmaster at the address below. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** --Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 03/30/2006 --Outgoing mail is certified Virus FreeChecked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/298 - Release Date: 03/30/2006** This email and any files transmitted with it from South Gloucestershire Council are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the South Gloucestershire Council Postmaster at the address below. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** --Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.385 / Vir
Re: [MI-L] MapBasic 'Call' statement at runtime
Hi Thomas,
I'm a little curious why you think you need to implement a dynamically
defined call to a statically defined sub in your code. You can't define the
sub/function in runtime anyway, so why the need to call it this way ?
The usual way is to implement such calls is to utilize a switch/case
statement like this:
Do Case iCmdNmbr
Case 1
Call MySub1 (...)
Case 2
Call MySub2 ()
Case 3
retval = MyFunc3 (...)
Case Else
Note Undefined sub, number = + iCmdNmbr
End Case
Best regards / Med venlig hilsen
Lars V. Nielsen
Hvenegaard A/S
Rugaardsvej 55, DK-5000 Odense C
Denmark
Tel. +45 6313 5050
http://www.hvenegaard.dk
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From: Thomas Jund [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 9:54 AM
Subject: [MI-L] MapBasic 'Call' statement at runtime
Hi there
I am confronted with a problem regarding the MapBasic 'Call' statement.
The restriction section of the documentation says:
'You cannot issue a Call statement through the MapBasic window.'
I need to make a call from MapInfo to a own defined Sub or Function with
parameters.
The call to the Sub or Function is composed in runtime .. I do not have a
static call like
'Call mySub('My String')' in a Sub.
I found a (ugly) solution with defining a Sub as Menu (this is just
possible without parameters).
Afterwards it is possible to call that sub through the menu ID and reading
the 'parameters' from a
text file.
I would be grateful for suggestions how to solve that problem in a clean
way, probably someone
found already a workaround.
Cheers
Thomas Jund
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Re: [MI-L] MapBasic 'Call' statement at runtime
Hi Thomas, You can't call a normal sub / function in an mbx from outside the mbx. I'll suggest instead using goMIPro.MBApplications(your.mbx).Do XYZ to call Sub RemoteMsgHandler in your.mbx, and use a switch/case statement I mentioned there, using CommandInfo(CMD_INFO_MSG) to retrieve the supplied parameter (XYZ). If you have multiple arguments, either encode them it the single Do parameter, e.g. 12;345;ABC;True, or use several Global variables in your.mbx and poke values to them using statements like these goMIPro.MBApplications(your.mbx).MBGlobals(MyString).Value = abcdefg goMIPro.MBApplications(your.mbx).MBGlobals(MyInteger).Value = 12345 before calling Do / RemoteMsgHandler As for functions, you may take a look at using Eval / RemoteQueryHandler likewise. HTH Best regards / Med venlig hilsen Lars V. Nielsen Hvenegaard A/S http://www.hvenegaard.dk - Original Message - From: Thomas Jund [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lars V. Nielsen (Hvenegaard) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 3:40 PM Subject: Re: [MI-L] MapBasic 'Call' statement at runtime Hi Lars I don't want to define sub/functions in runtime, to be a more precise what I actually want: I want to write a module in MapBasic, which supports an application with a number of sub/functions. The application communicates with MapInfo as COM object. Now I want to load the module on the COM object with the command 'Run Application myModule.MBX'. Afterwards I want to call the sub/functions from the module with parameters through the COM object. I hope that explains a bit more precisively what I want. Best regards Thomas ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] MapBasic Bitwise Operators
On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 12:06:26PM +1300, Ian Tidy wrote: I am wanting to use bitwise operators in MapBasic, but I can't find any information on them. Does anyone know if the exist and how to use them, or do I need to write my own functions? You have to write your own, but it's pretty easy. For example, to test the 5th bit from the right in an integer use integer divide and mod like so: n = 5 if nBitflags \ 2^(n-1) mod 2 then ' bit is set - Bill Thoen ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] MapBasic Bitwise Operators
MB does not do true bit operations I have a dll with a whole lot of delphi functions built in it you can get it here http://www.wap3.com/download/ultramsg.zip does string math like s=(5+2)*3 and gets back the answer does HTLM output better than that dumb message window and a lot more On Wednesday 08 March 2006 17:06, Ian Tidy wrote: Hi All, I am wanting to use bitwise operators in MapBasic, but I can't find any information on them. Does anyone know if the exist and how to use them, or do I need to write my own functions? Cheers Ian Ian Tidy GIS Administrator Works Asset Department Napier City Council Hastings St, Private Bag 6010, Napier, New Zealand Phone +64-6-835-7579 Ext. 8115 Fax +64-6-835-7574 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.napier.govt.nz http://www.napier.govt.nz/ ## Attention: This e-mail message and accompanying data may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. Any information provided is given in good faith. However unless specifically stated to the contrary, Napier City Council accepts no liability for the content of this e-mail or for the consequences of any action taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message or data is prohibited. If you received this e-mail message in error, please notify us immediately and erase all copies of this message and attachments. Thank you. -- Trey Pattillo Failure is not an option It comes standard with all Microsoft products. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] MapBasic API Call for XML
Lars Nielsen has a small MapBasic util called XMLlib at http://www.ni-fam.dk/get2net/download/#english. It works but I have no experience in it. For a major MapBasic project I had I was not ready for a util with no source code so I wrote Delphi wrap of Microsofts msxml.dll, but it is not public available (yet). The problem with XML and MapBasic is that parsers and XML is very object oriented in it approach. So you need to swallow a few camels to get it to work. Basically what I did was parsing xpath expressions to a dll returning the xpathed XML element value as a string. It you push Lars he might free his source code for XMLLib. 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 Ian Tidy Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 2:32 AM To: MapInfo-L Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MI-L] MapBasic API Call for XML Hi All, I am looking for a Windows DLL that I can call for reading and writing XML for MapBasic. Cheers Ian Ian Tidy GIS Administrator Works Asset Department Napier City Council Hastings St, Private Bag 6010, Napier, New Zealand Phone +64-6-835-7579 Ext. 8115 Fax +64-6-835-7574 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.napier.govt.nz http://www.napier.govt.nz/ ## Attention: This e-mail message and accompanying data may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. Any information provided is given in good faith. However unless specifically stated to the contrary, Napier City Council accepts no liability for the content of this e-mail or for the consequences of any action taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message or data is prohibited. If you received this e-mail message in error, please notify us immediately and erase all copies of this message and attachments. Thank you. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l Med venlig hilsen 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 Ian Tidy Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 2:32 AM To: MapInfo-L Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MI-L] MapBasic API Call for XML Hi All, I am looking for a Windows DLL that I can call for reading and writing XML for MapBasic. Cheers Ian Ian Tidy GIS Administrator Works Asset Department Napier City Council Hastings St, Private Bag 6010, Napier, New Zealand Phone +64-6-835-7579 Ext. 8115 Fax +64-6-835-7574 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.napier.govt.nz http://www.napier.govt.nz/ ## Attention: This e-mail message and accompanying data may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. Any information provided is given in good faith. However unless specifically stated to the contrary, Napier City Council accepts no liability for the content of this e-mail or for the consequences of any action taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message or data is prohibited. If you received this e-mail message in error, please notify us immediately and erase all copies of this message and attachments. Thank you. ___ 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] MapBasic API Call for XML
Well, if you can get MB to interact with .NET then I would use .NET because it makes read/write of XML like falling off a log (v1.1 or v2.0 are both very capable). XML is many things though - schema is all-important. IL Thomas GeoSciSoft - Perth, Australia -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mapinfo-l- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Tidy Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:32 AM To: MapInfo-L Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MI-L] MapBasic API Call for XML Hi All, I am looking for a Windows DLL that I can call for reading and writing XML for MapBasic. Cheers Ian Ian Tidy GIS Administrator Works Asset Department Napier City Council Hastings St, Private Bag 6010, Napier, New Zealand Phone +64-6-835-7579 Ext. 8115 Fax +64-6-835-7574 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.napier.govt.nz http://www.napier.govt.nz/ ## Attention: This e-mail message and accompanying data may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. Any information provided is given in good faith. However unless specifically stated to the contrary, Napier City Council accepts no liability for the content of this e-mail or for the consequences of any action taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message or data is prohibited. If you received this e-mail message in error, please notify us immediately and erase all copies of this message and attachments. Thank you. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.25/246 - Release Date: 30/01/2006 ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
Re: [MI-L] MAPBASIC: AlterObject
Tomasz Oberski wrote: How to change symbology of serveral mapinfo objects? The MapBasic AlterObject command lets to modify pen and brush of current (selected) object. How can I use that command to change pen and brush of several objects at once?Maybe there is another method of changing object's symbology? You have to loop through the collection and change them one at a time. The collection can either be ones you've selected manually or they can be in a table or an SQL selection. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] MAPBASIC: AlterObject
Spencer, I think the problem with your function is that the parameters are send ByRref not ByVal. This shoul dbe the correct structure: Function AlterPen (ByVal o as object, ByVal p as pen) as object Alter object o Info OBJ_INFO_PEN, p End Function 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Spencer Simpson Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 11:23 PM To: 'Bill Thoen' Cc: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: RE: [MI-L] MAPBASIC: AlterObject There was once the suggestion that you could write a function that returned an object and use SQL Update to update all of the objects. So if you had the function Function AlterPen (o as object, p as pen) as object Alter object o Info OBJ_INFO_PEN, p End function You could then alter the pens of each of the objects in a table with Update mytab set obj=AlterPen (obj, p) I seem to recall trying this several years ago, and that it worked once, but I could never get it to work again. Hope this helps Spencer -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Thoen Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 4:03 PM To: Tomasz Oberski Cc: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: Re: [MI-L] MAPBASIC: AlterObject Tomasz Oberski wrote: How to change symbology of serveral mapinfo objects? The MapBasic AlterObject command lets to modify pen and brush of current (selected) object. How can I use that command to change pen and brush of several objects at once?Maybe there is another method of changing object's symbology? You have to loop through the collection and change them one at a time. The collection can either be ones you've selected manually or they can be in a table or an SQL selection. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] MapBasic Label Clause - Problems using variables as Positionand Offset
Mike, I would recommend that you built your Set Map command using a command string: sCommand = Set Map Window MAP1 Layer S_OPEN_NAME Display Graphic Label Line None Position S_OFFSET_DIR S_LAB_FONT Pen (1,2,0) With S_LABEL Parallel On auto off Overlap Off Duplicates Off Offset I_OFFSET_DIS Visibility On Run Command sCommand HTH, 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Jenne Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 10:09 PM To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] MapBasic Label Clause - Problems using variables as Positionand Offset Afternoon (here in the States, anyway) all! I've run into a slight problem writing MapBasic code. In Set Map, I'm trying to use variables for the Position and Offset portions of the Label clause. A sample of this code is below. The intent of this piece of code is to extract values (pertaining to labeling) from a reference table, which are then stored into variables. Everything had worked just fine until I attempted to incorporate variables for label offset values, specifically direction (Left, Right, Center, Above, Below) and offset. For whatever reason, the MapBasic compiler gives me an error statement, specifically Missing = in assignment to S_OFFSET_DIR. The line it's calling an error on is Layer S_OPEN_NAME Display Graphic Label Line None Position S_OFFSET_DIR.. If I substitute a normal value (like left) for S_OFFSET_DIR, then the error statement is Missing = in assignment to I_OFFSET_DIS instead. BTW, S_OFFSET_DIR is declared as a string variable, and I_OFFSER_DIS is an integer. Also, all of the other variables in the label clause (such as S_LABEL, S_LABEL_FONT.) had worked just fine. Anyone have a guess as to what the problem might be? Hope all is well with you all, and that everyone has a great New Year. Mike Jenne JCSI Trussville, Alabama, USA If FileExists(S_PATH_1) then Open Table S_PATH_1 as S_OPEN_NAME LAYER_CTR = LAYER_CTR+1 S_LABEL1 = ACTIVE_LAYER.LABEL S_LABEL=S_LABEL1 I_FONTCL2 = ACTIVE_LAYER.FONT_CL2 I_FONTCL3 = ACTIVE_LAYER.FONT_CL3 I_FONTCL4 = ACTIVE_LAYER.FONT_CL4 I_FONTCL5 = ACTIVE_LAYER.FONT_CL5 S_LABEL1 = ACTIVE_LAYER.TYPE S_OFFSET_DIR =ACTIVE_LAYER.OFFSET_DIR I_OFFSET_DIS = ACTIVE_LAYER.OFFSET_DIS S_LAB_FONT=MakeFont(Arial,I_FONTCL2,I_FONTCL3,I_FONTCL4,I_FONTCL5) Add Map Window MAP1 Auto Layer S_OPEN_NAME Set Map Window MAP1 Layer S_OPEN_NAME Display Graphic Label Line None Position S_OFFSET_DIR Font S_LAB_FONT Pen (1,2,0) With S_LABEL Parallel On auto off Overlap Off Duplicates Off Offset I_OFFSET_DIS Visibility On ___ 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] MapBasic Label Clause - Problems using variables as Positionand Offset
Peter, I tried your solution, and it worked well. Mange tak! Mike Jenne -Original Message- From: Peter Horsbøll Møller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 3:29 PM To: Mike Jenne; MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: RE: [MI-L] MapBasic Label Clause - Problems using variables as Positionand Offset Mike, I would recommend that you built your Set Map command using a command string: sCommand = Set Map Window MAP1 Layer S_OPEN_NAME Display Graphic Label Line None Position S_OFFSET_DIR S_LAB_FONT Pen (1,2,0) With S_LABEL Parallel On auto off Overlap Off Duplicates Off Offset I_OFFSET_DIS Visibility On Run Command sCommand HTH, 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis http://www.cowi.dk/gis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Jenne Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 10:09 PM To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] MapBasic Label Clause - Problems using variables as Positionand Offset Afternoon (here in the States, anyway) all! I've run into a slight problem writing MapBasic code. In Set Map, I'm trying to use variables for the Position and Offset portions of the Label clause. A sample of this code is below. The intent of this piece of code is to extract values (pertaining to labeling) from a reference table, which are then stored into variables. Everything had worked just fine until I attempted to incorporate variables for label offset values, specifically direction (Left, Right, Center, Above, Below) and offset. For whatever reason, the MapBasic compiler gives me an error statement, specifically Missing = in assignment to S_OFFSET_DIR. The line it's calling an error on is Layer S_OPEN_NAME Display Graphic Label Line None Position S_OFFSET_DIR.. If I substitute a normal value (like left) for S_OFFSET_DIR, then the error statement is Missing = in assignment to I_OFFSET_DIS instead. BTW, S_OFFSET_DIR is declared as a string variable, and I_OFFSER_DIS is an integer. Also, all of the other variables in the label clause (such as S_LABEL, S_LABEL_FONT.) had worked just fine. Anyone have a guess as to what the problem might be? Hope all is well with you all, and that everyone has a great New Year. Mike Jenne JCSI Trussville, Alabama, USA If FileExists(S_PATH_1) then Open Table S_PATH_1 as S_OPEN_NAME LAYER_CTR = LAYER_CTR+1 S_LABEL1 = ACTIVE_LAYER.LABEL S_LABEL=S_LABEL1 I_FONTCL2 = ACTIVE_LAYER.FONT_CL2 I_FONTCL3 = ACTIVE_LAYER.FONT_CL3 I_FONTCL4 = ACTIVE_LAYER.FONT_CL4 I_FONTCL5 = ACTIVE_LAYER.FONT_CL5 S_LABEL1 = ACTIVE_LAYER.TYPE S_OFFSET_DIR =ACTIVE_LAYER.OFFSET_DIR I_OFFSET_DIS = ACTIVE_LAYER.OFFSET_DIS S_LAB_FONT=MakeFont(Arial,I_FONTCL2,I_FONTCL3,I_FONTCL4,I_FONTCL5) Add Map Window MAP1 Auto Layer S_OPEN_NAME Set Map Window MAP1 Layer S_OPEN_NAME Display Graphic Label Line None Position S_OFFSET_DIR Font S_LAB_FONT Pen (1,2,0) With S_LABEL Parallel On auto off Overlap Off Duplicates Off Offset I_OFFSET_DIS Visibility On ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l 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] MapBasic Label Clause - Problems using variables as Positionand Offset
Mange tak, seems as more people than expected can speak Danish ;-) You are most welcome, 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] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis -Original Message- From: Mike Jenne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:19 PM To: Peter Horsbøll Møller Cc: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: RE: [MI-L] MapBasic Label Clause - Problems using variables as Positionand Offset Peter, I tried your solution, and it worked well. Mange tak! Mike Jenne -Original Message- From: Peter Horsbøll Møller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 3:29 PM To: Mike Jenne; MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: RE: [MI-L] MapBasic Label Clause - Problems using variables as Positionand Offset Mike, I would recommend that you built your Set Map command using a command string: sCommand = Set Map Window MAP1 Layer S_OPEN_NAME Display Graphic Label Line None Position S_OFFSET_DIR S_LAB_FONT Pen (1,2,0) With S_LABEL Parallel On auto off Overlap Off Duplicates Off Offset I_OFFSET_DIS Visibility On Run Command sCommand HTH, 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis http://www.cowi.dk/gis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Jenne Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 10:09 PM To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] MapBasic Label Clause - Problems using variables as Positionand Offset Afternoon (here in the States, anyway) all! I've run into a slight problem writing MapBasic code. In Set Map, I'm trying to use variables for the Position and Offset portions of the Label clause. A sample of this code is below. The intent of this piece of code is to extract values (pertaining to labeling) from a reference table, which are then stored into variables. Everything had worked just fine until I attempted to incorporate variables for label offset values, specifically direction (Left, Right, Center, Above, Below) and offset. For whatever reason, the MapBasic compiler gives me an error statement, specifically Missing = in assignment to S_OFFSET_DIR. The line it's calling an error on is Layer S_OPEN_NAME Display Graphic Label Line None Position S_OFFSET_DIR.. If I substitute a normal value (like left) for S_OFFSET_DIR, then the error statement is Missing = in assignment to I_OFFSET_DIS instead. BTW, S_OFFSET_DIR is declared as a string variable, and I_OFFSER_DIS is an integer. Also, all of the other variables in the label clause (such as S_LABEL, S_LABEL_FONT.) had worked just fine. Anyone have a guess as to what the problem might be? Hope all is well with you all, and that everyone has a great New Year. Mike Jenne JCSI Trussville, Alabama, USA If FileExists(S_PATH_1) then Open Table S_PATH_1 as S_OPEN_NAME LAYER_CTR = LAYER_CTR+1 S_LABEL1 = ACTIVE_LAYER.LABEL S_LABEL=S_LABEL1 I_FONTCL2 = ACTIVE_LAYER.FONT_CL2 I_FONTCL3 = ACTIVE_LAYER.FONT_CL3 I_FONTCL4 = ACTIVE_LAYER.FONT_CL4 I_FONTCL5 = ACTIVE_LAYER.FONT_CL5 S_LABEL1 = ACTIVE_LAYER.TYPE S_OFFSET_DIR =ACTIVE_LAYER.OFFSET_DIR I_OFFSET_DIS = ACTIVE_LAYER.OFFSET_DIS S_LAB_FONT=MakeFont(Arial,I_FONTCL2,I_FONTCL3,I_FONTCL4,I_FONTCL5) Add Map Window MAP1 Auto Layer S_OPEN_NAME Set Map Window MAP1 Layer S_OPEN_NAME Display Graphic Label Line None Position S_OFFSET_DIR Font S_LAB_FONT Pen (1,2,0) With S_LABEL Parallel On auto off Overlap Off Duplicates Off Offset I_OFFSET_DIS Visibility
RE: MI-L MapBasic opening Excel
Hi Mike, I personally use of the windows shell32 function FindExecutable which returns the path to the program associated with a file type. The function is not restricted to Excel files, it opens any file type with any associated program. I also use it for PDF and other file types. Here's the code: The first function calls the windows API, the second is a custom MapBasic function to interface with it. Declare Function FindExecutable Lib shell32.dll Alias FindExecutableA (ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, lpResult As String *256) As Integer Declare Function FindAndExecute (ByVal file_path As String, ByVal file_name As String) As Logical Function FindAndExecute (ByVal file_path As String, Byval file_name As String) As Logical Dim file_operation As Integer Dim executable_path As String *256 file_operation = FindExecutable(file_name, file_path, executable_path) If file_operation 32 Then executable_path = LTrim$(RTrim$(executable_path)) Run Program executable_path + + file_path + file_name FindAndExecute = True Else Note Unable to find a program associated with that file type. FindAndExecute = False End If End Function Regards, Jorge ___ Jorge Gil Simulation Developer SPACE SYNTAX D +44 (0) 20 7940 1881 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.spacesyntax.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 October 2005 19:20 To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: MI-L MapBasic opening Excel Hello all, I have a MapBasic app writing out a comma delimited file, then launching Excel, where a macro opens and formats the data. Here is the mb code: sReportXLS = myreport.xls sRunline = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Excel /e + chr$(34) + sReportXLS + chr$(34) Run Program sRunline My, question: is it possible to obtain the machine's Excel.exe path, rather than having it hardwired? I want to be able to handle unexpected Excel setups. Thanks, Mike - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18495
RE: MI-L MapBasic opening Excel
Jorge, I like your solution but for it to work properly, it needs a small correction in the run program command that should read Run Program executable_path + + chr$(34)+ file_path + file_name +chr$(34) I do not know if a path containing spaces caused the trouble but with the quotation marks it works in all circumstances. Jacques Paris e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] MapBasic-MapInfo support http://www.paris-pc-gis.com -Original Message- From: Jorge Gil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 27, 2005 10:42 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: RE: MI-L MapBasic opening Excel Hi Mike, I personally use of the windows shell32 function FindExecutable which returns the path to the program associated with a file type. The function is not restricted to Excel files, it opens any file type with any associated program. I also use it for PDF and other file types. Here's the code: The first function calls the windows API, the second is a custom MapBasic function to interface with it. Declare Function FindExecutable Lib shell32.dll Alias FindExecutableA (ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, lpResult As String *256) As Integer Declare Function FindAndExecute (ByVal file_path As String, ByVal file_name As String) As Logical Function FindAndExecute (ByVal file_path As String, Byval file_name As String) As Logical Dim file_operation As Integer Dim executable_path As String *256 file_operation = FindExecutable(file_name, file_path, executable_path) If file_operation 32 Then executable_path = LTrim$(RTrim$(executable_path)) Run Program executable_path + + file_path + file_name FindAndExecute = True Else Note Unable to find a program associated with that file type. FindAndExecute = False End If End Function Regards, Jorge ___ Jorge Gil Simulation Developer SPACE SYNTAX D +44 (0) 20 7940 1881 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.spacesyntax.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 October 2005 19:20 To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: MI-L MapBasic opening Excel Hello all, I have a MapBasic app writing out a comma delimited file, then launching Excel, where a macro opens and formats the data. Here is the mb code: sReportXLS = myreport.xls sRunline = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Excel /e + chr$(34) + sReportXLS + chr$(34) Run Program sRunline My, question: is it possible to obtain the machine's Excel.exe path, rather than having it hardwired? I want to be able to handle unexpected Excel setups. Thanks, Mike - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18495 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18502
Re: MI-L MapBasic: fileopendlg$() and filesaveasdlg$()
Hi Jacques, No choice + OK makes no sense, so they shouldn't be able to return given that input. A legal choice + OK or Cancel should be - and is - the only valid responses from the standard file dialogs. I've used both dialog routines in handlers subs without any problems, e.g. in a handler for a button titled ... (prompt for a path name). What are you trying to accomplish ? Best regards / Med venlig hilsen Lars Nielsen GisPro Jacques Paris wrote: I am certainly a very late bloomer in the way I am trying finally to do certain standard things and discovering some problems. I am using version MB6.5 to build a dialog box with lots of controls most of them having their own handlers. One would be a button launching the procedure to record the user choice for the table to be treated with lots of checks, the other symmetrical for saving the output. I just discovered that in the context of handlers (what does appear to me to be a mere sub) fileopendlg$() and filesaveasdlg$() cannot close when they should return an empty string (no choice + OK). An empty string can be detected with the traditional approach of file_name=file...dlg$() + if file_name= then In a handler situation, it is only when cancel is used that the return value would be analyzed. I have used the file... functions in many normal subs without encountering this behavior. Can anyone shed any light on that problem (confirmation, corrections to it since 6.5, workarounds ...) ? Jacques Paris e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] MapBasic-MapInfo support http://www.paris-pc-gis.com - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18505
Re: MI-L MapBasic: control radiogroup out off contol
Hi Jacques, How are you disabling the radiogroups ? It sounds like a problem with a duplicated ID for some groups, or maybe the handler name ? Although possible to some extent, radiogroup controls are not very happy about having none of its radio buttons selected, as this is a dubious state for this control to be in. Thus it may render some problems by itself. Best regards / Med venlig hilsen Lars Nielsen GisPro Jacques Paris wrote: You may have discarded my first message because you did have the slightest idea of the problem or knowledge of the context (MapBasic6.5). Here is another one that let me flabbergasted. It is in the same context of building a dialog box with plenty of radiogroups. Each one should be disabled (except for the first one) and with no pre-selection (value 0 for all). Here are some strange things I noticed: 1 - the value of 1 was assigned to some 2 - a message normally sent via its handler when activating a certainly control would appear before the dialog is displayed 3 - some controls would be enabled. I have found a way to avoid these problems: reordering the order of the control commands within the dialog definition lines of code. But if that allowed me to move on, it left me with a very sour taste because I have no idea of the why and thus I am unable to prevent it from happening again. Does anyone have any idea of what is happening there? Has it been corrected since version 6.5? Jacques Paris e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] MapBasic-MapInfo support http://www.paris-pc-gis.com - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18507
Re: MI-L MapBasic opening Excel
Ian, Peter, Ian, r, Jorge, and Jacque, Thanks all for the great outpourings of help. I will try them out and let the list know how it went. Gratefully, Mike
Re: MI-L MapBasic opening Excel
Mike, Try the following, which doesn't rely on knowing which version of Excel you are using and will work for most programs. Just supply the executable name to the function e.g. excel.exe or msaccess.exe ' Define HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -2147483646 Define REG_SZ 1 Define ERROR_SUCCESS 0 Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib advapi32.dll (ByVal hKey As Integer) As Integer Declare Function RegOpenKey Lib advapi32.dll Alias RegOpenKeyA (ByVal hKey As Integer, ByVal lpSubKey As String, phkResult As Integer) As Integer Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib advapi32.dll Alias RegQueryValueExA (ByVal hKey As Integer, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal lpReserved As Integer, lpType As Integer, lpData As string, lpcbData As Integer) As Integer declare function GetExePath (Byval ExeName as string) as string ' ' ' function GetExePath (Byval ExeName as string) as string Dim lRetVal As integer Dim hKey,sType,Ssize As integer Dim sValue,SKey As String GetExePath=c:\program files\ sType =REG_SZ Ssize =1024 SKey=Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ ExeName lRetVal = RegOpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,SKey,hKey) If lRetVal ERROR_SUCCESS Then exit function Else sValue =string$(ssize,chr$(32)) lRetVal = RegQueryValueEx(hKey,Path, 0, sType , sValue, Ssize ) If lRetVal ERROR_SUCCESS Then exit function Else GetExePath =rtrim$(sValue) if right$(rtrim$(sValue),1)\ then GetExePath=rtrim$(sValue) \ end if End If lRetVal = RegCloseKey(hKey) End If ' Regards, Ian Hull Greater Manchester Transportation Unit Salisbury House Granby Row Manchester M1 7AH Internal Tel: 815 2059 Tel: 0161 455 2059 Fax: 0161 455 2071 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.agma.gov.uk/Units/TransportUnit.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED] 25/10/2005 19:19 To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com cc: Subject:MI-L MapBasic opening Excel Hello all, I have a MapBasic app writing out a comma delimited file, then launching Excel, where a macro opens and formats the data. Here is the mb code: sReportXLS = myreport.xls sRunline = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Excel /e + chr$(34) + sReportXLS + chr$(34) Run Program sRunline My, question: is it possible to obtain the machine's Excel.exe path, rather than having it hardwired? I want to be able to handle unexpected Excel setups. Thanks, Mike ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. Please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any queries. **
Re: MI-L MapBasic opening Excel
You could try to read the registry settings: Look in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Excel\InstallRoot\Path This is just a quick snippet that might help. I make no warranties ' Type FILETIME_t dwLowDateTime As Integer dwHighDateTime As Integer End Type Define HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTH8000 Define HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIGH8005 Define HKEY_CURRENT_USERH8001 Define HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEH8002 Define HKEY_USERSH8003 Define REG_SZ1 Define REG_DWORD4 Define PS_SIZE 256 Define ERROR_SUCCESS0 Define ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND2' Registry path does not exist Define ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED5' Requested permissions not available Define ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE6' Invalid handle or top-level key Define ERROR_BAD_NETPATH53' Network path not found Define ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER87' Bad parameter to a Win32 API function Define ERROR_CALL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED120' Function valid only in WinNT/2000?XP Define ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER122' Buffer too small to hold data Define ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME161' Registry path does not exist Define ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS259' Invalid enumerated value Define ERROR_BADDB1009' Corrupted registry Define ERROR_BADKEY1010' Invalid registry key Define ERROR_CANTOPEN1011' Cannot open registry key Define ERROR_CANTREAD1012' Cannot read from registry key Define ERROR_CANTWRITE1013' Cannot write to registry key Define ERROR_REGISTRY_RECOVERED1014' Recovery of part of registry successful Define ERROR_REGISTRY_CORRUPT1015' Corrupted registry Define ERROR_REGISTRY_IO_FAILED1016' Input/output operation failed Define ERROR_NOT_REGISTRY_FILE1017' Input file not in registry file format Define ERROR_KEY_DELETED1018' Key already deleted Define ERROR_KEY_HAS_CHILDREN1020' Key has subkeys cannot be deleted Define KEY_READH20019 Define KEY_SET_VALUEH2 Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib ADVAPI32.DLL (ByVal hKey As Integer) As Integer Declare Function RegOpenKeyEx Lib ADVAPI32.DLL Alias RegOpenKeyExA (ByVal hKey As Integer, ByVal SubKey As String, ByVal Reserved as Integer, ByVal Options as Integer, pResult As Integer) As Integer Declare Function RegEnumKeyEx Lib ADVAPI32.DLL Alias RegEnumKeyExA (ByVal hKey As Integer, ByVal dwIndex As Integer, lpName As String, lpcbName As Integer, ByVal lpReserved As Integer, ByVal lpClass As String, lpcbClass As Integer, lpftLastWriteTime As FILETIME_t) As Integer Declare Function RegSetValueEx Lib ADVAPI32.DLL Alias RegSetValueExA (ByVal hKey As Integer, ByVal ValueName As String, ByVal Res1 As Integer, ByVal EntryType As Integer, ByVal EntryVal As String, ByVal lpcbData As Integer) As Integer Declare Function RegSetNumberEx Lib ADVAPI32.DLL Alias RegSetValueExA (ByVal hKey As Integer, ByVal ValueName As String, ByVal Res1 As Integer, ByVal EntryType As Integer, EntryVal As Integer, ByVal lpcbData As Integer) As Integer Declare Function RegQueryInfoKey Lib ADVAPI32.DLL Alias RegQueryInfoKeyA (ByVal hKey As Integer, ByVal lpClass As String, lpcbClass As Integer, ByVal lpRes As Integer, lpcSubKeys As Integer, lpcMaxSubKeyLen As Integer, lpcMaxClassLen As Integer, lpcValues As Integer, lpcMaxValueNameLen As Integer, lpcMaxValueLen As Integer, lpcbSecurityDescriptor As Integer, lpftLastWriteTime As FILETIME_t) As Integer Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib ADVAPI32.DLL Alias RegQueryValueExA (ByVal hKey As Integer, ByVal ValueName As String, ByVal Res1 As Integer, EntryType As Integer, EntryVal As String*PS_SIZE, lpcbData As Integer) As Integer Declare Function RegQueryNumberEx Lib ADVAPI32.DLL Alias RegQueryValueExA (ByVal hKey As Integer, ByVal ValueName As String, ByVal Res1 As Integer, EntryType As Integer, NumVal As Integer, lpcbData As Integer) As Integer Declare Function RegQueryValueType Lib ADVAPI32.DLL Alias RegQueryValueExA (ByVal hKey As Integer, ByVal ValueName As String, ByVal Res1 As Integer, EntryType As Integer, ByVal EntryVal As Integer, lpcbData As Integer) As Integer Function GetExcelPath() Dim sPath As String Dim iReturn As Integer Dim hRegKey As Integer iReturn = RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Excel\InstallRoot, 0, KEY_READ, hRegKey)
Re: MI-L Mapbasic App version number
create a file and name it verion.txt for example in the file put the size of your .mb file and version number when the application runs open this file and read this two info compare with .mb file size ( if the file exists , if not do not change anything) if not same size increment the Version and write to version.txt it is not that much good idea but it may help Regards.. - Original Message - From: José Huiza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mapinfo-l mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 4:16 AM Subject: MI-L Mapbasic App version number Hi, my friends I have another question for all of you, is it possible to add to my mb app a version control? like in others apps (especially microsoft) e.g. in the windows About add a something like Line.mbx Ver 1.01 and when every time I make a new improvment to my mb app it would be for example ver 1.02. Yes, I know I can do it manually, but is it a way to do it automatically? José Huiza Ríos 511- 99431634 Lima - Peru - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18416
Re: MI-L MAPBASIC : How to delete a single row in a multi rows table ?
From: E. BONTE [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wan't to delete - under mapbasic - a query (one or more rows) resulting from a SQL select in a table. Like this: Select * from mytable where .. into query1 delete from query1 Kind regards Uffe Kousgaard www.routeware.dk - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18377
RE: MI-L MAPBASIC : How to delete a single row in a multi rows table ?
Delete From MyQuery will delete both the query and the query relation to the base table, or delete by row id: Delete From MyQuery Where Rowid = ARowID HTH, Jakob Lanstorp Software Consultant Geographical Information IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 DK-5260 Odense S Tel +45 6311 4900 Fax +45 6311 4949 Mob +45 5050 8087 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk http://www.cowi.com -Original Message- From: E. BONTE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 6:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L MAPBASIC : How to delete a single row in a multi rows table ? I wan't to delete - under mapbasic - a query (one or more rows) resulting from a SQL select in a table. How to do it ? Thanks, -- Éric BONTE - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18373 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18379
RE: MI-L MapBasic - returning the names of current layers into a popup menu
Hi, Stolen and modified from Peters repository :) Include MapBasic.DEF Declare Sub Main Declare Function GetTableName(ByVal DlgTitle as string) as string Sub Main Print GetTableName(Select table) end sub Function GetTableName(ByVal DlgTitle as string) as string Dim nTab, i, chosen as smallint Dim arrTab(0) as string nTab = NumTables() ReDim arrTab(nTab) for i = 1 to nTab arrTab(i) = TableInfo(i,TAB_INFO_NAME ) next Dialog Title DlgTitle Control PopupMenu Width 200 Title From Variable arrTab Into chosen Control OKButton Control CancelButton If Not CommandInfo(CMD_INFO_DLG_OK) Then GetTableName = Exit Function End If If arrTab(chosen) = Selection Then GetTableName = SelectionInfo(SEL_INFO_SELNAME) 'use permanent name Else GetTableName = arrTab(chosen) End If End Function HTH, Jakob Lanstorp Software Consultant Geographical Information IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 5260 Odense S. Tel +45 6311 4900 Fax +45 6311 4949 Mob +45 5050 8087 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk http://www.cowi.com -Original Message- From: Carolyn Bergin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 5:21 AM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: MI-L MapBasic - returning the names of current layers into a popup menu Hi list Im sure this is a simple one but being relatively new, Im trying to populate a popup menu with a list of currently open tables for the user to select from. Ive been searching the help all morning but it seem to be escaping me. Any hints TIA Carolyn - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18136
RE: MI-L MapBasic - returning the names of current layers into a popup menu
Carolyn,
The following steps should help you
1. Get the Number of Tables using the NumTables function
2. Create an array of that size
3. Loop on the TableInfo function to get the name for each Layer into
the array
4. Build the dialog using the array
The code below should do it for you
Include MapBasic.Def
Declare sub main
sub main
Dim i as integer
Dim j as integer
Dim TableNames(1) as string
i = NumTables()
ReDim TableNames(i)
For j = 1 to i
TableNames(j) = Tableinfo(j,TAB_INFO_NAME)
Next
Dialog
Title Num Tables
Control StaticText
Title Tables:
Control PopupMenu
Title From Variable TableNames
Control OKButton
Control CancelButton
end sub
Kind Regards
Jerry O'Sullivan
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From: Carolyn Bergin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 05 October 2005 04:21
To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com
Subject: MI-L MapBasic - returning the names of current layers into a
popup menu
Hi list
Im sure this is a simple one but being relatively new, Im trying to
populate a popup menu with a list of currently open tables for the user
to select from.
Ive been searching the help all morning but it seem to be escaping me.
Any hints
TIA
Carolyn
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From: Bill Thoen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 5 October 2005 8:45 AM
To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com
Subject: MI-L SUM: Problem Breaking Up Large Files
Problem:
How do you break up a file bigger than 2 GB into smaller pieces so that
you can load it into software like Access or MapInfo? Writing a program
in VBA or MapBasic won't work because these programs can't work with
files larger than 2GB. In fact, you can't even open a file bigger than
2GB with these tools. I also couldn't do with gcc (but my version wasn't
compiled for BIG files.)
Solution:
I used Perl on my Linux box and it worked great. Score one for Open
Source! Here's the code: (modified from code sent by Michael Taylor)
open(IN,WhopperFile.txt);
open(OUT1,part1.txt);
open(OUT2,part1.txt);
while (IN) {
$i++;
if ($i100) {# This is the line number cutoff
print OUT1 $_;
} else {
print OUT2 $_;
}
}
close IN;
close OUT1;
close OUT2;
Other Solutions:
1. Use an editor like TextPad or UltraEdit. This works but it's not
fast. 2. Half the people who responded mentioned SRC's PinPointCRM. You
can download a trial version from
ftp://ftp.extendthereach.com/GET/PinPointCRM/
Thanks, everyone!
- Bill Thoen
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RE: MI-L MapBasic - returning the names of current layers into a popup menu
Easier to type the code than to explain. There are of course a lot of
possible variations, depending upon what you want to achieve.
Hope this helps
Spencer
Function TableList (a (0) as string, ByVal pad as smallint) as smallint
Dim nt as smallint
Dim tt as string
Dim tn as smallint
'Dim t (0) as string
Nt = NumTables()
Redim a (nt+pad)
For i = 1 to nt
a (i) = TableINfo (i, TAB_INFO_NAME)
Next
TableList=nt
End function
'
' Now, when you get to your dialog:
'
Dim dlg_t (0) s string
Dim dlg_nt as smallint
Function PickTable () as string
Dim i as smallint
Dlg_nt = TableList (dlg_t, 0)
If dlg_nt = 0
then PickTable=
exit function
End if
Dialog title Pick a table
control PopupMenu title from variable dlg_t
into i
control OKButton
control CancelButton
If CommandInfo (CMD_INFO_DLG_OK)
then PickTable = dlg_t (i)
else PickTable =
End if
End function
-Original Message-
From: Carolyn Bergin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 11:21 PM
To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com
Subject: MI-L MapBasic - returning the names of current layers into a popup
menu
Hi list
Im sure this is a simple one but being relatively new, Im trying to populate
a popup menu with a list of currently open tables for the user to select
from.
Ive been searching the help all morning but it seem to be escaping me.
Any hints
TIA
Carolyn
-Original Message-
From: Bill Thoen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 5 October 2005 8:45 AM
To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com
Subject: MI-L SUM: Problem Breaking Up Large Files
Problem:
How do you break up a file bigger than 2 GB into smaller pieces so that you
can load it into software like Access or MapInfo? Writing a program in VBA
or MapBasic won't work because these programs can't work with files larger
than 2GB. In fact, you can't even open a file bigger than 2GB with these
tools. I also couldn't do with gcc (but my version wasn't compiled for BIG
files.)
Solution:
I used Perl on my Linux box and it worked great. Score one for Open Source!
Here's the code: (modified from code sent by Michael Taylor)
open(IN,WhopperFile.txt);
open(OUT1,part1.txt);
open(OUT2,part1.txt);
while (IN) {
$i++;
if ($i100) {# This is the line number cutoff
print OUT1 $_;
} else {
print OUT2 $_;
}
}
close IN;
close OUT1;
close OUT2;
Other Solutions:
1. Use an editor like TextPad or UltraEdit. This works but it's not fast.
2. Half the people who responded mentioned SRC's PinPointCRM. You can
download a trial version from ftp://ftp.extendthereach.com/GET/PinPointCRM/
Thanks, everyone!
- Bill Thoen
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RE: MI-L MapBasic - Cannot find .MBX
You properly compiled an MBO and not a MBX. See if you a MBO and not a MBX file on the disk. Since your are new to MapBasic you properly don't use MBO files yet. So check to see if you use a function or call a sub procedure in your code that is not present in you file. This will generate a MBO file. You also must have a Main procedure to get a MBX file. I think you mean Compile current file and not Compile current project. HTH, Jakob Lanstorp Senior Consultant Geographical Information IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 5260 Odense S. Tel +45 6311 4900 Fax +45 6311 4949 Mob +45 5050 8087 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk http://www.cowi.com -Original Message- From: Carolyn Bergin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:11 AM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: MI-L MapBasic - Cannot find .MBX Hi list, Im not sure why but for the last two days Ive been having this problem. Im fairly new to MapBasic but ive been able to compile my projects easily so far. Maybe im forgetting something. Im creating a new file and saving it. Once im done with the code im choose Compile current project The applications comes back saying its compiled sucessfully, no errors When I choose run I get the error could not find mapbasic application. Any ideas why? Thanks to all Carolyn - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18062 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18066
Re: MI-L MapBasic Sample Applications
On Thu, 11 Aug 2005, Ronning, Christine wrote: 1) Does anyone know of a source I can use to look at the coding for some MapBasic example applications? I have tried opening the .MB files that come with MapInfo both in MapBasic and in notepad, but it looks like things are encrypted. I also searched the MapInfo-L list archives, but couldn't find anything useful. MapBasic source code (files with a .mb extension, not .mbx) are plain text. They're not encrypted. You must have tried to open an .mbx file. Also there's tons of MapBasic source code at the Directions Magazine Free Tools site. There's also plenty of examples in your C:\Program Files\MapInfo\MapBasic\SAMPLES\MAPBASIC directory. What you might have trouble finding is a few simple examples that get you through the basics. Those sorts of things are presented in the standard MapBasic 2-day course offered by MapInfo and many resellers (if you ever get to Denver, I teach that course at Primus Geographics' offices, but you can get that training from MapInfo partners in Canada too.) But if you're determined to teach yourself, I'd start by perusing the MapBasic Reference manual, and then dig into the sample applications that come with MapBasic (mentioned above.) I wouldn't say these are the most elegant examples of MapBasic programming, but they will show you how to get the job done. The main advice I teach in my class is to use the MapBasic window to write the complicated code for things like opening tables, making thematic maps and setting layers and styles in map windows. This doesn't write the most flexible code, but if you're a beginner, it's amazingly productive. Next, learn to understand the online help pages. They're great. People who say MapInfo's help stinks are just plain wrong. And perhaps your best resource is this here mailing list. It helps to ask only one question per message, and provide an example of the *relevant* code that's giving you trouble. Make it easy for people to verify your problem and don't ask too many questions at a time, and you'll get results. 2) I would like to develop a MapBasic application that links a thematic map to the layout view. My layout contains a thematic map and corresponding rectangular objects that are meant to represent each geography found on the map. Beside these rectangular objects are text boxes that list the geography Id and value associated with it. I would like to run a MapBasic program that updates and sorts the rectangles and text boxes based on the thematic map instead of having to do it manually each time. Erm... You might want to try this in steps. Have you tried using the Cartographic legend commands, or are you really set on building your own legend manager? You *can* build your own, and you can do some really neat things in a layout window, but creating a custom legend manager is not a project for a beginner. Not that you shouldn't try, but I'd say learn to use the tools that exist (i.e. cartographic legend) before you attempt to blaze new trail. - Bill Thoen - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 17464
RE: MI-L MapBasic Text object question
Not knowing if there has been any meaningful development since 6.50 in the area of text objects, I would consider that question as the perfect source of frustration for MB programmers. You are right, the MBR of a text object enclose the line if any. I ran a little test that seems to indicate there could be a way to rebuild the text rectangle itself. I made the assumption that the other extremity of the line (the one not on the MB) is the centroid of the text itself. If Xmin (with the line end) CentroidX(text_object) then Xmini of text object = Xmax - 2 *( Xmax - CentroidX) . Same principle in the Y direction. I have noted two fascinating thing: 1 - the centroidx/y() functions are not affected by the existence of a line and 2 - the Xmax of a text object (with or without a line) may not correspond to the actual right side end of the text rectangle. I have discussed that last point at length (www.paris-pc-gis.com/d_a/da_start.htm) where I have shown that the extremity of a text object is basically irrelevant in most cases and should not be given any credibility MI does not use that information to display the text A last remark, my suggestion should be tested to take into account slanted text objects. Jacques Paris e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] MapBasic-MapInfo support http://www.paris-pc-gis.com -Original Message- From: Canfield, Andrew [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 20, 2005 17:26 To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: MI-L MapBasic Text object question To all who may know, Using Mapbasic how do I get the minimum bounding rectangle for just the text of a text object when it has an arrow pointing to something. Using MBR() or using ( ObjectGeography(Lyr.Obj,1), ObjectGeography(Lyr.Obj,2), ObjectGeography(Lyr.Obj,3), and ObjectGeography(Lyr.Obj,4) to create a rectangle ) both yield the same thing. They give me the MBR for the entire entity including the arrow. I need the MBR of just the text. Does anyone know how I can accomplish this? Thank you, Andy - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16833 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16834
Re: MI-L MapBasic Text object question
The method I use is to recreate the object in memory using all the attributes of the object you're querying, at its shifted position. oText = CreateText( window_id , x , y , text , angle , anchor , offset ) and otextMBR = mbr (oText) The other reason to do this (recreate oText) is if you need the rectangle of a rotated text object. The method here is to get the MBR of the unrotated object and then rotate the MBR about the anchor point. Regards, Phil Waight. -Original Message- From: Canfield, Andrew [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 20, 2005 17:26 To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: MI-L MapBasic Text object question To all who may know, Using Mapbasic how do I get the minimum bounding rectangle for just the text of a text object when it has an arrow pointing to something. Using MBR() or using ( ObjectGeography(Lyr.Obj,1), ObjectGeography(Lyr.Obj,2), ObjectGeography(Lyr.Obj,3), and ObjectGeography(Lyr.Obj,4) to create a rectangle ) both yield the same thing. They give me the MBR for the entire entity including the arrow. I need the MBR of just the text. Does anyone know how I can accomplish this? Thank you, Andy
RE: MI-L MapBasic and Excel
Hi Cathy, You might even write it so that the file runs with the default application for that file type wherever the application is installed. It's better than to hard code the path to Excel because not everyone has the same installation path or might have different applications to handle Excel files. Declare Function FindExecutable Lib shell32.dll Alias FindExecutableA (ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, lpResult As String *256) As Integer Declare Sub Main Sub Main Dim err_code As Integer Dim executable_path As String *256 Dim file_path, file_name As String file_path = C:\'path to the file file_name = Book1.xls'name of the file to open If FileExists(file_path + file_name) Then err_code = FindExecutable(file_name, file_path, executable_path) Run Program executable_path ++ file_path + file_name End If End Sub Jorge -Original Message- From: OSullivan. Jerry (IT Solutions) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 June 2005 15:08 To: Cathy Coldrey; Mapinfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: RE: MI-L MapBasic and Excel Cathy, You should be able to pass the name of the excel file as a parameter as below: Run program C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\EXCEL.EXE C:\Book1.xls Jerry -Original Message- From: Cathy Coldrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 June 2005 14:35 To: Mapinfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: MI-L MapBasic and Excel Hi, I am writting a MapBasic programme that I want to open a document in Excel as an external document. I can open Excel by using the run programme comand, but am uncertain how to then open a specific .xls file at the same time. Has anyone attempted to solve a problem like this before? If so could you shed some light on the subject? Many thanks :) Cathy * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily represent those of ESB. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. Although ESB scans e-mail and attachments for viruses, it does not guarantee that either are virus-free and accepts no liability for any damage sustained as a result of viruses. * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16665 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16681
RE: MI-L MapBasic and Excel
Cathy, You should be able to pass the name of the excel file as a parameter as below: Run program C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\EXCEL.EXE C:\Book1.xls Jerry -Original Message- From: Cathy Coldrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 June 2005 14:35 To: Mapinfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: MI-L MapBasic and Excel Hi, I am writting a MapBasic programme that I want to open a document in Excel as an external document. I can open Excel by using the run programme comand, but am uncertain how to then open a specific .xls file at the same time. Has anyone attempted to solve a problem like this before? If so could you shed some light on the subject? Many thanks :) Cathy * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily represent those of ESB. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. Although ESB scans e-mail and attachments for viruses, it does not guarantee that either are virus-free and accepts no liability for any damage sustained as a result of viruses. * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16665
RE: MI-L MapBasic help
Here I guess the problem is that the variable has been put in quoutes. remove the quotes and it whould be working If CommandInfo(CMD_INFO_DLG_OK) Then Select * from parcels_shape_gda94 where Pid = Int(search_pid) into pid_sel End If If TableInfo (pid_sel, TAB_INFO_NROWS) = 1 Then Set Map Clipping Object pid_sel.obj Using Display All End Program Else Select * from parcels_shape_gda94 where Pid = Int(search_pid) into pot_pid_sel End If Peter Horsbøll Møller GIS Developer 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis -Original Message- From: Uffe Kousgaard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 7:46 AM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: Re: MI-L MapBasic help Remember this line at the top of your application: include mapbasic.def Kind regards Uffe Kousgaard www.routeware.dk - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 4:23 AM Subject: MI-L MapBasic help Hello listers, I'm trying to write a MapBasic script that searches two seperate fields in a table to zoom to an area in a Map Window. I've come up with the following, but it always falls over at the CommandInfo(CMD_INFO_DLG_OK) section - where it says variable not defined. Can anyone offer me any help. Also, any help with the rest of it would be much appreciated, I'm a real beginner at this MapBasic thing. Thanks, Matt Davis. Dim search_pid as Integer Dialog Title Search Control StaticText Title Enter PID to find Control EditText Value search_pid Into search_pid Control OKButton Control CancelButton If CommandInfo(CMD_INFO_DLG_OK) Then Select * from parcels_shape_gda94 where Pid = Int(search_pid) into pid_sel End If If TableInfo (pid_sel, TAB_INFO_NROWS) = 1 Then Set Map Clipping Object pid_sel.obj Using Display All End Program Else Select * from parcels_shape_gda94 where Pid = Int(search_pid) into pot_pid_sel End If If TableInfo (pot_pid_sel, TAB_INFO_NROWS) = 1 Then Set Map Clipping Object pot_pid_sel.obj Using Display All Else Dialog Title That's not a valid PID Control OKButton End If Matt Davis, - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16526 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16538
Re: MI-L MapBasic help
Remember this line at the top of your application: include mapbasic.def Kind regards Uffe Kousgaard www.routeware.dk - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 4:23 AM Subject: MI-L MapBasic help Hello listers, I'm trying to write a MapBasic script that searches two seperate fields in a table to zoom to an area in a Map Window. I've come up with the following, but it always falls over at the CommandInfo(CMD_INFO_DLG_OK) section - where it says variable not defined. Can anyone offer me any help. Also, any help with the rest of it would be much appreciated, I'm a real beginner at this MapBasic thing. Thanks, Matt Davis. Dim search_pid as Integer Dialog Title Search Control StaticText Title Enter PID to find Control EditText Value search_pid Into search_pid Control OKButton Control CancelButton If CommandInfo(CMD_INFO_DLG_OK) Then Select * from parcels_shape_gda94 where Pid = Int(search_pid) into pid_sel End If If TableInfo (pid_sel, TAB_INFO_NROWS) = 1 Then Set Map Clipping Object pid_sel.obj Using Display All End Program Else Select * from parcels_shape_gda94 where Pid = Int(search_pid) into pot_pid_sel End If If TableInfo (pot_pid_sel, TAB_INFO_NROWS) = 1 Then Set Map Clipping Object pot_pid_sel.obj Using Display All Else Dialog Title That's not a valid PID Control OKButton End If Matt Davis, - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16526
RE: MI-L MapBasic Geocoding
Mike, You have a variable called gnWinId that should hold the ID of the Map. Appearently you have assigned any value to this variable as it is zero (0). You need to assigned the ID of the FrontWindow() (if it is a map window) or any map window. This can be done with this command: '**Asumming that the active window is a map gnWinId = FrontWindow() HTH, Peter Horsbøll Møller GIS Developer 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis -Original Message- From: Mayer, Mike @ Vancouver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 7:11 PM To: 'mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com' Subject: MI-L MapBasic Geocoding Hello Everyone, I am GIS student working on a custom application. I am trying to automate a geocoding task in MapBasic v4.5 and continually get the same error. I can't figure out what the problem is and have tried numerous things. I am hoping someone can give me a little insight here. My code for the sub is below. The error I receive is: invalid window identifier:0, it occurs at the line highlighted below: Sub GeocodeTest Dim fx, fy as float '*** '* Set for finding the address '*** Find Using BCrds(street) Find 2419 Marine Drive Interactive '** '* If found, position the map. '** If (CommandInfo(CMD_INFO_FIND_RC) =1) Then fx = CommandInfo(CMD_INFO_X) fy = CommandInfo(CMD_INFO_Y) Set Map Layer retailcomps_GC Editable On Insert Into retailcomps_GC (obj) Values(CreatePoint(fx,fy)) Set Map Window gnWinId ---Center (fx, fy) -- Zoom 1 Units mi AutoLabel Layer retailcomps_GC Else Note Address not found. End If End Sub I am currently running MapInfo version 7.8. Thanks in advance for any help! Mike Mayer - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16021 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16023
RE: MI-L MapBasic Question
Johanna MB Help can explain Processing a MultiListBox control better than I: Processing a MultiListBox control To read what items the user selected from a MultiListBox control, assign a handler procedure that is called when the user dismisses the dialog (for example, assign a handler to the OKButton control). Within the handler procedure, set up a loop to call ReadControlValue( ) repeatedly. The first call to ReadControlValue( ) returns the number of the first selected item; the second call to ReadControlValue( ) returns the number of the second selected item; etc. When ReadControlValue( ) returns zero, you have exhausted the list of selected items. If the first call to ReadControlValue( ) returns zero, there are no list items selected. Not sure what you mean by a dataset, but, if a series of table s to be mapped, I assume your listbox items come from a 1-D array so you've already concatenated your path and table names into array strings, e.g. I = 1 Fetch first from MyTable Do while not EOT( MyTable) laMyPathArray( I) = MyTable.Path + \ + MyTable.DataSet Fetch next from MyTable I = I + 1 Next In the above help text you have a loop in which you get each value from the list into a variable, say. E.g. lcNextTable = laMyPathArray( I) + .TAB With each you can issue: Open Table lcNextTable Interactive This the correct idea? HTH Terry McDonnell -Original Message- From: Johanna D. Tomesch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 March 2005 15:00 To: Terry McDonnell Subject: MI-L MapBasic Question Hi all, I have a question regarding MapBasic and was hoping someone could point me in the right direction. I am writing a program that has a table containing the names and paths to multiple data sets. All the data set names populate a MultiListBox. When I select a data set out of the MultiListBox I want the program to read the path out of the table and then open the data set. I can't quite figure this out. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks a lot, Johanna D. Tomesch Research Associate Bureau of Water Supply Protection New York State Dept. of Health Ph: (518) 402-7728 Fax: (518) 402-7599 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15778 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15780
RE: MI-L MapBasic SQL Problem
You can use a subselect
Select * from Temp5 Where Lieu in (select ID_POINT from Temp6) into
s_NomTable
If you index the columns Lieu and ID_POINT you will also speed up your
process
Regards
Stuart
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Subject: MI-L MapBasic SQL Problem
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 14:36:22 -0500
Hi, I try to select some data trought MapBasic between two different Table.
The first table contains the data I want to select if one field value is
into another table field Value..
This is the problematic code
Select * from {Temp5,Temp6}
Where Temp5.Lieu = Temp6.ID_POINT into s_NomTable
The 2 Tables Temps contain a lot of Data. The field ID_Point and Lieu
contain the same type of Data with same format. It contain an Id number for
a point. The Temp6 is a georeferenced one and I want to get only the Temp5
data associated to Temp6.
EveryTime I run the program, at this line, it crash and it tell me that
Temp6.ID_Point is not define...
Some one can help me !?
Thanks
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Re: MI-L MapBasic: Generic arrays
On Fri, 11 Mar 2005, Kristof Vydt wrote: Is there a way to use some generic array type, so that I don't have to duplicate all my functions for all datatypes ? You could make an array of variants in which you declare a structure like: type tVariant type as smallint data as string end type and then declare your function as: Join ( a() As tVariant, ByVal separator As String ) As String You'd store all data types as string representations of their native types, and you would identify the types as smallints according to the defined constants like so: define V_INTEGER 1 define V_STRING 2 define V_DATE 3 ... You'd use it like so: dim sResult as string dim a() as tVariant redim a(100) a(1).type = V_DATE a(1).data = 20050310 a(2).type = V_DATE a(2).data = 17760704 ... sResult = Join (a, ;) Before your function would operate on the data part, it would check the type and call the appropriate function to deal with it. You might even declare the type as a type containing an array instead (if you knew that all elements of your array would be the same type) define type tVariantArray type as smallint data() as string end type You can even implement totally different types of variables this way too. A BLOB (binary large object) might be implemented as a hexadecimal-coded string, or it might be a pointer into a file or a filename itself. It's not as speedy as using MapBasic native types, but that's just an issue with MapBasic. The concept is basically what faster languages use anyway, and if you can trade speed for algorithmic simplicity, you might consider it. Of course, from the looks of your Join() function, I would simply just make sure that I pass the string representations of the array elements and just use a string array in join. But if you think outside the box, there are always alternatives! - Bill Thoen - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15663
RE: MI-L MapBasic Question
Charles I replied directly to your email yesterday, you apparently did not recieve it. I created a simple tool to batch convert world files to tab files (assuming the projections are identical) and then create a seamless table of all the imagery. Let me know if you would like me to send it to you. Ben Greenberg GIS Coordinator NAI MLG Commercial 262-797-9400 -Original Message- From: Charles Kane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 2:01 PM To: mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: MI-L MapBasic Question Sorry to repost but I did not get any replies: I have a directory containing approximately 2000 georeferenced tif files and I need to open them in MapInfo. The problem I am running into is twofold: 1) It asks me to specify the projection for each raster (they are all the same projection) - it would take hours to do manually. 2) I do not have a table containing the raster names otherwise I would write a program to do this Does anyone know of a program or the code that will allow me to open files in batch and specify the projection? How about code to open all of the files that are in the same directory without knowing the names? Thanks in advance. Charles Kane CDS Business Mapping 67 Broad Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02109 Phone: 617-737- Fax: 617-737-6233 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15532
Re: MI-L MapBasic Question
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Charles Kane wrote: Does anyone know of a program or the code that will allow me to open files in batch and specify the projection? How about code to open all of the files that are in the same directory without knowing the names? I believe there's MapBasic code at Jacques Paris' web site that shows you how to use the FindFirst and FindNext Windows API calls from MapBasic to get lists of files from directories. As to registering the TIF files, you'll need to know their extents to register them. Years ago, Dimitry Bogdanov posted some code to MapInfo-L that showed where to get the pixel width and heights of various raster formats. Here's the bit for TIFF files: Open File FileName$ For Binary Access Read As #1 Get #1, 1, iByteOrder If iByteOrder = 19789 Then 'MM Close File #1 Open File FileName$ For Binary Access Read As #1 ByteOrder HIGHLOW End If Get #1, 5, Offset Offset = Offset + 1 Get #1, Offset, NumTags For i = 0 To NumTags - 1 Get #1, 2 + Offset + i * 12, Val Do Case Val Case 256 Get #1, 10 + Offset + i * 12, siWidth Case 257 Get #1, 10 + Offset + i * 12, siHeight Exit For End Case Next Width = siWidth Height = siHeight So if no one has any ready-to-use solution, this should give you something to start with! - Bill Thoen - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15533
RE: MI-L MapBasic Buttons
In your mapbasic install folders there should be a folder called ICONDEMO. Build that .mbx from the .mb and run it then you can graphically see what all the icons are and their numbers. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 6:43 AM To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: MI-L MapBasic Buttons Is there somewhere that I can see visually what each icon looks like in regards to MapBasic button creation? That is for example: define MI_ICON_COMMUNICATION_8 75 Philip Lesnik Research Systems Analyst, Market Research General Growth Properties, Inc. 110 N. Wacker Drive BSC 3-13 Chicago, IL 60606 312-960-2998 312-960-5519 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - +++ Notice: This e-mail including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. ?? 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you. +++ - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15354 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15355
Re: MI-L MapBasic Buttons
Hello Philip, Monday, February 21, 2005, 5:43:18 PM, you wrote: PLgc Is there somewhere that I can see visually what each icon looks like in PLgc regards to MapBasic button creation? That is for example: PLgc define MI_ICON_COMMUNICATION_8 75 MBBuilder's Toolbar Editor provide way to define button icon visually. see attachment. -- Best regards, Vladimir Lashin microOLAP Technologies LLC --- MBBuilder - Visual Development Tool for MapBasic - http://www.microolap.com/products/gis/mbbuilder Raster Handler for ERDAS Imagine to MapInfo - http://www.microolap.com/products/gis/erdas MapInfo Callbacks Manager ActiveX - http://www.microolap.com/products/gis/micm EasyMap VCL - http://www.microolap.com/products/gis/easymap --- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.microolap.com/gis/ - GIS related products - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15356
Re: MI-L MapBasic Compatibility
hello Greg, Inside mapbasic applications there is a code telling MapInfo what version of mapinfo will for sure run the application. This is the same as the version of Mapbasic that you use when compiling. If you are sure nothing has been added in the code, that requires MapInfo 7.8, just edit the mbx application. You will need an editor that allows editing in binary mode - UltraEdit for instance makes it quite easy to see, what to change. Kind regards Uffe Kousgaard www.routeware.dk - Original Message - From: Greg Gainey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 1:23 PM Subject: MI-L MapBasic Compatibility Hi Listers Has anyone noticed a problem with backwards compatibility running an MB app compiled with MapBasic 7.8 on an earlier version of MapInfo (7.0, 7.5).? I recently tried to run my app in MI 7.5 but received an error message telling me I need MI 7.8 to run the app. This is strange and I haven't added any code to the app that makes use of the new features in MI 7.8. I cannot find any documentation or reference to say that it won't work. In fact everything hints at the opposite. regards Greg - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15101
Re: MI-L MapBasic Compatibility
Greg, Open the MBX in any editor (eg. Wordpad, Codewright, Ultraedit, etc) and change the second line to the version you require. As an example, here are the first three lines in one of our MBX's: !App !Version 450 !Charset WindowsLatin1 Even though we created it in version 7.80, you can see how it has been rolled back to run on version 4.5 of MapInfo. Of course, it your MBX's use any of the newer features in MapInfo, those won't work. Regards, Bill William Donaldson GIS Applications Manager Data Directions 240 Jersey St Wembley, WA 6014 AUSTRALIA mobile: 0401 67 1889 fax: 08 9387 1265 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.datadirections.com.au == Original Message - From: Greg Gainey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 8:23 PM Subject: MI-L MapBasic Compatibility Hi Listers Has anyone noticed a problem with backwards compatibility running an MB app compiled with MapBasic 7.8 on an earlier version of MapInfo (7.0, 7.5).? I recently tried to run my app in MI 7.5 but received an error message telling me I need MI 7.8 to run the app. This is strange and I haven't added any code to the app that makes use of the new features in MI 7.8. I cannot find any documentation or reference to say that it won't work. In fact everything hints at the opposite. regards Greg
RE: MI-L MapBasic Compatibility
Hi Greg, Try http://www.stopwatchmaps.com/products/mbxver.html A very useful tool that allows you to set the version compatibility back to an earlier version without editing the mbx yourself David Mellors First Light Associates T:+44 (0)1273 671227 M: +44 (0)7802 708361 E:[EMAIL PROTECTED] W: http://www.firstlightassociates.co.uk __ The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. -Original Message- From: Data Directions [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 February 2005 12:38 To: Greg Gainey; MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: Re: MI-L MapBasic Compatibility Greg, Open the MBX in any editor (eg. Wordpad, Codewright, Ultraedit, etc) and change the second line to the version you require. As an example, here are the first three lines in one of our MBX's: !App !Version 450 !Charset WindowsLatin1 Even though we created it in version 7.80, you can see how it has been rolled back to run on version 4.5 of MapInfo. Of course, it your MBX's use any of the newer features in MapInfo, those won't work. Regards, Bill William Donaldson GIS Applications Manager Data Directions 240 Jersey St Wembley, WA 6014 AUSTRALIA mobile: 0401 67 1889 fax: 08 9387 1265 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.datadirections.com.au == Original Message - From: Greg Gainey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 8:23 PM Subject: MI-L MapBasic Compatibility Hi Listers Has anyone noticed a problem with backwards compatibility running an MB app compiled with MapBasic 7.8 on an earlier version of MapInfo (7.0, 7.5).? I recently tried to run my app in MI 7.5 but received an error message telling me I need MI 7.8 to run the app. This is strange and I haven't added any code to the app that makes use of the new features in MI 7.8. I cannot find any documentation or reference to say that it won't work. In fact everything hints at the opposite. regards Greg -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.3 - Release Date: 31/01/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.3 - Release Date: 31/01/2005 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15103
Re:: MI-L MapBasic Compatibility
Hi Greg and all There's a free utility available called MBXVer: http://www.stopwatchmaps.com/products/mbxver.html It will check which is the earliest version of MapInfo that your mbx will run on and change the code for you. Nigel James On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 23:23:38 +1100 Greg Gainey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Listers Has anyone noticed a problem with backwards compatibility running an MB app compiled with MapBasic 7.8 on an earlier version of MapInfo (7.0, 7.5).? I recently tried to run my app in MI 7.5 but received an error message telling me I need MI 7.8 to run the app. This is strange and I haven't added any code to the app that makes use of the new features in MI 7.8. I cannot find any documentation or reference to say that it won't work. In fact everything hints at the opposite. regards Greg __ Nigel N James Map Room Bodleian Library Broad St Oxford OX1 3BG UK tel : +44 1865 277013 fax: +44 1865 277139 Visit the award-winning Map Room Home Page at: http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/guides/maps/ - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15104
RE: MI-L MapBasic Compatibility
ML's Thanks to all of those that replied, The always helpful Uffe Kousgaard and Bill Donaldson both similar solutions to edit the mbx with an editor that allows binary mode editing. Thanks to David Mellors and Nigel James pointing me to the free utility from Stopwatch Maps at http://www.stopwatchmaps.com/products/mbxver.html. BGNS Greg - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15105
Re: MI-L MapBasic Compatibility
On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Uffe Kousgaard wrote: If you are sure nothing has been added in the code, that requires MapInfo 7.8, just edit the mbx application. You will need an editor that allows editing in binary mode - UltraEdit for instance makes it quite Ever since 7.0 came out, I've noticed that sometimes this doesn't work. Even in cases where I was sure there was no code in the app that was beyond 6.0, when I've rolled back an MBX from 7.5 to 6.0, I found that in at least some cases, the mbx runs, but soon crashes mysteriously. If I compile the same app in MB 6.0, everything's fine. I've run into this at least three times already. I finally decided to keep my 6.0, 7.0 and 7.5 MB compilers online until I can figure out what's really going on. - Bill Thoen - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15107
Re: MI-L Mapbasic: Creating polylines with multiple sections
Maybe the easiest way would be to create these segments as an array of separate polyline objects, and then combine them into one when you have finished. r On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:44:45 +0800, David Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a MapBasic 4.5 command: Alter Object TempPolyLine Node Add Position PolylineSections, ObjectInfo(TempPolyLine, OBJ_INFO_NPNTS) + 1 (PointLong, PointLat) TempPolyLine is my polyline which was originally created with: Create Pline Into Variable TempPolyLine 0 PolylineSections is a SmallInt value (one or larger), identifying one section from a polyline object. ObjectInfo(TempPolyLine, OBJ_INFO_NPNTS) + 1 is of course the number of existing nodes + 1, to refer to my new node number that I am about to create. PointLat PointLong are my Latitude Longitude of the node I want to create. I am reading in polylines from another file format (Garmin .mp polish format). These polylines have multiple sections, so I want to create the MapInfo polylines with the same multiple sections. All works well while PolylineSections is 1, but as soon as I try to add the first node after changing PolylineSections to 2, I get a MapBasic error: Alter Object Node Add failure Am I trying to do this the wrong way? Can I just keep adding points the new section will be created automatically, or am I missing some command to inform MapBasic that I am adding in a new section? Thanks, Dave - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14872 -- Robert Crossley Agtrix P/L 9 Short St PO Box 63 New Brighton 2483 Far Southern Queensland AUSTRALIA 153.549004 E 28.517344 S P: 02 6680 1309 F: 02 6680 5214 M: 0419 718 642 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: www.agtrix.com W: www.wotzhere.com - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14873
RE: MI-L Mapbasic: Creating polylines with multiple sections
If you look at the syntax for create Polyline, I think you need to specify how
many segments it should contain:
Create Pline
[ Into { Window window_id | Variable var_name } ]
[ Multiple num_sections ]
num_points
( x1, y1) ( x2, y2) [ ... ]
If is the Multiple num_sections I'm refering to.
But, I think this was added in a later version of MapInfo, and it is not
available in MB 4.5
So I guess you have to create only single segment polylines, and then combine
them everytime you shift to next segment
Something like this:
Do While (...)
'**Here you read the segment#, point# and the coordinates
If nCurSegm nNextSegm Then
If nNumSegment = 0 Then
ElseIf nNumSegment = 1 then
oMultiSegment = oSingleSegment
else
oMultiSegment = Combine(oMultiSegment, oSingleSegment)
End if
Create PLine Into Variable TempPolyLine 0
nNumSegment = nNumSegment + 1
End if
'**Here you add the nodes
Loop
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-Original Message-
From: David Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 9:45 AM
To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com
Subject: MI-L Mapbasic: Creating polylines with multiple sections
I have a MapBasic 4.5 command:
Alter Object TempPolyLine Node Add Position PolylineSections,
ObjectInfo(TempPolyLine, OBJ_INFO_NPNTS) + 1 (PointLong, PointLat)
TempPolyLine is my polyline which was originally created with:
Create Pline Into Variable TempPolyLine 0
PolylineSections is a SmallInt value (one or larger), identifying one section
from a
polyline object.
ObjectInfo(TempPolyLine, OBJ_INFO_NPNTS) + 1 is of course the number of
existing nodes + 1, to refer to my new node number that I am about to create.
PointLat PointLong are my Latitude Longitude of the node I want to create.
I am reading in polylines from another file format (Garmin .mp polish
format). These
polylines have multiple sections, so I want to create the MapInfo polylines
with the same
multiple sections.
All works well while PolylineSections is 1, but as soon as I try to add the
first node after
changing PolylineSections to 2, I get a MapBasic error:
Alter Object Node Add failure
Am I trying to do this the wrong way? Can I just keep adding points the new
section
will be created automatically, or am I missing some command to inform MapBasic
that I
am adding in a new section?
Thanks,
Dave
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RE: MI-L Mapbasic: Creating polylines with multiple sections
On 17 Jan 2005 at 10:37, Peter Horsbøll Møller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you look at the syntax for create Polyline, I think you need to specify how many segments it should contain: But, I think this was added in a later version of MapInfo, and it is not available in MB 4.5 So I guess you have to create only single segment polylines, and then combine them everytime you shift to next segment Thanks Peter (and Robert). You are correct that this parameter isn't in 4.5, so your lateral thinking got me out of trouble. ElseIf nNumSegment = 1 then oMultiSegment = oSingleSegment else oMultiSegment = Combine(oMultiSegment, oSingleSegment) End if This idea works nicely. Excellent - I can hang onto my MapBasic 4.5 a little bit longer. :-) Dave - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14877
RE: MI-L Mapbasic tablename help needed
Ross I think this should work: Combine your table name and first col name together in a string. I'm not sure the generic col1 would work. You can use the ColumnInfo func to get the name of col1 cColName = ColumnInfo(YourTable, Col1, COL_INFO_NAME) then... cFullColName = YourTable + . + cColName the use this in the if statement... If cFullColName = 0 HTH Terry - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14634
RE: MI-L MapBasic Null Value
Hi Bill, my curiousity is up now. I am not familiar with nulls in MapBasic myself, but I noticed in MapInfo a null is a 0 (zero) if the field is numeric and a string field is an empty string (i.e. ). At least this is how it is handled in the SQL. In a string situation, is the empty string in quotations also evaluated as 0 (zero) programmatically by MapInfo? Don Mitchell -Original Message- From: Bill Thoen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: December 7, 2004 5:07 PM To: John Polasky Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MI-L MapBasic Null Value On Tue, 7 Dec 2004, John Polasky wrote: Using an If...Then statement, how do I tell MapInfo to identify that the variable is empty? I can't use zero for the check obviously, but is there a MapBasic code that identifies a null value? No. A blank is the same as a zero to MapInfo. - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14415 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14423
Re: MI-L MapBasic Null Value
MapInfo does not know a NULL - Value, this is one of the great weaknesses of MapInfo/MapBasic, especially when working with databases, there is often the situation where NULL has a complete different meaning than a 0 in a numeric column for example. If you access Database data with NULL Values, these values are shown in MapInfo by a 0 for numeric values and by empty string for character Values, maybe there may be improvements in versions 8.x, i still hope for that. Regards Hughes, Colleen / Don Mitchell wrote: Hi Bill, my curiousity is up now. I am not familiar with nulls in MapBasic myself, but I noticed in MapInfo a null is a 0 (zero) if the field is numeric and a string field is an empty string (i.e. ). At least this is how it is handled in the SQL. In a string situation, is the empty string in quotations also evaluated as 0 (zero) programmatically by MapInfo? Don Mitchell -Original Message- From: Bill Thoen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: December 7, 2004 5:07 PM To: John Polasky Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MI-L MapBasic Null Value On Tue, 7 Dec 2004, John Polasky wrote: Using an If...Then statement, how do I tell MapInfo to identify that the variable is empty? I can't use zero for the check obviously, but is there a MapBasic code that identifies a null value? No. A blank is the same as a zero to MapInfo. - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14415 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14423 -- CISS TDI GmbH http://www.ciss.de/ Markus Lindner CISS TDI GmbH Tel. +49 2642 97 80 0 Barbarossastraße 36 Fax. +49 2642 97 80 10 53489 Sinzig, Germany mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ciss.de/ Sitz der Gesellschaft: Sinzig AG Andernach, HR-Nummer 3357 Geschäftsführer: Dipl.-Math. Joachim Figura, Dipl.-Inform. Berthold Bärk - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14427
RE: MI-L MapBasic Null Value
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Hughes, Colleen / Don Mitchell wrote: I am not familiar with nulls in MapBasic myself, but I noticed in MapInfo a null is a 0 (zero) if the field is numeric and a string field is an empty string (i.e. ). At least this is how it is handled in the SQL. In a string situation, is the empty string in quotations also evaluated as 0 (zero) programmatically by MapInfo? No, an empty string type is not treated as a zero (unless you convert it to a numeric with the Val() function.) It's just an empty string. Note that an empty string () for a string type or a zero for a numeric type are within the valid rnages of their respective types. There is no such thing as a null value built into MapInfo/MapBasic. If you want a null, you have to impose a convention to do it. To get around this, people often use a particular value that's outside the range of likely values -- like - for elevations, or UNNAMED for small town names, etc. But for some data there's no value in the valid range of the type that can be ruled out as unlikely, and if you need a null in those cases, then you'd better consider storing the value as a string, and only converting it as needed (a string can store anything as long as you can fit your data into 254 characters or less... and if you still need more room, you can use multiple strings.) - Bill Thoen - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14433
Re: MI-L MapBasic Null Value
On Tue, 7 Dec 2004, John Polasky wrote: Using an If...Then statement, how do I tell MapInfo to identify that the variable is empty? I can't use zero for the check obviously, but is there a MapBasic code that identifies a null value? No. A blank is the same as a zero to MapInfo. - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14415
Re: MI-L MapBasic
On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Rakesh Rao wrote: I have obtained a licensed copy of MapInfo 7 from our client for development use but Mapbasic is not part of it. I understand this is something that needs to be purchased separately. Fair enough. This is also being arranged by our client but it is likely to take some time to complete the formalities. In the meanwhile, is there any way how I can obtain it for short time trial use, so as to use my time productively while waiting for it to arrive? I'm afraid not. The Demos and Downloads section for MapBasic on MapInfo's website doesn't include a 90-day trial download like most of their newer products, so I think you'll to wait for your cliemt to get it for you. - Bill Thoen - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14378
Re: MI-L MapBasic closing unexpectedly
Hi, This usually happens when a function, variable or such is declared twice (in different modules). Look at the section you have just written and compare with your other modules. It can be very tricky to track, since MapBasic does nothing to help you. Regards Uffe - Original Message - From: Lukas, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 23:49 Subject: MI-L MapBasic closing unexpectedly I'm having trouble with MapBasic when I try to link my modules and the project file. MapBasic will create an error message something to the effect: MAPBASIC.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program. This is happening only when I try to link the project (it does not happen while compiling an MBO) and it just started happening out of the blue and seems to be linked to a section of code I just added. Has anyone experienced this before? Paul Lukas - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14200
RE: MI-L Mapbasic application stop if working in background
Thanks to all who replied! Here's the fix that worked for me: If a progress bar pops up and MI does not have focus, the app will stop. Issue a Set ProgressBars Off near the top of the code, then a Set ProgressBars On at the end. Gilbert I have a Mapbasic application that freezes when the process is working on a map and whenever I activate or use any other application (non Mapinfo) in windows, the program stop! The program make a treatment of selecting points from a big file. I then create a polygon on cosmetic. I make a process of points found in polygon and return a status in which Census division (other layer) they fall in (I found the most significants). I then make a list of those Census division an place the list in a list and this list may be saved in a temp file if too big. I have many other process using like creating Convex hull and so. When all treatment done for that location, I create other location, new polygons on cosmetic and so. It's a huge and long process. I need to have this program to run while I'm working on something else in my computer. This is why I use other windows application like word, excel, whatever at the same time. Everything works fine until it begins working in background. Any idears? Gilbert Haché Solutions Consortech Inc. 6300, Auteuil, Bureau 505 Brossard, Québec, Canada, J4Z 3P2 Tél/Tel. : (450) 676-1555 Ext. 211 Télécopieur/fax : (450) 676-8851 Courriel/email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14066
RE: MI-L Mapbasic application stop if working in background
Hello Gilbert, This is most likely to be ones of this lists common discussion items... Pro has attention deficit disorder. Any operation which brings up a progress bar, when Pro does not have windows focus, will cause the app to pause and flash for attention on the Start toolbar. The solution for any MapBasic program which may need to run in the background is to switch off the progress bars: set progressbars off Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd. http://www.europa-tech.com -Original Message- From: Gilbert Haché [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 November 2004 20:01 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L Mapbasic application stop if working in background I have a Mapbasic application that freezes when the process is working on a map and whenever I activate or use any other application (non Mapinfo) in windows, the program stop! The program make a treatment of selecting points from a big file. I then create a polygon on cosmetic. I make a process of points found in polygon and return a status in which Census division (other layer) they fall in (I found the most significants). I then make a list of those Census division an place the list in a list and this list may be saved in a temp file if too big. I have many other process using like creating Convex hull and so. When all treatment done for that location, I create other location, new polygons on cosmetic and so. It's a huge and long process. I need to have this program to run while I'm working on something else in my computer. This is why I use other windows application like word, excel, whatever at the same time. Everything works fine until it begins working in background. Any idears? Gilbert Haché Solutions Consortech Inc. 6300, Auteuil, Bureau 505 Brossard, Québec, Canada, J4Z 3P2 Tél/Tel. : (450) 676-1555 Ext. 211 Télécopieur/fax : (450) 676-8851 Courriel/email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 14040
RE: MI-L mapbasic - save window as...
are you sure you need to change the DPI or do you just want a larger image? anywho, the following search may help as it's come up a few times recently: http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=%22save+window+as%22+resolution -Original Message- From: paul quinlan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 5 November 2004 10:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L mapbasic - save window as... Hi I have a program that loops through a number of layouts and saves them as jpegs. However, no matter what i set the resolution to it allways seems to save it at the default for the papersize, in this case 96dpi. This is the line of code im using: strmsg = save window frontwindow() as + picpath + type JPEG resolution 400 run command strmsg Any ideas? Thanks for any suggestions. Paul _ Want to block unwanted pop-ups? Download the free MSN Toolbar now! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/ - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13940 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13955
RE: MI-L Mapbasic code won't execute unless MI has focus
Here's another example of the beauty of this list. I tried this tip Set Progressbars Off from just the mapbasic window and it works on isolated issues as well. That may not be news to some but it is to me. I get a customer database update daily and re-geocode this 40k record database every few days, daily if significant changes are made that day. I wrote a geocoding app in Mapbasic whereby I could have used this tip but geocoding from mabasic is so slow, at least from my mbx, I never use it any more, and for the few functions I do perform, the progress bars just waterlog everything. I can be reading the MI-L in the time it takes to pull these functions in MI! :) So, this morning before doing my refresh and geocoding, I happened to think about this post, opened a Mapbasic window, typed in Set Progressbars Off, did my various functions, turned the bars back on and viola... It worked nicely. Now to incorporate my new found knoggin knowhow into a new app. Thanks again MI-L, you come through again! And thanks to David for priming the pump :) David Reid -Original Message- From: David Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 1:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SUM: MI-L Mapbasic code won't execute unless MI has focus Thanks to Peter, Warren, Uffe others who replied by mail. The answer is below. And when I read it I vaguely remembered requiring progress bars to be turned off under certain circumstances. In this case I didn't get the connection because the commit was happening so fast that one didn't even see the progress bars appear on the screen anyway, so I wasn't getting all the symptoms. Thanks for the help - this is a great group. Dave (who has another question coming!) On 19 Oct 2004 at 11:26, Peter Horsbøll Møller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is caused by the fact that MapInfo needs to be in focus before a Processbar can process. Set Progressbars Off Commit Table Vessels Set Progressbars On - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13813 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 10/08/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 10/08/2004 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13858
RE: MI-L Mapbasic code won't execute unless MI has focus
Hi David, This is caused by the fact that MapInfo needs to be in focus before a Processbar can process. So try to do this: Print Stops at next line unless front window! Set Progressbars Off Commit Table Vessels Set Progressbars On Print Commit Table Vessels doesn't execute unless front window! HTH, Peter Horsbøll Møller GIS Developer 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis -Original Message- From: David Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 11:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L Mapbasic code won't execute unless MI has focus I have a strange one here! Running MI 4.5 under Windows XP home (but same problem occurs on another PC running Win98SE). I have some code in the RemoteMsgHandler subroutine: Print Stops at next line unless front window! Commit Table Vessels Print Commit Table Vessels doesn't execute unless front window! If I run the MBX it so MI is not the front window (by having Calculator on top so I can still see the MI message window), and some remote data comes in, the first Print line executes, but the 2nd print line doesn't, so it is getting stuck on the Commit Table Vessels line. The MapInfo icon in the task bar flashes orange but that is all that happens. As soon as I click on the flashing icon to bring MI to the front, the code continues to execute - the table is committed the 2nd print statement executes. Anyone know what is causing this hanging? I also tried Print Stops at next line unless front window! Set Event Processing Off Commit Table Vessels Print Commit Table Vessels doesn't execute unless front window! just in case it was one of my other event handlers screwing things up, but same symptoms. Dave - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13759 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13760
Re: MI-L Mapbasic code won't execute unless MI has focus
MapInfo is trying to show a progress bar for the commit statement, which requires focus. Turn off progress bars by calling set progressbars off Kind regards Uffe Kousgaard www.routeware.dk - Original Message - From: David Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 11:13 AM Subject: MI-L Mapbasic code won't execute unless MI has focus I have a strange one here! Running MI 4.5 under Windows XP home (but same problem occurs on another PC running Win98SE). I have some code in the RemoteMsgHandler subroutine: Print Stops at next line unless front window! Commit Table Vessels Print Commit Table Vessels doesn't execute unless front window! If I run the MBX it so MI is not the front window (by having Calculator on top so I can still see the MI message window), and some remote data comes in, the first Print line executes, but the 2nd print line doesn't, so it is getting stuck on the Commit Table Vessels line. The MapInfo icon in the task bar flashes orange but that is all that happens. As soon as I click on the flashing icon to bring MI to the front, the code continues to execute - the table is committed the 2nd print statement executes. Anyone know what is causing this hanging? I also tried Print Stops at next line unless front window! Set Event Processing Off Commit Table Vessels Print Commit Table Vessels doesn't execute unless front window! just in case it was one of my other event handlers screwing things up, but same symptoms. Dave - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13761
RE: MI-L Mapbasic code won't execute unless MI has focus
Hello David, For as long as I can remember, MapInfo Pro has suffered from ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder. When progress bars are enabled (which is the default), Pro needs window focus in order for it to proceed otherwise you get a blinking application on your task bar. This happens on any operations that brings up the progress bar. As Uffe stated, if the program is your own, you can switch off the progress bars, otherwise you just have to leave the application in focus or programmatically self-focus which would be very ugly for the user. I would guess (although I cannot say for sure) that this problem will go away in Pro v8.0 under the .NET framework. The ADD problem means that Pro is not great for batch processing and you cannot really do other things on a machine while a job is running, even if your machine has the capacity to do so. Personally, I'm surprised that this is not a condition of Windows application certification. Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd. http://www.europa-tech.com -Original Message- From: David Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 October 2004 10:13 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L Mapbasic code won't execute unless MI has focus I have a strange one here! Running MI 4.5 under Windows XP home (but same problem occurs on another PC running Win98SE). I have some code in the RemoteMsgHandler subroutine: Print Stops at next line unless front window! Commit Table Vessels Print Commit Table Vessels doesn't execute unless front window! If I run the MBX it so MI is not the front window (by having Calculator on top so I can still see the MI message window), and some remote data comes in, the first Print line executes, but the 2nd print line doesn't, so it is getting stuck on the Commit Table Vessels line. The MapInfo icon in the task bar flashes orange but that is all that happens. As soon as I click on the flashing icon to bring MI to the front, the code continues to execute - the table is committed the 2nd print statement executes. Anyone know what is causing this hanging? I also tried Print Stops at next line unless front window! Set Event Processing Off Commit Table Vessels Print Commit Table Vessels doesn't execute unless front window! just in case it was one of my other event handlers screwing things up, but same symptoms. Dave - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13759 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13765
RE: MI-L MapBasic - Open Folder Dialog
Mike, There's a method in MapBasic, but it's as clunky as h3££. Here's an example: Sub Settings Print Chr$(12) Print Settings Dialog Title NetEditor Settings Control Button Title Set Styles.. Calling ColorSettings Control StaticText Title Select the output directory Control Button Title Browse.. Calling DirHandler Control StaticText Title gsDefaultPath ID 1 Control Button Title Save Settings Calling WriteIni Control CancelButton Title Default Settings Calling DefaultSettings Control OKButton End Sub Sub DirHandler gsDefaultPath = PathToDirectory$( FileSaveAsDlg(gsDefaultPath,This.Dir,*,Select a directory and click Save!)) Print gsDefaultPath if gsDefaultPath = Then Note You must specify a directory Else Alter Control 1 Title gsDefaultPath Alter Control 1 Hide Alter Control 1 Show End if End Sub I didn't post this as I didn't see you were from Atkins and I didn't want to expose how shoddy I work. Cheers Erik -Original Message- From: Mike Tonge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 September 2004 14:16 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L MapBasic - Open Folder Dialog Is there any way to select a folder in the same way as the fileopendlg function works. ie. Without having to code a seperate dialog window. Mike Tonge Atkins - ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl - (see http://bluepages.wsatkins.co.uk/?4318150) This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. If you are not the addressee, any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, nothing stated in this communication shall be legally binding. - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13474
