Re: MI Selection control query

Dear Sean You could sub-class the windows handler for MapInfo in a C DLL. Your program would need to look at all keyboard messages and let through D for digitiser S for snap ( and probably everthing else) but dont let through escape. I've used this technique so that I can let user type in comman

Re: MI: resource editor

The microsoft Visual C compiler allows you to open up DLLs and look at their contents ( and edit them etc). The old 16 bit version had a seperate utility called APPSTUDIO that did the same for 16 bit DLLs. Regards Bob In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Robert Crossley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> write

RE: MI File access across a network

Hi The answer is the same as mine would have been, but the "definite degradation of performance" is primary a disk isue on the server side. Faster disk with a lot of read heads means faster response (and one way to achive this is to use a stripe set or a RAID5 disk solution) - of course more than

MI Reduce the number of points on polylines ?

Hi, I search a MapInfo's tool (free or not) or a MI command to reduce the number of points on polylines and reduce the "weight" of my file. Thanks for your answer. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planfax.com Planfax - 2, rue du Bac - 92150 Suresnes Tél

MI : handling special characters

I really need some help to try understanding the following "behaviour": I open in word (or wordpad) a .mnu file written in some foreign language using some special characters. I copy a short string that I paste in a MB program as a key string. If I print that string to a file, it appears the sam

Re: MI File access across a network

I have in the past shared MapInfo tables across a server with mixed results. I had an MI table being maintained on a server machine and at the same time being viewed on client machines. The problem was that when a feature was moved on the server machine, the client machines would not always see i

MI Invalid Column Name error using ODBC

Using MapInfo Pro 5.0, I could execute the MapBasic statement: SERVER i LINK TABLE "select REAL_SMA_CODE, OBJECT from HAIL_DETAIL" INTO hail_detail File "c:\test" where "i" is my ODBC link to an Oracle database. The table HAIL_DETAIL has been cataloged, so it is mappable within MapInfo. This wo

Re: MI MapBasic: Add Column Problem

Just check if your table name has space in it (Many a times if you use table name as variable and that variable contains any space you will get the name as MI does not allow table name with space) From: "Bergeron, Francois" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:"'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[

Re: MI Sdts to DEM format conversion

Vertical Mapper's import utility has a SDTS translator that can perform batch processing, although it is not free. The convenient feature about this translator is that it extracts only the DEM from the compressed .gz file so you do not have to un-compress the file and find the DEM information you

MI Retrieving and Unpacking SDTS Data (DLG/DEM)

if you download DLGs or DEMs...check this out! located at ftp://sdts.er.usgs.gov/pub/sdts/articles/pdf/ is an excellent step by step explanation of retrieving and unpacking USGS data stored in SDTS format. open the file called sdts-tutorial.pdf i recently inquired how to unzip these files th

RE: MI Invalid Column Name error using ODBC

Hi Jody, Try opening the table using the 'manual' Open ODBC Table menu option. Save the table, open the .tab in a text editor and look for any differences between the syntax in this and that in your MapBasic statement. This may give you a clue? Hope this helps, Pete, Ordnance Survey, UK -O

Fw: MI Asuncion

Thanks Mike! I took your advice and specified the projection during the conversion instead of trying to convert the non-earth tab files which I guess doesn't work... I thought because I was setting up a custom projection, the arclink_map sun program wouldn't work because you don't have a mapinfo

MI Thanks to all for help on Duplicate records, Problem solved!!!

It is really nice to have a group like this, I always seem to get the right answers to my questions.   Thanks Again to all for your help!   Brian McKenzie Stallings Crop Insurance Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Converting SDTS (DLG/DEM) to MapInfo MIF

hi again! here's another primer in how to convert usgs data to mapinfo found on the ftp site. greg [EMAIL PROTECTED] SDTS TO MapInfo MIF 1. Go to: http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/doc/edchome/ndcdb/ndcdb.html 2. Pick up SDTS data (For examples below we used: 1:2,000,000 Missouri boundaries(Mo.

MI Replacement

Does anybody know a MI function which makes text replacement?   I have thousands of records: FLAT1,2 3, A,B, C etc. I would like delete word FLAT (replace with nothing ) in MapInfo, otherwise I know how to do that in MS Office.   Thanks,   Ewa  BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Plachta;Ewa FN:Ewa Pl

RE: MI Invalid Column Name error using ODBC

> The STATS was the difference. Without the STATS, it didn't work. I should mention that STATS was the User logged into the database. Thus, I have to appended "STATS." to the beginning of each table I do a query on. -- Jody Cairns [EMAIL PROTECTED], or [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MI Invalid Column Name error using ODBC

> Try opening the table using the 'manual' Open ODBC Table menu > option. Save > the table, open the .tab in a text editor and look for any differences > between the syntax in this and that in your MapBasic > statement. This may > give you a clue? It did. The TAB files had: "select ""REAL_SMA_

MI: Data: Need US Colleges and Universities

Does anyone know of or have a point table containing all of the colleges and universities in the United States? Ideally the table would have some sort of enrollment data. If I can find some free data I'll be sure to post it. Thanks in advance, John Hollingsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED]

MI Label with Expression

I am using a labeling with expression and inputting a return, so I have 2 lines. The result comes back center justified, and I want it left Justified. I can not find anywhere to change it. Does anyone have a solution? From Gary W. Talbott email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 562-491-2817 PAX: 32817

RE: MI File access across a network

Hi It's quite rigth, that it will cause problems to let some users edit data and others just se them at the same time, but we has shared our mapinfo tables (among 50 users and with 600 Mb data and 9 Gb raster images) since 1993 without problems. The key is to have one copy (e.g. in one directory)

MI Sorting Columms Ascending

Hello everyone, Can anyone give me the correct MapBasic commands to sort one of my columns in an ascending order. I tried the commands in the MI users guide, but got an error message (i.e. Did not recognize: order). Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: MI Label with Expression

Hi Gary, You asked:: > I am using a labeling with expression and inputting a return, so I have 2 > lines. The result comes back center justified, and I want it left Justified. > I can not find anywhere to change it. Does anyone have a solution? I know only one way to have left justified labels.

MI Free symbol utility on VM site

Hi, Some days the i'net just amazes me... Back when Vertical Mapper came out, Northwood Geoscience had included a symbol customization routine that did a lot of functions that were not available in MapInfo at the time. Now some of them are part of MI but some are still lacking. This symbol routine

Sum: MI MapX and InstallShield

I have posted a chapter of the new MapX v4.0 Developer's Guide in the MapX Discussion area on the MapInfo testdrive center for comment. This chapter is regarding redistributing a MapX application. This is an unformatted version of the new chapter, and as promised I posted it for review. http

MI RE: resource editor

>Can anyone recommend a good (or even a bad) resource file >editor. I used to have one in the old borland c compiler that >allowed me to go into any executables or dll's to extract out >the icons, etc, but I can't seem to find the equivalent in VB. If all you are after is the graphics, ther

MI Re: Label With Expression

Hi!! You can try This: ColName1 + Chr$(13) + ColName2 Bye!! François Bergeron, Conseiller en Géomatique Ministère des Transports du Québec Direction des technologies de l'information Service à la clientèle (Soutien Géomatique) Téléphone: (514) 873-4293 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MI v 5.5 Buffer Problems

Kris, Yes, I have seen this problem as well in large files. The problem also exists with objects\combine in 5.5 MapInfo tech support looked at some sample files of mine this and confirmed that there is a problem with this in large files. Be careful when working with combining\buffering large

MI Neat Tool

Hi All,   Not an MI subject but an item that is extraordinarily useful.  At http://www.wintools.com  you can get information and order a product called SmartBoard.  The things it enables you to do with the clipboard are simply phenomenal.  It's $24.95 if you decide to buy after trying this s

RE: MI my code is evil

Or try If first_character_value between 48 and 57 then John Hollingsworth The Buxton Company [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Marty DeBenedictis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 3:09 PM To: Andy Cc: mapinfo mailing list Subject: Re: MI my code is evil

Re: MI and Coral Reef?

-Original Message- From: Franck Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 29 July 1999 12:49 Subject: MI and Coral Reef? >Does anybody has done some surveying of Coral Reefs using MapInfo? > >Franck Martin >Database Development Officer >SOPAC South Pac

Re: MI Replacement

Dear Ewa If I understand your question correctly the solution is straight forward. You can select all records including the word flat with the operator LIKE and the use of wildcards. Then update the table so that "flat" is replaced with "". MapInfo at the end of the day is a database and the SQ

Re: MI File access across a network

Dear John With respect, I think you are mixing two issues, the original question was to do with amount of data when one user READS a map file and you are now mixing this with a seperate issue of multi user access. There are several ways to tackle multi user access. I personally think the best is

Re: MI: Data: Need US Colleges and Universities

The Institutional Characteristics data file contains data for all postsecondary institutions in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and outlying areas. This data file is the universe base for all of the 1996 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System surveys. You can download it from http://n

Re: MI File access across a network

John in response to your email about data solutions that support sharing, a few of our clients were faced with the issue of multi-user editing of MapInfo tables. So rather than go to another product, we developed an add-on application called Edit Plus that allows users to edit MapInfo tables simul

Re: MI Selection control query

Well Bob, Tell us a little bit more... Anssi -Original Message- From: Bob Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sean Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: 'MapInfo List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 29. heinäkuuta 1999 12:38 Subject: Re: MI Selection control query >Dear Sean > >You could sub-class the

MI Creation of lines of new style

Hi,   I have small question.In MapInfo the standard set of lines is offered. In work it is necessary to use lines of other style (not existing in a set).How it is possible to expand a standard set of lines?   Thank for your answer.   Aigul [EMAIL PROTECTED]

MI Automating polygon creation

Dear mappers, In the next weeks I'll be receiving several thousand aerial imagery scenes. I'd like to make an index map in MI for determining which scenes cover specific geographic points I have the following information: · scene dims (1500 x 1000 meters) · scene center point · aircraft headin

MI my code is evil

The code cleans address data and can be, once be fixed, a useful tool however! There's something wrong here with the following code. The code edits a table which stores addresses. Unfortunately the people that entered the data have placed the building number and the building name in the same

RE: MI Label with Expression

Gary- I'd like to know how you got it centrered. I've been putting in two line lables for a while and wanted to centre some of them. Anyways, I was labelling from two columns with an expression like NameColumn + chr$(13) + DataColumn. The chr$(13) inserts a Carriage Return/LineFeed. Always seeme

MI another Label question

I have another label question for the list regarding labels in MI (my week for visually appealing and easily interpreted maps!). I have already checked the archives and downloads on this, but didn't find anything that looked like it would do what I need. I have a map with hundreds of points, many

Re: MI my code is evil

Andy: I think your problem is in this line: If first_character_value = (c1 or c2 or c3 or c4 or c5 or c6 or c7 or c8 or c9 or c0) then Instead, try: If first_character_value = any(c1,c2,c3,c4 . . . HTH, Marty Andy wrote: > > The code cleans address data and can be, once be fixed,

Re: MI 3D Landscape Visualization

For Mac users, Try Natural Scene Designer, Its easy to use and very well done with flyovers, etc. >Hi Jason, > >You might want to check out the World Construction Set by Questar. > >http://www.questarproductions.com/ > >I've never used it personally, but I've seen lots of demos. > >Tyson Haverko

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