RE: MI Simple SQL Query in MapBasic

1999-09-03 Thread Brian
Hi Michael - post us some details. If you are using variables in the query you may need to use Run Command. Brian -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message b

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1999-09-03 Thread Peter_McPherson
Greeting, I recently upgraded to MI5.5. I have notice that every time I initialize MI, I receive a message window warning me that I need to open a table before continuing. Has anyone else had this message? TIA Peter

Re: SDTS to MIF or TAB translator

1999-09-03 Thread glenn
Tim, This is something that I definitely want to look further into as well. It seems that going from SDTS to MIf is a common problem. Some quick solutions (although likely not possible for you) would be to import directly using ArcInfo (or get someone to do it for you). There are several commerci

RE: SDTS to MIF or TAB translator

1999-09-03 Thread Tim Warman
Bill & other listers, I apologize if it seemed like I was slagging off Bill's dlg2mif program. It actually works very well and was certainly worth the money. What does annoy me is the spotty and incomplete coverage of the USGS dlg data and the hoops you have to jump through to use it. Still,

RE: MI More Friday Humour

1999-09-03 Thread Dupler, Phillip
With a Texas twist Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the armadillo that it CAN be done! Phil Dupler Senior Planner -Original Message- From: Niels Andrews [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 2:30 PM To: [EM

Re: SDTS to MIF or TAB translator

1999-09-03 Thread Miguel Iturralde
Hello Tim,   First, the large scale (1:20,000) quads in SDTS format can be downloaded from edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/DLG/LARGE_SCALE free of charge.  It is helpful if you have a map index since the directories are arranged alphabetically and the quads listed by name.  I believe there is p

MI selecting using mapbasic

1999-09-03 Thread Humphrey, Ben
Howdy all- Big fustrating thing happening with creating a select statement within mapbasic: select * from t_name where GSM_OPERATOR = search_list(k) into array_string The above works producing a table with the search string contained in search_list select * from t_name where c_name = s

MI More Friday Humour

1999-09-03 Thread Niels Andrews
   > Why did the chicken cross the road? > > JERRY FALWELL: > Because the chicken was gay! Isn't it obvious? Can't > you people see the  plain truth in front of your face? > The chicken was going to the "other side." That's what > "they" call it: the "other side." Yes, my friends, > that chi

RE: MI Re: Max Number of lines of code in MB

1999-09-03 Thread Yas NaKayama
It is true if you just use Mapbasic Compiler program There are some third party code writing program out there that you can purchase. With those application, I don't think there are maximum size, if there are probably pretty big. I have a program whose size is 178K Yas -- From:

MI Mapinfo 5.5 and plotting using thematic grids

1999-09-03 Thread Mike Mull
I have an HP1055CM and an HP750. After sending the plot file to either plotter especially the 1055cm, I get a message that I have used up all my system resources. It plots on part of the maplayers and it locks up my system and I have to reboot. I tried the same workspace in version 5.0. No prob

Re: MI Friday Humour

1999-09-03 Thread Bill Thoen
No offense taken... As you know, I'm a Vulgarian and jokes are beyond me. As for bowls, try our new Sieve2000 from MicroSoup! It eats your lunch for you! Jonathan Stokes wrote: > > for all those who've ever called any tech support line in the world > ever... > > (bill please don't take offense

Re: MI JPEG mystery ...

1999-09-03 Thread Warren Vick, Europa Technologies Ltd.
Hello Scott, > I have a map window, that I have set through code to be 8 x 7 inches. = > Why, when I save the map window to a JPEG using the same proportions and = > then open it in a 3rd party graphics package, does it say that it is = > actually 26.48 x 23.17 inches at 29 pixels per inch?? I

Re: MI Max number of lines of code in MB?

1999-09-03 Thread Warren Vick, Europa Technologies Ltd.
Hello Richard, > How many lines of code are allowed in one MB program? or total characters? 32k? > HELP seems confusing. I believe the text control used in the MapBasic editor will have a Windows legacy 64k limit. Some L'ers mentioned not so long ago that they used external editors to crate m

Re: MI Mapbasic DLL programming question

1999-09-03 Thread Warren Vick, Europa Technologies Ltd.
Hello Karl, > I have a MapBasic programming question. I am trying to link to a DLL > but when I run my MBX I get the message "Unable to load library abc.dll. > Unable to link to external library abc.dll". Has anyone come across > this before? I heard from MapInfo that only 32 bit dll's are sup

Re: MI edit permission

1999-09-03 Thread Bill Thoen
Here's a guess you might try: Get out of MapInfo and on the disk where your table is, get rid of the temporary files for that table (*.TIN, *.TDA, *.T?? (except don't erase *.TAB!) etc.). I think these are the "flags" that tell one copy of MapInfo that another user has edited the table and not yet

MI Re: Max Number of lines of code in MB

1999-09-03 Thread christian
Hi Richard,       The maximum size is 64K!   Ciao!!   François Bergeron Le Groupe Korem www.korem.com

MI Total GPS/GIS Integration

1999-09-03 Thread support
The most common problem associated with combining GPS data with a GIS, has been the lack of integration. You had to get this GPS unit from this guy, this software from another guy to differentially correct the GPS data, export it to a GIS program such as ArcView, to plot and print.

Re: MI JPEG mystery ...

1999-09-03 Thread climber
Scott, See if this math makes sense: 26.48 in. / 8 in. = 3.31 29 pixels * 3.31 = 96 pixels I would suggest that your current screen resolution is set at 96 dpi. Stan Johnston Geologist > Scott England wrote: > > I have a map window, that I have set through code to be 8 x 7 inches. > Why, wh

SDTS to MIF or TAB translator

1999-09-03 Thread Tim Warman
I'm having a more than frustrating time converting some SDTS files into something MI understands. I bought Bill Thoen's dlg2mif translator but now I find it only works with the optional format files and not with the SDTS format (.ddf extension). I have data for all of California that I purchase

MI Simple SQL Query in MapBasic

1999-09-03 Thread Michael Goldberg
Hello List, I've just started learning MapBasic and to teach myself I've been trying to write a few sample applications. I'm trying to write one that will select all the points that fall within a group of polygons. I've tried the query in the SQL in MI and it works, but every time I write it in

FW: MI Referencing points on layer

1999-09-03 Thread Jeff James
Suzanne, Here are a few answers for you. Hope they help. First of all, to cycle through your points, you'll want to do something like the following: Spin through all the points in the layer. (Create a new Feature object, and do a For Each ftr In lyrNewLayer.AllFeatures.) Create a new Point ob

Re: MI Mapbasic DLL programming question

1999-09-03 Thread MapInfoL
Hi Karl. My guess is that you aren't exporting the function correctly. In Explorer right click on the DLL and choose QuikView. Goto the exported functions section and check your function is there. If it is there then I haven't a clue! But if it is not there, then make sure you have all the gubbins

Re: Selecting via record no in MI

1999-09-03 Thread jchgis
Each record has RowID field though mapinfo doesn't, for some reason, tell you so.. select where RowId<100,000 should do you... Sonya JCH GeoInfo Jonathan Stokes wrote: Mornin All (well that depends on the timezone but never mind...) At the moment i'm trying to import MapInfo data into a slightly

MI Friday humor

1999-09-03 Thread "Sarah W Myers"
Little People Church Humor One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?" The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can

MI Friday Humour

1999-09-03 Thread Jonathan Stokes
for all those who've ever called any tech support line in the world ever... (bill please don't take offense at the na)me.. Date: 09/03/1999 04:08 pm (Friday) Subject: Support ? Patron: Waiter! Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill, and I'll be your Support. Waiter. What seems to be the proble

Re: MI Format VM

1999-09-03 Thread James Harvie
It sounds like you want to develop custom applications that read or write grids in Vertical Mapper format. The Vertical Mapper Software Developer Kit will do exactly that. Check out www.northwoodgeo.com/vertframecover.htm. James HarvieVertical Mapper Product ManagerNorthwood Geosience Ltd.4

MI Max number of lines of code in MB?

1999-09-03 Thread Richard E. Hoskins
How many lines of code are allowed in one MB program? or total characters? 32k? HELP seems confusing.   Thanks a lot   Richard E. Hoskins[EMAIL PROTECTED]

MI Responses to TrueType font query

1999-09-03 Thread Steven Romalewski
Greetings, Thanks very much to each of the responders to my request, especially Mats Elfstrom and Karl Urich for their direct assistance. I was looking for a way to convert a TrueType font to a symbol format that MI could read. Here's a summary of the responses (in no particular order): 1) And

MI Objects/Erase Outside

1999-09-03 Thread Alex Palermo
Hi Everyone, I am using the 'Objects/Set Target' and 'Objects/Erase Outside...' commands in MI 5.0 to delete portions of line/polyline and polygon layers that fall outside of specific polygon layers. I have had some success but not in all cases. I have not been able to get MapInfo to 'Erase Ou

RE: MI Bug in Mapinfo 5.5?

1999-09-03 Thread Thake, Peter
Tracy, I think your friend should open up a workspace (.wor) file in a text editor. The file paths are hardcoded there, and thus won't work if the directory has been changed. S/he will need to do a search and replace on the file paths to change C:\ to D:\. As for moving the data from one PC to ano

MI JPEG mystery ...

1999-09-03 Thread Scott England
I have a map window, that I have set through code to be 8 x 7 inches.  Why, when I save the map window to a JPEG using the same proportions and then open it in a 3rd party graphics package, does it say that it is actually 26.48 x 23.17 inches at 29 pixels per inch??   Any light on the subject

MI Referencing points on layer

1999-09-03 Thread Suzanne_Logan
Hi, I am new to MapX and I have a couple of relatively simple questions.I am creating a layer of points through X/Y data binding using the ODBC QueryInfo object. Once I get my layer on the map, I am having trouble getting the specific points that I want. (The end goal is to connect certain

MI edit permission

1999-09-03 Thread Essgee19
hello listers: i have what may be a strange one, though hopefully someone out there has a solution. i've imported a .mif file, converted to .tab, and then associated a great deal of attribute data using column update. my trouble is that now i am unable to edit any polygon shapes. each time i tr

MI Friday Humor: Maybe You've Had This Type of Child . . .

1999-09-03 Thread John Hoffmann
Today In History: Sept. 3: 1752 - This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives --- Maybe You've Had This Type of Child In Your House . . . A yo

MI small multiples

1999-09-03 Thread Richard E. Hoskins
I need to be able to make a series of thematic maps of my state at the county level to represent disease rates for successive years. I would like to arrange them similar to map 1 map2 map3 map4 199019911992 1993 map5 map6 map7 map8 1994 19951996 1997 map9 map10 m