MI: Table browser column width -Reply

2000-06-01 Thread Russel Lawley
Paul, a tricky one this, because the click and drag functionality of the 'column width change' is not replicated by any mapbasic commands. But, I have had similar problems. To try and resolve it (fudge is perhaps a better word) I wrote a little mbx (but you could use the mapbasic window or WOR) th

Mapinfo MIG format

2000-05-10 Thread Russel Lawley
Hi, can anyone point me in the right direction for the format of the MIG (Grid) file. I want to know the structure of the data so that i can include MIGs as an option in a VM grid tool. regards Russell Lawley Geoscientist British Geological Survey ---

Re: MI AND AV in the same office?

2000-05-03 Thread Russel Lawley
Wow, so many multiplatform users out there! so, how about a really comprehensive list of pros and cons.? or how about a market share analysis, just who is leading the pack right now? or better still a "if you want to do the following use product x its better/faster/cheaper" type of listing

Further to MI Checking whether a driver exists for ODBCDatabase

2000-03-30 Thread Russel Lawley
Hi all Graham Smith wanted to know about already present tables in oracle. I have a not too unrelated problem, how do you test if the user even has oracle drivers installed without the whole lot falling over (i have tried numerous onerror fudges but I get kicked out every time) regards r -

MI Mapinfo 4.5 ODBC connection

2000-03-23 Thread Russel Lawley
Aaaargh, rgh, aaargh! I'm going bald quickly, please help... I have an application to access borehole data held on and oracle server. Connection is via oracle 7 drivers. Now. the program was written and compiled in mapbasic 4 and mapbasic 5 so that the difference in Server_connectXhconn

MI relocating wayward polygons

2000-02-16 Thread Russel Lawley
Hi, I think what we have here is a classic case of two sides to a continuing argument. As a geologist I try not to "alter" data that is sent to me, normally because the data is commonly sent under contract and should have been "sorted". Similarly, If we send data out, we prefer not to have third p

No Subject

2000-02-15 Thread Russel Lawley
Hi, is there a simple way of making the coordinate/zoom/scale text in the status bar bigger? or is there a way of mirroring the info to (say) an animation layer in a mapper? I am trying to write an app that returns the cursor location without the mouse buttons being pressed and I cannot see anyt

MI DDE or alternatives

2000-01-25 Thread Russel Lawley
Hi, I currently write applications that converse with word using DDE. Some of these apps might be controlled themselves by Vis basic, others are purely MBXs. What I 'm after is a good source of info, or pointers to using other methods of integration (OLE?). Apart from the mapbasic samples and gui

Why the MAILS KEEP COMING

1999-12-21 Thread Russel Lawley
>>>so this subscriber and the server he rode in on >>>have been sent packing. Ah, shame, and I was just getting used to the frisson of excitement of having 100's of new emails to look open. Mind you, I was wondering if I had overdone the christmas spirit a little, and was suffering from double v