MI text on layouts

2000-05-31 Thread SenGupta,Georges
Dear all Sorry to post on a subject just recently aired by someone else. I have several sentences I have to include on my MI layouts - copyright, etc. 250 characters is the limit per text item (as recently revealed on this list.) Lining the text items up vertically (i.e. with equal space betwee

MI MapBasic syntax

2000-05-25 Thread SenGupta,Georges
Dear All, Is there a free available syntax list for MapBasic Georges Sen-Gupta Senior Statistics and Information Officer Crime Reduction Unit x62469 -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "un

MI Specifying scale of layout

2000-05-15 Thread SenGupta,Georges
I need to print off maps from MI at a defined scale. I have not managed to get the Map->Change View->Map Scale and the Layout->Frame Object->Scale On Paper options to work together to give me (for example) 1:2500. Is there an obvious way that I have missed? Thanks for your help. Will sum respo

MI zooming to selected records - SUM

2000-04-26 Thread SenGupta,Georges
Dear All Thanks for many responses to my basic query about zooming to the map area represented by a selected table record. Original Query > I am looking for the MapInfo equivalent of an ArcView feature of "Zoom to > selected record". I have a grid of 750 squares - searching for the correct > gr

MI Zoom to selected records

2000-04-25 Thread SenGupta,Georges
Dear all, Sorry if this is obvious, but I don't have time to plough through the manual. I am looking for the MapInfo equivalent of an ArcView feature of "Zoom to selected record". I have a grid of 750 squares - searching for the correct grid square by eye & mouse is very slow. Is there a facilit

MI Splitting Polygons

2000-04-13 Thread SenGupta,Georges
Dear List I am interested in splitting polygons using a line. I have a large number of complex polygons which represent land parcels. (These are created by converting Ordnance Survey data). Creating a "cookie cutter" polygon and using Set Target, Object split is an unfeasible amount of work. Re

MI Splitting polygons

2000-04-11 Thread SenGupta,Georges
Hi Is there a way of splitting polygons with a line (i.e drawing a line across a polygon to create two polygons?) Thanks Georges Sen-Gupta Senior Statistics and Information Officer Crime Reduction Unit x62469 -- To unsubscrib

Overlapping polygons in MI table

2000-04-10 Thread SenGupta,Georges
Hi Is there a quick way of identifying overlapping polygons in a MapInfo table? Thanks -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PRO