Hello, Dyan Catamaran wrote: > Add the following two lines to "startup.wor" which resides in you MapInfo directory. > > Set Distance Units "km" > Set Area Units "sq. km" First string will returm an error couse of point, next string is right : Set Area Units "sq km" Best regards, Alex Teleshev Director & geologist RIFT Ltd. 18 suite 6 Rudnaya str. Semipalatinsk VKO 490044 Kazakstan mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]