Myles,
I have a suggestion;
I use Discover (from Encom) it is a MapInfo complementary software suite.
Using Discover to solve your problem I would
Discover > Data Utilities > Extract nodes
This will extract every nth (you specify n) node from your contour table
complete with the elvation val
Myles,
Vertical Mapper can solve your problem. This is a fast three step process
where the first step is to use the Poly-to-Point utility to generate a point
file from the contour lines. Next, with one of the five interpolation
techniques you can create a grid surface representing the elevatio