Re: MI-L Affine Transformations

2001-11-15 Thread JAL
I can't see why you transformation as to be affine. Take a look at this PDF descriping the MapBasic application VisualHelmert doing a conformal Helmert transformation to MapInfo Vector tables. ftp://ftp.mapinfo.dk/pub/VisualHelmert/ The helmert transformation can be used to rotate or displace a

RE: MI-L MapCalc vs. Vertical Mapper

2001-11-15 Thread Neil Havermale
MapCalc Professional 2.0 was released on October 31st of this year. MapCalc Learner 1.0 has been available for about a year. MapCalc Learner 2.0, aimed at students and anyone interested in spatial analysis, may be evaluated for two weeks by downloading from: http://www.redhensystems.com/mapcal

RE: MI-L VC+Mapinfo

2001-11-15 Thread Christopher DuBuc
Sina, There are two options for you...First there is a capability called "Integrated Mapping" using MapInfo Pro, wherein you use Visual C to re-parent MapInfo windows into your application. Just look up "Integrated Mapping" in the MapInfo Pro manuals. Second, MapInfo makes a separate product cal

RE: MI-L "Overlapping Text" label display order

2001-11-15 Thread Christopher DuBuc
Not sure which version of MapXtreme Java you are using, but version 4.0 has a feature called "Label Thematics". Essentially this allows you to assign priority to labels (among other things) based upon a column (or column expression) in your database. (MapInfo Pro users, begin drooling). This may e

Re: MI-L Affine Transformations

2001-11-15 Thread Neil Moseley
Dan, Your projection clause looks OK, but it does not work to simply change the projection of the map for a table that is already created as non-earth. If you were to import the DXF and specifiy your newly created projection in the import DXF dialog it should work. Alternatively, export to a MI

MI-L Point de-duplicating

2001-11-15 Thread Tina Freeman
I am seeking tools to generate a point layer at the intersections of a polyline layer, without duplicates. The purpose is to perform spatial queries on road centreline intersection locations. Currently the only tool I have been able to find places point at the end of each polyline, therefore

MI-L Affine Transformations

2001-11-15 Thread Dan_Page
Regarding my earlier post (at the bottom of this e-mail) about transforming a non earth map to a real earth coordinate system. I ended up converting the file to dxf and importing it into MapInfo and setting up a coordinate transformation using the two control points that I had. But I'm not sure

MI-L Update to MID/MIF Format Specification

2001-11-15 Thread Bill Thoen
MapInfo has recently updated the MID/MIF format spec., and it's now available from the MapInfo-L Clearinghouse website at http://www.directionsmag.com/mapinfo-l/. You can download or view it directly at http://www.directionsmag.com/mapinfo-l/mif/AppJ.pdf. Users should pay close attention to char

MI-L custom symbol

2001-11-15 Thread Ling Yu
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. I have a custom symbol showing all right under Mapinfo 6.0. But, When I put it under "C:\Documents and Settings\Yourname\Application Data\MapInfo\MapInfo\Profes

MI-L Affine Transformations

2001-11-15 Thread Dan_Page
I have an AutoCad drawing of a survey that was done in non-earth coordinates "metres" and would like to overlay some GPS data which is in UTM83 Z18 coordinate system. I was reading in the MapInfo manual and also the MI mailing list archives about affine transformations and thought I would give it

MI-L Mapinfo upgrade

2001-11-15 Thread Landmark Geographic Solutions
Hey Listers, I am looking to upgrade mapinfo and does anyone know if MI 7.0 is going = to be released at anytime soon. Should I just look at updating to v6.0 = for know or wait. any suggestions would be great. Thanks LGS

MI-L Watermarks for layout

2001-11-15 Thread Mark . Percival
Vinny, If you type your text in the layout, change the attributes to show it the way you wish and then send it to back you can use it as a watermark. However, you will have to set the fill pattern of the frames to 'n' (transparent) to make it show through. Mark Percival ICT Client Officer(GIS) C

RE: MI-L VC+Mapinfo

2001-11-15 Thread Vakili, Arash
What would you like to do. Have you looked at any samples? Are you working in MDI or Dialog environment. It is rather simple to start of with. All your doing (we are talking MapInfo now, not MapX) is setting up your project to support Automation by choosing the MapInfo TLB using your class wiz

RE: MI-L bmp formats for custom symbols

2001-11-15 Thread Jacques Paris
I have a partial answer to my quest: the icon editors I tested (Icon Editor Pro and IconCool Editor) have both the good idea to save a newly designed Icon in true colors even if a 16 or 256 color palette was specified for the drawing. And that MI will not take. And I trusted those programs; only t

Re: MI-L colours

2001-11-15 Thread Caroline Hilton
There is a set of files on directionsmag called printest.zip (or something similar). It contains workspaces for printing all the default styles and colours on you own printer. http://www.directionsmag.com/tools/ regards Caroline - Original Message - From: Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

MI-L MAPINFO_VERTICAL MAPPER TO MSI_PLANET CONVERSION

2001-11-15 Thread ALI GEMALMAZ (NP-RNP)
Hi All, Does anyone have any idea about where I can find a conversion tool to convert Vertical Mapper (Raster) or MAPINFO (vector) data into MSI PLANET propagaion tool's data format. We already have the tool RF import of DecibelPlanner for planet to vertical mapper/mapinfo conversions, but I ne

RE: MI-L colours

2001-11-15 Thread Jacques Paris
I believe that you will get a better output from the "Printest.zip" set of tables David Berrian made available "long" time ago on http://www.directionsmag.com/tools/ Load the Filtests.wor and print. Jacques Paris e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] MapInfo/MapBasic support http://www.paris-pc-gis.com ---

MI-L Lambert to Lat Long Conversion

2001-11-15 Thread Eric
Hi, Could someone point me to a ressource for a 'simple' Lambert Conformal Conic to Lat Long conversion. I need to embed this calculation in a devlopment (VB), and I need this one and only conversion ... so I'd rather avoid embedding a complete, but bulky and expensive, multi projections conversi

MI-L Floating Point Exemption Error

2001-11-15 Thread John Howard
Hi, I have also experienced this "Floating Point Exemption Error" a number of times, but also have had no success in finding its cause. I have tried the sugestions from Alex regarding the printer drivers issue (even having no printer selected didnt help), and Laurence's sugestions about unselec

MI-L RE: SUM SQL query using three tables

2001-11-15 Thread Chichester Harbour Conservancy
Dear List Thanks to all those who replied. Simon O'Keefe suggested that I should work on the hard vegetation and then the soft vegetation, which would mean using two queries (much reducing the burden of doing individual queries on 108 sets of data). I then decided to adapt an old SQL command th

Re: MI-L labels

2001-11-15 Thread Laurence Seeff
Hi Paul, Open the layer control, click your layer and then the label button. At = the top you will find the filed that is labelled. Change the field and = you will see that the label on the map changes. You can also label by = expression (last "field" in the field list). For example: Gross min

MI-L labels

2001-11-15 Thread Paul Simpson
Stupid question time again! I have a set of points that i want to label. when i use the autolabel in layer control it labels using the first column in browser table. how do i make it label using a different column in the browser? Cheers again, Paul Simpson Rudall Blanchard Associates Ltd 7-8 Ma

MI-L (no subject)

2001-11-15 Thread paul cox
Hi Listers, For what it is worth, I found that MI Pro v6.0 gives "Internal Error 31107" when trying to Save Window As if the PC didn't have a printer driver installed. Just install a printer driver and the problem disappears. Amazing !! Regards, Paul __

Re: MI-L colours

2001-11-15 Thread Laurence Seeff
Hi Oliver, Download "Hexcell.zip" from the following link. http://www.directionsmag.com/tools/Default.asp?a=3Dcatdetails&title=3D&id= =3D10&ProductID=3D&orderby=3D&Page=3D5&Pagesize=3D10 Laurence Seeff Points Business Mapping Ltd. 22 Tuval St., Ramat Gan, 52522, Israel =20 Tel: +972-3-61262

Re: MI-L Floating Point Exemption Error

2001-11-15 Thread ahorner
Hi List, Alex & Laurence, - Thanks for the suggestions! I gave it a go, but no success - At least I can rule out the printers and selections. Everything has been removed and reinstalled again and printing smoothly. - I also tried clearing the selection buffer as Laurence suggested, which did n

FW: MI-L true type font file

2001-11-15 Thread Iain Morrison
Thanks for all replies. The problem was that our IT department had "locked down" our PC's and I couldn't even install a font into the font directory. All is well now though! -Original Message- From: Vakili, Arash [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 5:00 PM To: 'I

RE: MI-L Internal error in Mapinfo (using a mapbasic programme)

2001-11-15 Thread Wohlgemuth, David Remi Francois (David)
Hi Listers, Thanks to Paul for his insight on the Buttonpads. It was very helpful With regards to internal error 33012. I removed a command which called a sub - routine that didn't exist and that solved the problem Regards, David David RF Wohlgemuth Graduate RF Engineer Lucent Technologies O

MI-L MapWorld New Product Announcement

2001-11-15 Thread Smith, Kieran
Hello List I have seen the press release from the other day from the MapWorld User Conference and the new MI Pro for SQL Server caught my attention. Does anyone know anything about this new product, such as release dates, cost etc? Will it have the same capabilities as 6.5 (or hopefully improved)

MI-L colours

2001-11-15 Thread Oliver
Hi list I want to print a chart of all the colours in MapInfo so I can see how they come out on paper. Does anyone have a table or maybe a utility which will save me from having to draw 256 boxes and colour them all in? Ollie This Electronic Transmission is intended only for the attention of t

Re: MI-L Floating Point Exemption Error

2001-11-15 Thread Laurence Seeff
Hi Mandy and List, This ugly bug *sometimes* occurs when you have some objects selected = before printing. I have found that unselecting everything (technically = speaking you are clearing the selection buffer) Query->Unselect All. Not a true tech support solution to the problem but it does te

Re: MI-L SQL query using three tables

2001-11-15 Thread Laurence Seeff
Hi, Thought to just comment on the "don't know how you'd join all three = tables within a single SQL". Joining 3 tables in a single SQL proves to be powerful, time saving and = does not clutter your disk with unecessary temporary files. The way to = do this requires a syntax rule which I will

Re: MI-L Floating Point Exemption Error

2001-11-15 Thread Alex Eshed
Hi Mandy and List, Following is what Tech Support answered me on a similar question (the buffering bug). To my amazement - it worked! Maybe it'll do the same for you. "This is probably the pernicious error that has cropped up from time to time, and drives us tech support people mad. On the compu

MI-L MapCalc vs. Vertical Mapper

2001-11-15 Thread JAL
Does anyone have experience with both MapCalc and Vertical Mapper. Are the two products competitors or not. Whats the difference or similarity between the two products? Thanks, Jakob Lanstorp, GIS-Developer Kampsax GIS Software & Solutions, Rugaardsvej 55, 5000 Odense, DK tel: + 45 63 13 50 13