Re: MI-L The best way to integrate mapping into Delphi application?

2002-01-08 Thread mbielik
The best way: 1.) Download trial version of MapX 2.) Log into disscusion group (very useful) 2.) Try and study sample codes There is DeveloperGuide (pdf) where you can see basic principles. Most often are examples here for VB or C but I yhink it is not so big problem to understand them and rewri

MI-L projection problem....

2002-01-08 Thread Lai
boundary="=_NextPart_001_0019_01C19921.C4644280" --=_NextPart_001_0019_01C19921.C4644280 Hello listers... I am wondering as to whether any of you may = have experienced this problem. I have a map that contains boundary information and saved in NON-EART

MI-L The best way to integrate mapping into Delphi application?

2002-01-08 Thread Thang Pham Toan
Hi, I'm developing an application by Delphi that require integrate mapping. I don't know much about the way to integrate MapInfo or MapX into Delphi application. Could you tell me the best way to integrate all mapping features into Delphi application (using DDE/OLE with MapInfo or using MapX).

Re: MI-L Entity relation modeling tool

2002-01-08 Thread Robert Crossley
I have used visio and found it a bit clumsy - typical microsoft - move one object and it assumes that you want all the relationship lines moved as well. The templates looked as though they were designed by a 17 year old geek as well. Still its database entity extraction tools were good. I us

MI-L MI Certification for Microsoft XP

2002-01-08 Thread Moshe_Binyamin
Anitra, As you may know already, MapInfo Professional 6.5 is Microsoft Windows 2000 Logo certified. At the time of ship of MapInfo Professional 6.5, Windows XP was not ready for release therefore, we could not support it. For the upcoming release of MapInfo Professional 7.0 (slated for the summer

MI-L Q: Converting Elevation Steps (polygons) to Contours (lines)

2002-01-08 Thread Ryan Danby
Hi Folks; I've stalled on trying to figure this one out and need some help. I have a large database containing elevation steps (polygons) in 1000' increments and want to change these to contours (lines). Simply converting the polygons to lines won't work because I then end up with overlapping co

MI-L Importing ADRG files using Nimamuse Raster Importer 2.1.3

2002-01-08 Thread Dan_Page
I observed a difference between MapInfo and ArcView when importing ADRG raster files. I used the Nimamuse Raster Importer 2.1 software to read a CD which has 1:50 000 ADRG coverage and saved an area from that coverage to MapInfo Tab/TIF file format. The file is automatically saved as Lat/Long (n

RE: MI-L MI and SQL Server

2002-01-08 Thread Ian Tidy
Hi I haven't come across your problem, as I keep all our field types standard. But I think it may be the same problem MI has supporting some types of fields from MS Access. The following is an extract from the MI 6 help file. This is most likely true for SQL Server. # #Unsupported Fields In Acc

MI-L Integrated Mapping: Web question

2002-01-08 Thread Ben Crane
Hi list, I have a question that may appear to be stupid, but please bear with me. Firstly, Integrated Mapping with MapInfo...can it be used on the internet? I would like to put a map on the internet showing the location of road works schemes, but I would like the user to be able to pan and zoom i

MI-L [LBS] Entity relation modeling tool

2002-01-08 Thread Bendall,A EPO
It might be worth having a look at Edward R Tufte's books for inspiration. From: Juan S. Barros J. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am wondering if there is any tool, propably graphycal, that will allow = me to draw the model. Much in the chemical/biochemical 3d model, I am on = the idea of a

MI-L Re: [LBS] Entity relation modeling tool

2002-01-08 Thread Michael Gould
Another being ArgoUML. http://argouml.tigris.org M Gould At 15:49 08/01/2002 -0300, Marcello Martino wrote: >Yes. One of them is Rational Rose. > >Best Regards, >Marcello. > >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >Marcello Martino >Project Manager >EDINFOR

MI-L Re: [LBS] Entity relation modeling tool

2002-01-08 Thread Marcello Martino
Yes. One of them is Rational Rose. Best Regards, Marcello. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Marcello Martino Project Manager EDINFOR Solu=E7=F5es Inform=E1ticas [EMAIL PROTECTED] =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

RE: MI-L Entity relation modeling tool

2002-01-08 Thread Cautley, David/PDX
Standard tools for this job are: Microsoft Visio (top end edition with database capability) ER/Win Now owned by Computer Associates, I think; used to be Platinum Software Rational Suite www.rational.com I've used the first two. I'm currently using Visio because

MI-L Entity relation modeling tool

2002-01-08 Thread Juan S. Barros J.
I am theorizing, some ones might say dreaming, others designing, an = application for servicing the different need of a medium, typical, = rural, chilean municipality (local government). The entity-relation-variables model is getting a bit huge and = unmanageable. Around 200 - 500 - 12000 of ea

RE: MI-L problem splitting plines

2002-01-08 Thread Gavin MacLean
Sometimes applications running Windows 95/98 break with this type of exception, whereas NT or 2000 (and presumably XP) can handle it and keep going. If you're using 95 or 98 it might be worth trying the same thing with NT. A Floating-point exception basically means that a number you are trying to

MI-L problem splitting plines

2002-01-08 Thread Landmark Geographic Solutions
Hey Listers, I am trying to split a region to a series of plines and I get this error = in MI 6.5 "Floating-point exception - Invalid.", and the program = terminates. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks LGS ___ List ho

RE: MI-L Tree Fonts

2002-01-08 Thread Paul . CRISP
A site mentioned before on this list - which has some lovely freeware TT fonts - is http://www.dingbatpages.com. Theres an area on there called 'florals' - HTH Paul Crisp Syntegra Direct: 0191 461 4522 Mobile: 0776 414 3762 Fax: (0191) 461 1959 Innovation Place Metro Riverside Park Delta Ba

RE: MI-L Set map XY Units bug or WAD?

2002-01-08 Thread Jacques Paris
After each mail on the subject, the problem gets larger. Open MI, open a table with projection TP in a new mapper; let us assume that TP is not a lon/lat but a real projection. (My example, UTM Quebec modified) The mapper will have automatically the projection TP Change view; X center

MI-L Tree Fonts

2002-01-08 Thread jmcquiston
Dear Readers, I'm hoping someone has something to help my client. He needs fonts to show a variety of tree types. The ones that are in the various fonts in MapInfo Pro aren't sufficient for his needs as he needs more variety and would like a little bit nicer looking ones. Custom symbols would

RE: MI-L Lat/long to linear cord.

2002-01-08 Thread Bill Huber
At 09:40 AM 1/8/02 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Const M_PI As Double = 3.14192654 'Better value may be available This one has a typo and is thereby off by almost 0.02%, which will wreak havoc with the algorithm. Use 3.14 159 265 358 979 324 or compute 4*ArcTan(1). Thanks for the code.

Re: MI-L How to fix the correct scale?

2002-01-08 Thread Flavio Hendry
Hi Andreas you might try out MapPLOT, however it's a commercial add-on, but pretty powerful ... see: Englisch: http://www.tydac.ch/en/downloads.htm German: http://www.tydac.ch/gr/downloads.htm best regards Flavio *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 08.01.02 at 13:07 Andreas Boerner w

Re: MI-L How to fix the correct scale?

2002-01-08 Thread Andreas Boerner
Jacques Paris wrote: > In Map | Map options check the "preserve current scale". Bottom left Yes I checked that, but it only affects the map window, while the map in the layout frame still resizes (and changes its print scale), when changing the dimension of the box. Andreas

Re: MI-L How to fix the correct scale?

2002-01-08 Thread Andreas Boerner
Richard Dibley wrote: > The way you do this is to set the scale of the map window so that the > contents of your layout frame is displayed at the scale you want. Thanks for your immediate help. It works now. Andreas ___ List

MI-L How to fix the correct scale?

2002-01-08 Thread Andreas Boerner
Hi! I wanted to print some maps on different paper sizes with a correct scale, but while editing the layouts I encountered the problem, that I don't know, where I can fix the print scale (f.e. 1:5000). Though I can set the zoom scale in the map window to 1:5000, but when scaling the frame box in

Re: MI-L MapXtreme, ArcIMS, and MapGuide

2002-01-08 Thread Flavio Hendry
Hi Steve See at the bottom a comparision I sent out a while ago, in addition following comments: >MapXtreme >--Most expensive of the three >--Probably the most scalable and high-performance of the three Price: This is not the case anymore. MapXtremes' price is now lower then ArcIMS (at least o

RE: MI-L Lat/long to linear cord.

2002-01-08 Thread Paul . CRISP
Hi Khurram The algorithm for lat/long to linear can be found on the Ordnance Survey website (www.ordsvy.gov.uk) It is in a pdf called "A Guide To British Coordinate Systems" - and theres a spreadsheet that implements the algorithm. Its OSGB but the algorithm is universal. You can replace the fals

MI-L Cutpline

2002-01-08 Thread Kjartan Greiff Selnes
Hi List. I'm using a mbx called Cutpline.mbx devloped by Jaques Paris i think. I get the message "This Pline contains more than one segment."Explode" it first" I understand why and what this means, but how ? is it another mbx that make this possible ? TIA Kjartan Greiff Selnes Bravida Geomati

SUM: MI-L Vertical Mapper - lines

2002-01-08 Thread Dyan C. Catamaran
Thanks for the help. Two same suggestions: Transform the lines in points and move forward. It makes sense but I was considering also the best way to represent the elevation scenario. Question: Which elevation final file is more accurate or more representative, the one derived from regularly s