RE: MI-L Selecting records

Hi David, 1. Suppose your MapInfo points table (after geocoding) is called Points. To get the ungeocoded records from this table run the following query: Select * from Points where NOT obj 2. To get the ID of the polygon where each point is within, you can use the Update Column method -

RE: MI-L Dll's + MapBasic : Making one

MI-L Dll's + MapBasic : Making one: Search the directionsmag/MapInfo-L for: 'dll + delphi', like the bottom link: A math dll is easy to create in Delphi. For getting to understanding Delphi dll writing goto: http://www.kaposnet.hu/books/tysdelphi4/ch19/ch19.htm Download the entire book from

RE: MI-L Protecting GIS data (cross-posted), reply

there was a case a couple of years ago in the UK where the OS took the Automobile Association to court and won 20 million gbp in an out of court settlement over alleged copyright violation. the OS do use tell tales in their data (small buildings that don't exist, kinks in roads etc - all very

RE: MI-L Protecting GIS data (cross-posted), reply

Jonathan is right about the OS/AA case being to do with copyright and the ancient and mysterious OS ways with copyright violation issues (though as he says the details were out of court so maybe the AA just gave them the twenty million quid out of professional respect). This strand is

RE: MI-L Protecting GIS data (cross-posted), reply

Though real world data can't be copyrighted, What I would say is its the Value added work - what the Data Vendors charge for and as such they should have full rights over their work efforts... - List hosting provided

MI-L Rotating a Map window

Hi all, Anyone know how to rotate a map window so that north is not at the top of the page? Oh, this map window contains rasters so the 'rotate map window' tool does NOT work for some bizarre reason. Any suggestions welcome. TIA Stephen Brooks Steer Davies Gleave 28-32 Upper Ground London

MI-L RE: GISList: Protecting GIS data (cross-posted)

Protecting your data from unwanted distribution, whatever the legal implications, is not the only reason that you may want to protect your data. You may also have ensure the integrity of your data. For example: We have been developing a viewer for S-57 data, which for those of you who don't know

Re: MI-L Rotating a Map window

Hey Stephen, I was fighting this problem for months!! It is true that you cannot rotate a map window with a raster in it (in MI6.5 and AV3.2) - you would think that the next logical step would be to rotate the map window, then rotate the raster image in Photoshop and re-register it in MI. This

Re: MI-L Rotating a Map window

Just an idea: use strange parameters for your projection. Just flip some -/+ and you see the world upside down. I remember that somebody made a projection that look like the earth globe BUT it had Australia on top. And that was just with fiddling with the parameters. Regards Christof

RE: MI-L Protecting GIS data (cross-posted), reply

-Original Message- From: CRISP, Paul -Syntegra UK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I think all this stuff about 'imaginary map details' is an old wives tale, You might be right, but it's hard to explain the persistant presence of Purple Haze Dr at N34 36.359', W83 05.183' in Delorme

Re: MI-L Protecting GIS data

Christof Kaiser wrote: As long as the intentional error in smaller than the agreed accuracy, there is no problem. Just see the intentional error as part of the noise that is in every data. The techniques of vector-based steganography work exactly this way. They take advantage of the noise

MI-L Plotting problem summary

Hi and thanks to everyone that responded. There were various suggestions as to solutions and/or why the problem was occuring. The responses were: - A problem with XP that was solved by going back to Win98. - dirty print heads needing to be cleaned - outdated printer driver - needing to change

MI-L MI - calculate area of a region

Thanks in Advance... I have a map, registered properly, and I want to calculate the area (sq. mi.) of a region. I've outlined the region and selected it, but cannot figure out how to determine the area. Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Joel

MI-L SUM MI-L Selecting records and are within

Thanks to all of those who replied. Most of which said the same, but this was the most detailed response. Thanks David Reid Q. How do you tell if a record matched or not from the table or Access database and how do you get rid of those unmatched points. A. For sake of simplicity, we'll call

MI-L Vedr.: MI-L RE: GISList: Protecting GIS data (cross-posted)

Hi, I've opted for this functionality a long time. But MapInfo Corp. unfortunately don't seem particularly interested in providing the framework for implementing protected data sets in MapInfo products, which is a shame. Especially since it would be fairly easy for them to enable adding a low

Re: MI-L MI - calculate area of a region

Joel, Just double-click on the region and you will get the infos for it. If you want to calculate the area for all of your regions, create a new field Area and use update column. Select the field to update and use the area function. Simon - Original Message - From: [EMAIL

MI-L copyright and protecting data sets.

protecting data sets and a copyright are almost a contradiction in terms. A copyright protects the words (and possibly the method) by which an author expresses the facts and ideas. A copyright does not protect the facts or ideas themselves. Protecting the facts and ideas violates the entire

MI-L EverMap

Does anyone know if EverMap (www.evermap.com) is still in business? I've made a couple of attempt to contact them via email but I've yet to receive a response. We have a copy of their labelling software and need to upgrade. Thanks in advance. (Embedded image moved to file: pic15264.pcx)

MI-L copyright book reference

here is the name of the book I mentioned The copyright handbook, how to protect and use written works, by Stephen Fishman, published by the NOLO press in Berekely CA. I have the 4th edition (several years old) s. figuers -

Re: MI-L Vedr.: MI-L RE: GISList: Protecting GIS data (cross-posted)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I even went so far as to make a practical suggestion to them a couple of years ago: utilize password protected ZIP files with the data files inside, just to keep it simple and manageable. Even good ol'e Norton Commandor could open ZIP's as directories, so why not

MI-L Re: : Protecting GIS data, reply

can you imagine if all gis data were in a common, univeral format that could be fully read by any GIS program? That means that the programs would have to compete for customers based on functionality alone.The mind boggles. Note: this has basically occurred in the drawing programs

MI-L ODBC Connection / .TAB File Creation using MapBasic

I was wondering if anyone has created a MapBasic script to automate an ODBC connection and .tab file creation from a SQL Server database table? I'm looking to accomplish the following: - select a previously created .dsn file for a SQL 2000 database - establish an ODBC connection with

MI-L when is a line a polygon?

Sorry for this being slightly off topic for MapInfo, but can anyone advise me for a 1 to 1mi scaled map, what is the minimum width needed for a river need to be stored as a double line feature in digital format? Thanks. Karl -- Karl

MI-L SpatialWare coordinate conversion

Hello, I am new to SpatialWare (MS SQL) and I am having a little trouble figuring out the syntax to do a coordinate conversion on a point. When I get a geocode back from MapMarker in NAD, I want to convert it to the Cartesian projection I am using for my map so I can plot it and get an

MI-L Are there any SpatialWare help resources?

Hello, Does anyone know of help resources for SpatialWare other than this list and the pathetic Mapinfo KB? Thanks, Brad Mathews CTO, Cypress Technology Solutions, Inc. www.CypressSolutions.com - List hosting provided by

MI-L I am finally back on the list!

Hello, After a long hiatus, I am back on the Mapinfo-L list. Hopefully I can contribute by answering more questions than I ask. I have 7+ years of experience with Mapinfo products. I have done quite a bit of Integrated Mapping with VB6, I can make MapMarker sing (if a little off-key), I can

MI-L Convert Polylines to Lines

Hi All Does anyone have a MBX tool for converting polylines to lines? I want to break them at each node. Cheers Ian Ian Tidy Network - Technical Assistant Marlborough Lines 1 Alfred Street, P.O. Box 144, Blenheim, New Zealand Phone + 64 (3) 577 7007, Fax + 64 (3) 577 7014 DDI Phone +64 (3)

MI-L ECW to MrSid

Morning All, I have an aerial photo dilemma. We have a web page which shows the geographical extent of the Aerial photos purcahsed by the rail ways. Half of the photos are in MrSid and the other half are in ECW (different projects, different purposes), my task is to make sure that all of the

MI-L DXF contours into Mapinfo

Is there an easy / reliable way to get contours (with the elevations) into Mapinfo? Tony Williams _ Tony Williams Environmental Manager Esys Consulting Pty Ltd (Cairns office) 7 Tamarind Street Holloways Beach, Q. 4878 Phn:+61 (0)7 4055 0200 Fax: +61 (0)7

MI-L 50km clusters of point data

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MI-L Re:MI-L Proviewer 6.5

Hi all, I have been attempting to download PV 6.5 from the drive center, I have registered my details with the drive center etc. When I attempt to download the file I am prompted for a user name and password. I entered my email address as the user name and my password - is this correct ?? I

MI-L Cor. 50 km clusters of point data

Sorry about that - the message wasn't attached in the previous email. Hello Group Does anyone have an elegant way to find clusters of point data within a certain distance buffer zone? I have a point table and wish to highlight all points within 50km of any other point in the same table. I