MI-L grid cell size limit

Dear listers, I am desperately pushing MapInfo 6.0 to generate a grid out of a very large database of elevation points, but it seemes to be not possible to reach the minimum cell-size I actually need. Working both on 10.6 and 5.3 mln. elevation points, MapInfo allows the same minimal grid

RE: MI-L grid cell size limit

Gedas, Check to see if you have one or more mapinfo objects placed 'off the map'. Right click: View entire layer All layers. If you have some points with 'bad coordinates', like (0,0) then delete them. You then might the be able to reduce the default minimum grid cell size. Best regards,

MI-L Plotter problem

Dear List, I have a map in powerpoint set up at 56x56. I would like to print it to my plotter which is HP Designjet 1050 with a capacity to plot upto 36 wide. I'm wondering how I can go about printing this map without losing detail and not having it too small for the users need either. All

MI-L Random selection of records

Hello, I would like to make a random selection from a table (I need 18000 records of 64), but I can´t figure out how to achieve this. Hopefully someone has any idea. Bart Broex - List hosting provided by Directions

MI-L Ordering by distance

Hi I have a small problem. I have points of interest stored in rdbms, with coordinates. I find all POI in a certain area, i now want to place numbered labels on the map however I want to do 1 to last as nearest to furthest, therefore i need to do some sort of ordering. My question is can

RE: MI-L Random selection of records

In a nutshell, the most reliable way to do this is with MapBasic (I've added some random dots in an attempt to thwart mail guardians interpret MApBasic as a macro virus) F.unction randomsel (B.yVal x a.s inte.ger, ByVa.l t as string) a.s string Dim nr a.s i.nteger D.im I a.s integer Di.m r

MI-L MapInfo to ArcInfo

Hi all Does anyone have any advice on converting from MI to ArcInfo format? I have a client who needs to do this, but who doesn't have access to ArcInfo themselves, so would need to do it in MI. I've looked through the archives, but not really found anything of use. Is there anything to bear in

MI-L mapinfo serial numbers

Hi All. Just a note of information to people upgrading their copies of MapInfo Pro to the new version. The new version uses a different serial number from previous versions, at least here in North America. The new serial number is stuck to the bottom of the MapInfo box. I hope this saves

MI-L ADV: Global Mapper v4.56 Adds MapInfo Export

Global Mapper Software is pleased to announce the availability of Global Mapper v4.56 for download at http://www.globalmapper.com/global_mapper_setup.exe . Among other things, this release adds the ability to export loaded vector data to MapInfo MIF/MID format files as well as support for loading

MI-L memory leak...?

hello i'm working on a mapbasic script that carries out some basic commands to large selections of objects from tables - combine, disaggregate etc. it seems to be very unreliable - i can manually do the commands with the mapbasic window open, but if saved into a script the same commands simply

MI-L ToolTips not appearing?

Has anyone had the problem of ToolTips not appearing in MapInfo Pro 7? The checkbox is selected for this option. The PC that has MI Pro on it is Windows 2000. The ToolTips showed up in MI Pro 6.5. Thanks for your info. Karl -- Karl

MI-L tooltips follow up

The solution to my previous question is found. Under Options Toolbars select Show ToolTips. Don't know why it works from here and not when selected through the Preferences Map Window menu yet though. Karl - List hosting

MI-L JOB - GIS Analyst Anaheim, CA

GIS ANALYST I am currently looking for a contract-to-hire GIS Analyst for a large company in Anaheim. A complete job description can be found at: www.recruitingmanager.com/jors/gisanalyst.pdf Currently, the company is interested in LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY. If you are interested in this

RE: MI-L Opening a TAB with a new name

Hi Thanks to those respondents who suggested that the way to open a table with a different name than the filename was to type the OPEN TABLE pathname\filename.tab AS newname in the mapbasic window, or write a Mapbasic script.. Special thanks to you Tim Nuteson for sending me a mapbasic program

RE: MI-L grid cell size limit

The cell-size limit seems to be imposed by the UI. To get around this limit, do the following. Open the MapBasic window and create the grid as before. Then, examine the Create Grid MapBasic echoed to the MapBasic window and you'll find something like this at the end (right-hand side) of the

Re: MI-L Digitizing

Hi, Thanks for all response regarding my mail. Is there a workaround to fix the georeferencing problem, without redigitized the map ? Regards, Anton - Original Message - From: RandaEnt. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Anton Budiman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 8:26 PM Subject:

MI-L EXIF format

Hi, The EXIF image format is a variation of the JPEG image format. EXIF originates from digitial cameras and allows various meta data to be recorded with the image. If a GPS is connected to the camera, then co-ordinates can be recorded with the image. In a way this format is similar to

Re: MI-L MapInfo to ArcInfo

Hi You can use the FME from www.safe.com to convert from one format to another. Though you need to buy it. and if you just want to convert to shp format, use the Universal Translator provided with MI to convert the TAB file to shp file. There is no loss in doing the conversions and you