MI-L Nudge Polyline

My fellow MapInfo-ists, I would like to write a MapBasic procedure which nudges the selected polyline to the right by 5 meters. I suppose that I will use the Alter Object statement, but I have two questions: 1. Will I need to change the x and y position of every node in the polyline, or wil

MI-L European Beta testers wanted.

Following on from a previous request we are now looking for beta testers in the European market place for our new application. Beta testers will need to have MapPoint 2002 EUROPEAN Version and MapInfo Professional v 6.0 (and above). Email me directly if you are interested. Best Regards, Dave D

MI-L Matching objects

All, I have two tables which are snapshots of data before and after a given update operation. I would expect these data sets to be unchanged and so I wish to check that the objects are identical. In the absence of an 'equals' operator for objects I intend to run the following query to find the c

MI-L Projections

Hi All, I am still having trouble reprojecting a file. The original projection is; 3 degree Transverse Mercator projection (3TM) Reference Meridians of 111, 114, 117 and 120 degrees west longitude Datum is NAD83 Location: Alberta, Canada - Red Deer to be specific The file format is ESRI Shape,

MI-L Reading extents directly from AutoCAD DWG files

Does anyone know of a way to directly read the co-ordinate extents from a native AutoCAD DWG file? I am writing a MapBasic application to graphically log incoming CAD format data but wish to produce the log without first having to translate the data into MapInfo format. Many thanks in advance

MI-L Philadelphia Files

Anybody using MapInfo here in Philadelphia? I need to get hold of some updated boundary and street tables for Philadelphia County. Is there a local reseller or someone in the area that has more up to date stuff than MapInfo Corp? Michael Pompey, MIS Manager Philadelphia Youth Network John F. Kenn

MI-L Saving thematic (ranges) layer as variable

Hi all, does any of you know if it is possible to save a thematic layer-value as a variable in the original table? For instance: 1-3 = bad 4-6 = medium 7-9 = good I would like to save the names I gave in that thematic layer (bad, medium,good) as a new variable in the table. Thanks in advance,

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MI-L MapX : Coordinate of any dataset Row ?

How can I learn Map X,Y coordinate of any row from dataset in MapX regards ilker

RE: MI-L Nudge Polyline - SUMMARY

Hello, Thanks to all who replied. The sample code from an OBJMOVE.mb, which I downloaded from the site suggested by Vinny was very helpful. Thanks again, Michael Hanna ** My fellow MapInfo-ists, I would like to write a MapBasic pr

MI-L Symbol Size

Is there any way possible to use a symbol in larger font size than 48? This seems like quite the restriction on the part of MapInfo! Erin Topping - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsu

MI-L 2000 Census TIGER-Line

I am looking for a better source of data than the 2000 Census TIGER-line data. The project that I am working on requires street addresses (Names, # ranges, and zip codes) for each line segment. I have found 2000 Census TIGER-Line to be about 60% Any ideas where I can find better data. I am mo

MI-L Image catalog attached to map points?

Has anyone run across a good program to display a set of images associated with a point on a map? We have 10-12 images associated with each point, so opening an instance of a map window or spawning a viewer for each picture is cumbersome. I'd like something similar to how paintshop pro displays i

MI-L Plotting Rhumb Lines with MapBasic

Dear Mappers We're in the middle of a project that involves mapping air traffic control sector boundaries, some edges of which are specified as rhumb lines. (Rhumb lines appear as straight lines on a Mercator projection map, intersecting each meridian at the same angle). I've developed a proto

MI-L ECW Compression

Is there a method of batch processing files with the ECW Compression tool included with MI 7? 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) 579 3831, Mobile

MI-L Printing Multiple Layout Windows

G'day, I'm new to MapBasic have created an mbx that ultimately creates multiple layouts within a workspace. What I need to be able to do now is print all of the layout windows that are open. Could someone point me in the right direction on how I could do this in my mbx? Thanks. Glenn _