MI-L Open Table dialog box - MI Pro 7

2003-01-31 Thread Percival, Mark
Dear all, When you use the open file dialog box there are a number of folders on the left (Windows 2000 convention) is there anyway to add to this list - maybe from the registry. TIA Mark Percival ICT Client Officer(GIS) ICT Client Team City Development Directorate Coventry City Council

MI-L Mapinfo.Net ?

2003-01-31 Thread Possberg, Hendrik
Hello List, after the announcement of Mapinfo migrating to the .NET architecture last year I would like to know if someone got news about this topic. e.g. -release date? -beta? Few days before I wrote a question concerning the use of arrays. In Mapbasic it is very annoying to have the

MI-L slightly off-topic triangulating polygons

2003-01-31 Thread Lawley, Russell S
Hi, Does anybody know of an idiots guide to algorithms for breaking complex polygons into triangles ? or better still some freeware vb/vc/delphi code that can/could do this (either from a mapinfo object passed to it or a from a string of xy's) I have been tryig to follow some references on

MI-L FW: MS Access hotlink?

2003-01-31 Thread Karen Purdy
Belated SUM for previous question on linking to Access - see below... Many thanks to all those who offered suggestions - Dan Page, John Ievers, Caroline Hilton, and especially Russell Lawley who gave me some MapBasic help and examples. The suggestions fall into two camps... 1. Commercial

Re: MI-L slightly off-topic triangulating polygons

2003-01-31 Thread Martin Hodder
Russell, RouteWare's toolbox www.routeware.co.uk will do this. It is available with source code. Regards martin - Original Message - From: Lawley, Russell S [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MapInfo-L (E-mail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:43 AM Subject: MI-L slightly

RE: MI-L Open Table dialog box - MI Pro 7

2003-01-31 Thread Percival, Mark
John, There are certain folders that appear on the left i.e. Tables, Remote and Workspaces but in the preferences there doesn't seem to be the option to add more just specify where the directories are for the existing! Mark -Original Message- From: John Williams [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: MI-L Open Table dialog box - MI Pro 7

2003-01-31 Thread John Williams
Mark I don't think there's a way of modifying the actual list. A workaround would be to point to a folder with a number of sub folders suitably named. Best regards John Williams JDW Consultant Services Ltd. UK Tel 07050 398200 UK Fax 07050 398100 International Tel

MI-L MapInfo-L Reminder

2003-01-31 Thread MapInfo-L-Owner
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RE: MI-L MapInfo-L Reminder

2003-01-31 Thread Peter Horsbøll Møller
I'm not quite sure were you can get it, but I think that you can alter these shortcuts to folders using the Power Tools for WinXP (if you are using WinXP). These Power Tools also include Tveak UI and some other tools for Windows. I remember there was a version for Win95 and there now also is a

RE: MI-L Mapinfo.Net ?

2003-01-31 Thread Jacques Paris
I have tried to develop that concept a little further to make it more like a standard x(i,j) type array and here is the way I have implemented it type trow colJ(2) as float end type type array nrow as integer rowI() as trow end type dim vrow as trow, arr as array dim i,

MI-L Address Cleaning Geocoding

2003-01-31 Thread Skinner, Ric
Greetings Listers, I'm looking for recommendations (and why -- e.g., accuracy, completeness, cost, support, etc.) for: + Address Cleaning/Standardizing software/products/services + Geocoding software/products/services + Geocoding Reference Street Files specifically for

MI-L Local exchange carrier data needed

2003-01-31 Thread Berk Charlton
Im looking for current local exchange carrier data for the entire U.S. I only need the centroids, not the boundaries. I already know that MapInfo carries the boundaries. Please pass on any other sources for the data, low cost or otherwise. Thanks, Berk Charlton

MI-L Altering the fontsize of a text object

2003-01-31 Thread Driver, Greg 9434
Listers, Which is the best way to alter the font size of a text object? Using the Alter Object statement won't alter the font size, I guess because the size is dependent upon the zoom level of the map. But you can alter the font size through the Text Style button, so how can you do it through

RE: MI-L Mapinfo.Net ?

2003-01-31 Thread Peter Horsbøll Møller
I'm don't quite get that. Why do you make a type that only holds a single variable as an array ?? Aren't types mostly used for defining a combination of several variables ? And is array not a reserved word in MapBasic ??? But anyway: Would this work ? type trow colJ() as float end type

MI-L Re: MapBasic Arrays

2003-01-31 Thread Data Directions
Hi, Further to Jacques email, I believe you can do it with both dimensions being created dynamically. The following is a rework of how I handle an array normally, so it is in the same format as Jacques. The disclaimer is that this code is off the top of my head and I haven't actually tested

MI-L Re: MapBasic Arrays (long)

2003-01-31 Thread Spencer Simpson
Lorraine Donaldson wrote: To date, I have only used 2D arrays, but theoretically it is not limited in the number of dimensions. I think the limitation would lie with the redim statement: redim rowI(iIndex).ColJ(iColumnCount)... This is a fatal limitation: It won't compile. I've

MI-L making a themaitc map translucent

2003-01-31 Thread Hogendorf, Richard
Hi all, I have a thematic map, over this thematic map I lay a rastermap that I make translucent. Now I want to do it the other way: Put the thematic map over the rastermap. Then I want to make the thematic map translucent. Does anybody know if this is possible? I have MapInfo 6.5. Thanks in

RE: MI-L Mapinfo.Net ?

2003-01-31 Thread K Miller
This has worked for me, in order to make a three-dimensional array of size 3 x 100 x 100 Type TwoDArray destZone() as Integer end Type Type ThreeDArray origZone() as TwoDArray end type dim table() as ThreeDArray dim i, j, numZones, numPurposes as integer numZones = 100 numPurposes = 3

MI-L Projection problem

2003-01-31 Thread epouspou
Hi there, I' ve asked before, but does anyone know how to 'open' with Mapinfo6.0 some data (data in the interrupted goode homolosine projection)that I've already opened with Arcview?What should I do now to open the maps with Mapinfo?

MI-L making a thematic map translucent

2003-01-31 Thread Percival, Mark
Richard, You can't make the normal fills transparent you will need to change the fills so they are not solid and have no background. Mark Hi all, I have a thematic map, over this thematic map I lay a rastermap that I make translucent. Now I want to do it the other way: Put the thematic

MI-L Off Topic re:LINUX

2003-01-31 Thread Tom Thomson
I was wondering if the list had some reccommendations as to a good source of information and support for the LINUX system especially for young newbies. My son has recently gotten bored with the computer/video game routine and expressed an interest in learning LINUX. WOW!!! So we purchased SuSE

Re: MI-L Off Topic re:LINUX

2003-01-31 Thread John Haynes
Try www.lockergnome.com John D. Haynes Director Geodata Consultants, Inc. 1-800-838-6661 ex.10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geodataconsult.com - Original Message - From: Tom Thomson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MapInfo-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 11:42 AM Subject: MI-L Off Topic

Re: MI-L Off Topic re:LINUX

2003-01-31 Thread Bill Thoen
Tom Thomson wrote: So, what say, is there a LINUX or SuSE LINUX e-mail list out there as good as Mapinfo-L??? Try PLUG (Portland Linux Users Group) https://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo. A very busy list with plenty of VERY helpful wizards -- with one or two who think they are gods

MI-L web based mapping

2003-01-31 Thread Peter Taylor
Does anyone know of a good product that can post maps to our web page? We use MapInfo professional, AutoCad ESRI products. Any info on making map interactive as opposed to static. Thank you. - List hosting provided by

Re: MI-L web based mapping

2003-01-31 Thread Yosri Diab
Peter For SVG Internet Mapping try Geo-Color http://www.geographs.com There is a review for Geo-Color by Paul Amos of The Wharton School of Business - University of Pennsylvania in the Direction Magazine http://www.directionsmag.com/features.php?feature_id=83 For Macromedia Flash Format Internet

MI-L It's Friday!

2003-01-31 Thread John Haynes
Chem Exam At Duke University, there were four sophomores taking Organic Chemistry. They were doing so well on all the quizzes, midterms and labs, etc., that each had an A so far for the semester. These four friends were so confident that the weekend before finals, they decided to go up to the

RE: MI-L It's Friday!

2003-01-31 Thread Bagwell, Ross
I thought I would take a survey on how many people on the list want to receive the off topic Friday emails that seem to be becoming more popular for some reason. I, for one, do not like receiving all of the jokes, chain letters, virus emails, etc. that now plague the Internet (the latest study I

MI-L Coordinate conversion in MapInfo - A HOWTO

2003-01-31 Thread Bill Thoen
Since I didn't get any response to my query last week, I decided to bite the bullet and write it up myself. If you need a short description of how to convert coordinates from one coordinate system to another and get the output as fields in your table, see

RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response

2003-01-31 Thread ALICIA HENDERLITER
This response to you Survey is only as I see it for the MapInfo List. The main points for not being as annoyed at jokes at MI-L than elsewhere... 1. As a general rule, the fact that it is a joke or stress relief is in the Subject line of the email. 2. The majority of those dealing with

RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response

2003-01-31 Thread Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express
I second that, just label them Friday those who don't want to be bothered can create a rule to delete anything coming from MapInfo-L with the word Friday in the subject. Keep 'em coming, but keep 'em clean. Ryan Morgan Aerials Express www.AerialsExpress.com -Original Message- From:

Re: MI-L It's Friday!

2003-01-31 Thread dick
Hi All, I'm mostly a listener on the list - I don't feel I have a lot to contribute, but I learn a great deal from listening. I kind of like some humor from people I can trust - So Thanks. Thanks to for all of your technical expertise. Dick Karman CHESS of Oregon

RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response

2003-01-31 Thread Mark Neuhaus
I suppose we could ask a joke mailing list if it's okay to discuss GIS, or whatever else we desire, in their group. I read or subscribe to a number of SPECIALIZED usenet newsgroups and mailing lists to learn about specific topics. To cut out the extraneous stuff, even though it is all part of

RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response

2003-01-31 Thread David Reid
Friday funnies - a welcome diversion at least for me Email rule or filter to delete without reading - easy to apply, I'll help walk you through it if using OE or Outlook To those that would send a Friday Funny - As Ryan pointed out, make certain your subject contains the word Friday If you

RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response

2003-01-31 Thread Bagwell, Ross
Just one caution... Last week's joke was politically based. We all know that a few things exist that should not be included in professional, public areas... to include politics, religion, morality, and anything else that is controversial. It should easily follow that in our society today, it is

RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response

2003-01-31 Thread Juanse
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MI-L Intergrated Mapping Change

2003-01-31 Thread Cameron Crum
I have several apps that I use integrated mapping with. I have been using MI 6.0 for some time but recently upgraded. Now when my apps start they ask me to locate MAPINFO.PEN, MAPINFO.CLR, and MAPINFO.FNT. Anywone know why or what I should do about this? Cameron

Re: MI-L Intergrated Mapping Change

2003-01-31 Thread Cameron Crum
CorrectionIt happens when I just start MapInfo as well...so I guess it's not an IM problem. anyone seen this before? Cameron Cameron Crum wrote: I have several apps that I use integrated mapping with. I have been using MI 6.0 for some time but recently upgraded. Now when my apps start

Re: MI-L Intergrated Mapping Change

2003-01-31 Thread Lars V. Nielsen
Hi Cameron, Are you by any chance running it on 2K/XP ? If so, have you remebered to run the AddUser setup once ? Best regards/Med venlig hilsen Lars V. Nielsen GisPro, Denmark http://www.gispro.dk/ http://hjem.get2net.dk/lars-online/ WGS84: 10.20'40E 55.20'20N - Original Message -

Re: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response

2003-01-31 Thread Steve Lackow
Geez, lighten up! What is this, ArcView-L? We need to learn to understand each other and laugh at ourselves just a little bit, no? This has always been the best GIS list and Bill T. the best steward, and I'd hate to see it change. Certainly we've learned by now what Friday in the subject

RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response

2003-01-31 Thread Meixner, William
The way I see it is: It is consuming way too much of my time to clear all these responses. I feel that it is no harm to have one off topic posting but all the complaining is creating exactly what is being complained about. So my request is that we get back on topic. William Meixner

Re: MI-L Intergrated Mapping Change

2003-01-31 Thread Cameron Crum
Since I have never used MI on a 2000 machine before, I did not know about this. It worked! Thanks much. Cameron Lars V. Nielsen wrote: Hi Cameron, Are you by any chance running it on 2K/XP ? If so, have you remebered to run the AddUser setup once ? Best regards/Med venlig hilsen Lars V.

MI-L Friday!

2003-01-31 Thread Juanse
Sorry Bill and the rest of the list, i couldn't stand it. 15 minutes to end of Friday! last Round (chilean summer time) make Wine not War, till next Friday. Juanse temuko-Chile PS. Red, please! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system

Re: MI-L web based mapping

2003-01-31 Thread Robert Crossley
We put up a really interactive site based on Image Web Server and MapServer. Held up all year without a hitch, delivering ~15 GB of images and vector data to ~1500 farmers. The interface was an active X control as we needed to get the interactivity, drawing etc. BUT, If you don't need to

Re: MI-L Re: MapBasic Arrays (long)

2003-01-31 Thread Robert Crossley
I use multidimensional arrays lot in the manner outlined previously, mostly to store application configuration data that is read intially from one to many relational tables. They seem to work well. I have also used them to store other data structures quite a lot. I also get the occasional