MI-L Importing CAD (.dxf) files

Can anyone list the essential/important points to remember when importing CAD files into MapInfo? So far, from the MapInfo Help, I see that it's best to split up features that have the same attributes and import them one at a time into seperate layers in MapInfo. I take it, it's best to go

RE: MI-L What is the syntax for: Update field with Type. (Point, Line or Polygon)

Or just update with: Str$(obj) This will give you a text describing the object. Peter Horsbøll Møller GIS Developer, MTM Geographical Information IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 DK-5260 Odense S. Denmark Tel +45 6311 4900 Direct +45 6311 4908 Mob +45 5156 1045 Fax +45 6311 4949 E-mail

MI-L Just drawn objects change size dramatically as I move them

Hi, In most of the work we do, we already have the base maps, so I never bother to draw polygons or any other objects. But last week I was trying to use MIP in order to draw architectural plans (the goal was to compute an approximation of the areas of different rooms). I encountered problems

Re: MI-L Mapbasic App version number

create a file and name it verion.txt for example in the file put the size of your .mb file and version number when the application runs open this file and read this two info compare with .mb file size ( if the file exists , if not do not change anything) if not same size increment the

MI-L Tr : Réf. : Re: MI-L Just drawn objects change size dramatically as I move them

Thanks for your fast answer. This is what I suspected too. My question is how can I make sure that the projection is set to Non Earth ? it looks like a bug.. because here is what I do : 1) Launch MIP and set the preference for new tables and new session to Non Earth projection and centimeters

RE: MI-L BSB and KAP files

hi Check out www.maptech.com - however i have only seen their ArcGIS extension to read these files, not sure about their support for MI. cheers Doug www.gis-solved.com -Original Message- From: omine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 October 2005 01:46 To: mapinfo-l Subject: MI-L BSB and

MI-L Packing an MS Access linked table with table relations?

How to Pack an MS Access table with relations from MapInfo without loosing the relations in Access? I have a lot of polyline objects in a MapInfo table linked to an MS Access database. In MS Access the table contains relations to other tables. When I want to pack the table to get rid of empty

MI-L query syntax for points contained in polygons?

Dear All, I am sure this is a standard practice but as newby and having used arcview, I am un sure on how to achieve this: I have 1 table (T1) with 500 points in and another with thousands of polygons (T2) of varying sizes. I want to create another table which lists all of the polygons of

SV: MI-L query syntax for points contained in polygons?

Hi John, You could achieve it by creating a buffer on T2 and ask for objects from T1 within. SQL: Select * from T2, T1 where t2.obj within T1.obj into FoundT2Objects noselect Or you could make a query on the tables you have already created using the intersects keyword SQL: Select * from T2,

MI-L MapInfo-L Reminder

To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MapInfo-L Reminder This is just a reminder to help you manage your MapInfo-L subscription. This will be posted automatically each week, and please feel free to respond with suggestions or improvements. - Bill Thoen [EMAIL

MI-L Updating colum with sum aggregate

Hi MI Gurus, I guess this should be an easy one. I have 3 columns: id, poly_area and total_poly I want to calculate the sum of all the poly_area and put in the total_poly for each of my 16 records. I kinda did it with sql but instead of updating the total_poly column I created a new table

MI-L Terrain Raster Images Question

Group. This may be a stupid question but, sometimes I have to deal with stupid people. Please read on. I have terrain raster images that are projected in NAD83. The rest of our vector data is projected in (grid) lat/long, lat/long. I was wondering, can I change the projection datum to

MI-L Area of a polygon

Hi all, I've done this before and can't figure out why it isn't working right now. I'm creating a circular buffer around a point to calculate population density within a 1km radius. Some of these buffers fall on water and so I want to subtract the area that covers water from the original buffer

MI-L BLM Township Range Section Files

Anyone know where these can be found in either .shp or .tab? Thanks in advance, and Happy Friday! Ryan Morgan Geospatial Information Director | Aerials Express 7855 S River Parkway, Suite 211 Tempe, AZ 85284 Phone: (480) 777-9909 Fax: (480) 777-9966

MI-L Exporting from AutoCAD (dxf) to MapInfo (tab) files

Hi, I'm not an AutoCAD user...anybody have advice for resources or procedures to follow when exporting to dxf format for import into MapInfo. I'm not an AutoCAD user so I thought I would ask for some direction in the AutoCAD environment. Thanks! Carlo Fazio Vancouver Canada

Re: MI-L BLM Township Range Section Files

On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 01:36:57PM -0700, Ryan Morgan wrote: Anyone know where these can be found in either .shp or .tab? We have them for sale at http://www.gisnet.com/catalog/data/PLSS.htm. - Bill Thoen GISnet - www.gisnet.com 303-786-9961