MI-L RE: Create Points and Referencing Columns

Command as string vCommand = "Update "+vName+" Set obj = CreatePoint(col"+vLong+",col"+vLat+")" Run command vCommand -Original Message- From: Niemiec, Neal Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 12:50 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]

MI-L Create Points and Referencing Columns

OK, This is frustrating . . . I am trying to create points from a flat file that is mappable. However, I am using variables for the column names as I am having the user select the columns to use. The syntax is something like this: Update Set obj = CreatePoint(xcoord, ycoord) In the

MI-L Rollback / Revert

I have a script that runs through and updates some columns. I am noticing that the operations slow down and I believe it is the result of MapInfo storing the blank data so it can be reverted. I would like to turn off the Rollback / Revert feature. Anybody know how to do that?   Thanks, Ne

MI-L Virgin Island Zip Codes

I was surprised to hear that GDT doesn't have Virgin Island Zip Codes! Does anybody know or have a shapefile with those Zips, any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Neal

MI-L MCD Data (FREE)

Good Day Listers, Anybody know where I can download a copy of MCD boundaries for free? Any and all help appreciated. Thanks, Neal GIS Application Developer 303-706-4497 Data Management & Integration - I.T. EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. 9601 S. Meridian Blvd. Englewood, CO 80112

MI-L Coordinate System and GRD Files

I apologize for the lack of detail, but I have been given some GRD files and am not sure the software used to create them. When looking at the file I get just a list of these coordinates. Does anybody know what the coordinate system is by looking at it? I believe the file shows FROM and TO coordina

MI-L DLG error handling

Quick question, so how do you setup error handling with the standard FILEOPENDLG or SAVEFILEASDLG dialogs? Basically, when someone clicks on Cancel from either of these dialogs it starts a number of errors and ends the program. any help appreciated Neal Neal T. Niemiec GIS Application Deve

MI-L Adding a Table to a Layout

Hi all you experts of cartography, you guru's of GIS, and of course the Mapping Application genius's . I have a quick question which I am sure the answer is simple, but is evading me at this time. I am trying to create a table and add it to a layout within a .MBX . I would also like to change the f

MI-L Distance between two points

Without using Mapinfo does anyone know the algorithm to calculate the distance between two LAT/LONG points? Any help would be appreciated, NEAL

MI-L New Script Language

I heard that MapBasic will not be used in the next version of MapInfo Professional. Does anyone know what script language will take its place? Thanks, NEAL

MI-L What is a vertex geocode?!

Hi all, Anybody know what a vertex geocode is. In our database it is a 8-9 digit number. I thought it might be a zip+4 but searching our zip data, that wouldn't make sense. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. NEAL

MI-L Billboard Locations?

Does anybody know where to get billboard locations, or have any suggestions? NEAL

RE: MI-L MB: Fastedit on?

Through normal editing, Mapinfo creates a transaction file for the table being edited. This allows the user the REVERT the table if the user wishes to get rid of the changes. By turning fastedit on, you make the changes directly to the table and reverting changes cannot be done, however, I guess t

MI-L Need to increase buffer speed

Title: Message I have five tables of Lat/Long points, and need to create polygons from them. The hurdle is there are about 2,000,000 points in each table. To create buffers is taking way too long - days in fact. Any suggestions as to being able to convert the points to polygons would be a li

MI-L RE: PROJECTION / SCALE question

Thanks to all who responded to my earlier question. What threw me off was the World TAB file was centered correctly in the middle of the World Grid which seemed to me that it was in LAT/LONG projection, however, the file originated in Arcview and going back and checking the Universal Tranla

MI-L PROJECTION / SCALE question

I have two MI tables one of the U.S and world countries. The world TAB is 1 in = 20 miles and the U.S. is at 1 in = 525 miles. How can I make the world TAB the same scale as the U.S. TAB?   Any help on a Friday afternoon greatly appreciated. NEAL ---

MI-L How To Sort Decending

I have a table in MapInfo and when I set up a SQL statement to sort it, it does it ascendingly - how can I make it do it decendingly? NEAL NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-4497 ECHOSTAR @ INVERNESS OFFICE 90 Inverness Circle East Englewood CO 80112 ---

MI-L need elevation and lat/long

Anybody know where to get this data free? NEAL NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-4497 ECHOSTAR @ INVERNESS OFFICE 90 Inverness Circle East Englewood CO 80112 - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine

MI-L MapBasic not creating MBX !?

I have recently started writing a script and when I try to create a .MBX MapBasic only creates a .MBO file. I have a Subroutine called "MAIN" in my program, which hasn't caused a problem in the past. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks, NEAL NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-449

MI-L Where is Free National DEM data

I have asked this question many times without any luck, yes there are government websites where you can download free DEM data - that's true. However, who wants to tile 20 of those to get national coverage. All of the national sites I have found have GOTOPO30 or BIL data which I haven't bee

MI-L MapPoint 2002

Does anybody use MapPoint and if so can you highlight some of the Pros and Cons with MapInfo Much appreciated, NEAL NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-4497 ECHOSTAR @ INVERNESS OFFICE 90 Inverness Circle East Englewood CO 80112 --

MI-L *.bil HELP!

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MI-L Free Vector to Raster tool

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MI-L LAT LONG Precision

Does anybody know what the precision of a six digit lat long coordinate is. NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-4497 ECHOSTAR @ INVERNESS OFFICE 90 Inverness Circle East Englewood CO 80112 ___ List hostin

MI-L Where can you get Elevation Data

I am looking for an elevation file of the lower 48 states so that I can produce a shaded relief map. I am aware of the DEMs at USGS but downloading and assembling them would be a great pain. Any help is appreciated. NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-4497 ECHOSTAR @ INVERNESS O

MI-L Clip Grid

Does anyone know of a way to clip a grid using a vector layer with MapInfo without using Vertical Mapper? Any help greatly appreciated, NEAL NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-4497 ECHOSTAR @ INVERNESS OFFICE 90 Inverness Circle East Englewood CO 80112

MI-L Pie Chart Map Labels

I was wondering if it is possible to label the parts of the pie charts with labels representing the proportion or percentage. Any help would be appreciated Thanks, NEAL NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-4497 ECHOSTAR @ INVERNESS OFFICE 90 Inverness Circle East Englewood CO 8

MI-L Proviewer FIND Question

I was looking to see if there was something to this issue on the list, but didn't find anything. Basically, I have made a project in MI 6.0 and would like to utilize the FIND function of PROVIEWER. However, in Proviewer the FIND function only lists 5 of the 10 layers in the project file. I checked

RE: MI-L no join specified between tables

t Browse * From Selection > -Original Message- > From: Niemiec, Neal [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 2:45 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: MI-L no join specified between tables > > Hey GIS buddies, > > This

MI-L no join specified between tables

Hey GIS buddies, This one has me crawling from the ceiling. I am trying to do a join with two tables. One is a simple txt table and one a native MI table. When I copy the syntax from the MAPBASIC window into my mapbasic program and replace the appropriate where clause and column name with variabl

MI-L Mail Carrier Routes

This week's sponsor is LAND INFO - http://www.LANDINFO.com/directions.htm Does anybody know where these can be gotten for free? NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-4497 ECHOSTAR @ INVERNESS OFFICE 90 Inverness Circle East Englewood CO 80112 _

MI-L Projection Nightmare with Surfer

Hi everyone, I am working with some satellite data that is in AZ EL, that is what our contact with Lockheed says. I assume that is Azimuthel Elevation. I am trying to get the data into MapInfo for use with our stock data. Well I can export the files as either a DXF or MIF file. I have tried alter

MI-L Drill down appplication

Hi all, I need to create a drill down application that can return tabular information based on a user's input. Currently I have made a PDF document with canned maps which connect to a table. However, It is very time consuming and we need to be able to build this on a monthly basis. Is there a wa

MI-L how to distribute multiple labels in a poly layer

HI ALL, I have a file of area exchange boundaries and one of the fields results in numerous labels being put into the polygon one on top of each other making them unreadable. Because there are so many per polygon copying the layer over and over wouldn't be an option. Does anybody know of a soluti

MI-L Editing Problem

I have a table of State boundaries and I have created a 10 mile buffer around the whole U.S. boundary. What I am trying to do is extend the State boundaries out to the buffer. The problem is I convert the State file to polylines and extend two new lines from the state boundary to the buffer and th

MI-L Error with Select Statement

I am having a problem getting this select statement to work. Longname is a string variable and when it runs the error reads Data mismatch in expression. Any suggestions would be helpful Select * from temp2 where longname > 0 into Selection thanks, NEAL NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPE

MI-L Load a .MBX when you start Mapinfo

How do you make Mapinfo load a script everytime it is started from within the script? NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-4497 ECHOSTAR @ INVERNESS OFFICE 90 Inverness Circle East Englewood CO 80112 ___ Li

MI-L Free Tax Boundary Data

Does anyone know where Tax boundary Data can be found, preferably free? NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-4497 ECHOSTAR @ INVERNESS OFFICE 90 Inverness Circle East Englewood CO 80112 ___ List hosting provi

MI-L Loading a legend in Mapbasic

I have been looking through the literature and I can't find anything helpful in the loading of a saved legend to a layer using MapBasic. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, NEAL NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-4497 ECHOSTAR @ INVERNESS OFFICE 90 Inverness Circle East Engl

MI-L Data - Need a Street File with Shields and Text

Does anyone know where I could download a Street file of the U.S. that has the shields and text already done? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, NEAL NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS APPLICATION DEVELOPER (303) 706-4497 ECHOSTAR @ INVERNESS OFFICE 90 Inverness Circle East Englewood CO 80112 ___

MI-L Zip in DMA boundary script

It makes no sense, I have a program that I have tried on a small number of enumeration units like state boundaries to find those zipcodes contained and intersecting. One operation in the program finds the area of intersection so I can identify intersecting boundaries between the zip and state boun

MI-L InActive Timeout Crashing my MapBasic

I have a script that I have tested numerous times and ways and it works fine. When I try it on a larger process, one that would involve more time ( which I run when I leave work ) my computer's security kicks in after 20 minutes of non user interaction and locks down the computer prompting for a p

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-FileOpenDlg- Function Question. I am not sure why but when I compile my code I don't have any errors. However, when I run the script there is no display of the Open File Dialog box. Any Thoughts ? ' Declare Function fileopendlg(filename as string) As string Function fileopendlg(filename as stri

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This should be simple, but I keep getting a unrecognized command error. I am trying to run a simple SQL operation using two table. One of them is referenced by a variable which I assume is the problem. Can anyone look at it and let me know what I am doing wrong? It is the last line of the script.

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This should be easy, I want to save a query table out as a variable name. Here is what I have so far 'VARIABLES Dim i_dma As SmallInt i_dma = 501 'OPEN DMA TABLE Open Table "M:\Projects\DMA Maps 3-21-01\Shapefiles\Dma0001.TAB" Interactive Map From Dma0001 'SELECT DMANUM select * from Dma0001 whe

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New to Map Basic - How can I open a new dialog window. When I try moving from one dialog window to another it says invalid dialog command. Here is my code so far. Thanks for any help. ' RadioGroup Variable Dim i_details as smallint '

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Well I am poised and ready to start developing some MapBasic programs. Does anyone have any good websites that have good samples that I might learn from. Thanks in advance [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS DEVELOPER SPECIALIST (303) 723-3162 ECHOSTAR @ RIVERFRONT OFFICE 5701 S.Santa Fe Litt

MI-L Free DEM data

Does anyone know where you can download a nationwide DEM file? NEAL T. NIEMIEC GIS DEVELOPER SPECIALIST (303) 723-3162 ECHOSTAR @ RIVERFRONT OFFICE 5701 S.Santa Fe Littleton, CO 80120 List Sponsor ~ Navglobe.com is the journal of global naviga

MI-L Loosing Records when I export

New to the game, but I don't think this should be so tough. I am trying to export a table of about 8400 records. I have tried exporting them in every flavor and it always drops about 50 records. The records are simple DMA# and ZIP# in a character field. I have even tried copying to the clipboard a

MI-L HELP! Selecting Polygons

I have two files currently, one is a layer of zip codes and one is a larger DMA boundary file. What I need to do is select those smaller boundaries which lie in and intersect the larger boundary, but DO NOT fall in and outside the larger boundary. If you have a thought please let me know - I am at

MI-L Help - Trying to Combine Like Regions

I am an ESRI user who has gotten thrown into Mapinfo. I like some of its abilities, but the editing has got me going in circles. I have sets of polygons that have a river shape cut out of the middle. Making the polygons separated by not a line, but empty space. I would like to combine these poly

MI-L HELP!

HELP! I have a "thematic" legend that has 250 individual units. I need to break the legend down so it is not in one silly legend column. What do you do to accomplish that. Thanks MI Guru in advance [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ List h

MI-L Universal Style Changes - How?

Hi Mappers, I working with a large number of enumeration units in a thematic map. I want to make changes to more than one of the styles at a time. How is that possible? I am new to MI so I am sure its a basic question. Thanks, NEAL _

MI-L Combine Using Column

Hello, I am an avid arcview user who recently took a job which utilizes MI. I have a file that I have been trying to do a "dissolve" by a common table value. I have found that to do this you use the combine using column option. However I keep getting the error message: ! You cannot combine lin