RE: MI-L Printer information in workspace

2004-02-10 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A., III
It matters which version of MapInfo you are using. I use 6.5 and am able to have the print information saved within the workspace. Be sure you have the preferred setting established in Options-Preferences-Printer. Hope that helps. Nat Trammell Allegheny Communications Connect www.acconnect.c

MI-L Creating .tab files from Oracle

2004-02-05 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A., III
Listers, I have an issue that might be easy for some of you, yet it has stumped me. I have established the ODBC connection to Oracle (v. 8.1.6) with MapInfo (v 6.5). Yet I can't seem to see the file again. What I'm trying to do is create objects per each line item. Am I missing something?

MI-L File Management Issues

2003-12-16 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
My question is for those out there with many workspaces and MapInfo tables. I am looking for ideas to better manage my information so that my staff may find it easier. I've addressed issues like naming conventions and placing tables under related directories to facilitate use. Ideas have been

RE: MI-L Workspace Error

2003-08-15 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
I have found this situation as well. One cause could be that someone has changed the data fields in a table and not updated the workspace. In this instance, your workspace is looking for a field that no longer exists. A fix for this is to rebuild the workspace, as tedious as it may be. Don't

RE: MI-L FW: Problems with coordinates

2003-03-21 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
Try changing them to FLOAT, instead of decimals. That's what works for me. Good luck Nat Trammell Allegheny Communications Connect www.acconnect.com 724-853-3745 -Original Message- From: Norm Shea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 7:3

RE: MI-L Cursor Troubles with MIPro 7.0

2003-01-15 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
I've had this problem when drawing many lines and using the Snap tool. It seems to be a video memory issue with the computer more than a problem within MapInfo. Try turning off the snap tool and you may notice a huge difference. -Original Message- From: Ryan Morgan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTE

RE: MI-L Job description

2002-11-27 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
I would read some of the GIS postings at http://careers.geocomm.com for ideas. The responses you'll get might be too specific from the group list. Good luck! -Original Message- From: Paul Simpson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 11:14 AM To: 'Mapinfo-L List

MI-L Autoloader

2002-09-30 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
Might anyone have an idea how I might be able to load the free Washington DC data on a map through the Autoload.mbx function? Thanks in advance. Nat Trammell Allegheny Communications Connect www.acconnect.com 724-853-3745

RE: MI-L Cutting a Polyline

2002-07-25 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
- Original Message - From: "Trammell, Nathaniel A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mapinfo-L (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 5:51 PM Subject: MI-L Cutting a Polyline > I need assistance in cutting a polyline into 2 sections. > > Might some

MI-L Cutting a Polyline

2002-07-24 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
I need assistance in cutting a polyline into 2 sections. Might someone have an answer to this? Thank you Nat Trammell Allegheny Communications Connect www.acconnect.com 724-853-3745

RE: MI-L RE: GISList: Salary in Portland, Oregon?

2002-06-27 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
Mistakenly crossposted.. My apologies to all. -Original Message- From: Trammell, Nathaniel A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 4:07 PM To: 'Nattis, Randy'; Mapinfo-L (E-mail) Subject: MI-L RE: GISList: Salary in Portland, Oregon? I've se

MI-L RE: GISList: Salary in Portland, Oregon?

2002-06-27 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
I've seen some sort of representation on www.salaryreview.com . The caveat is that you have to pay for it after the first free use. -Original Message- From: Nattis, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 4:01 PM To: 'gislist ' Subject: RE: GISList: Salary in Portl

RE: MI-L Newbie needs help on a couple of issues

2002-05-22 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
Hope these answers help a little. 1) Save the cosmetic layer as a new table. (:map :save cosmetic objects :new :filename). Note where you put this file, as there are 4 files created for every table (*.id, *.tab, *.map, *.dat). You will note that you can then browse (F2) the new table for edit

RE: MI-L Please help-Can not open table

2002-05-17 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
It appears that someone is moving tables without your knowledge. You can directly edit the workspace in notepad to reflect the file's location (should you want to leave it where you find it). Also, be aware that there are 4 files associated with each table (*.tab, *.id, *.map, *.dat). If any o

RE: MI-L Labeling

2002-05-16 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
Simply put, do the following. ColumnHeading1 + Chr$(13) + ColumnHeading2 (repeat as needed). The Chr$(13) is to represent a carriage return. Hope that helps you. Nat Trammell Allegheny Communications Connect www.acconnect.com 724-853-3745 -Original Message--

MI-L Workspace information to a Map Table?

2002-03-22 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
Does anyone know of a way to import information from a workspace (this information is after the PRINT command using several lines) onto a MapInfo table so that this same data would appear in a window in a layout? TIA Nat Trammell GIS Specialist Allegheny Communications Connect

RE: MI-L MapPoint 2002

2002-03-20 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
One of the glaring issues that I notice is the lack of ability to associate data with a map. The illustrative properties of MapPoint are better in terms of proximity to points, such as businesses. I find that I use MapPoint only to show general maps, rather than trying to associate too much dat

RE: MI-L

2002-01-31 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
I do this in the following manner: Move the files as necessary, noting the new location for each move. Then edit the workspace in Notepad. Using "search and replace", amend the location only (omitting the filename). This method is still time consuming, but much easier and more accurate than a

MI-L RE: GISList: GIS List ADMINISTRATOR-HELP!!!

2002-01-16 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
If it upsets you as much as you infer, set a filter to delete all incoming mail from the source of your anguish. I guess it helps for all to know that one person is so highly incensed so that we are all affected. -Original Message- From: Rall, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednes

MI-L RE: GISList: metric to englis

2001-12-26 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
Here's a website that will do it for you. http://www.convert-me.com/en/ Hope that does it for you! Nat Trammell Allegheny Communications Connect www.acconnect.com 724-853-3745 -Original Message- From: Pete Russell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesda

RE: MI-L Variable or Field Comment no defined

2001-08-21 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
It appears that somewhere along the way, someone changed a field in one of your tables. Deleting or renaming the ID field would give you this problem. If you were to click OK when prompted, the file SHOULD still open, giving you the opportunity to correct the field in your workspace, then *re-sav

RE: MI-L V & H Tools

2001-08-14 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
I'd like the same remedy reversed, turning V&H coordinates into Lat and longs Thank you! -Original Message- From: Harry, Clayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 3:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L V & H Tools Asking for help from the guru's out the

RE: MI-L Importing DXF

2001-04-24 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
You must be using a version of MapInfo older than 6.0 and your *.dxf file is saved in AutoCAD 2000i or something newer than R14 or even R13. Have your source file provider save the drawing as R14 or R13 (if you are using MapInfo mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 10:01 AM To:

RE: MI-L MI: Legend in Layout Window

2001-04-11 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
Todd, I've found this method to work for me. Open your legend in a separate mapper. Size it until it shows what you want. Frame the table as the legend in the layout window. Hope that works for you as well. -Original Message- From: McNeil, Todd W. (TMCNEIL) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: MI-L realtime database

2001-02-12 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
The answer here would depend on what your needs are. If in the telecommunications arena, I recommend looking at OSP InSight from www.advancefiber.com . They provide a total solution to the documentation and installation of fiber optics and related electronics. Hope I wasn't too far off. Perha

RE: MI-L Translation of AutoCAD .DWG files

2001-02-02 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
I have this problem with MapInfo 5.5 and AutoCAD 2000. It appears that you need to either save the dwg files to an earlier version, or upgrade your MapInfo version. MapInfo 5.5 has no problem (at least here) with the R14 files. Good luck! -Original Message- From: James Koennicke [mailt

RE: MI-L : Plotter purchase query

2001-01-24 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
I recommend adding more memory if you intend to print multiple pages of any size or graphic intensity. I use the HP 488 CA and have done this successfully. The stock memory just isn't enough to queue much of anything... Best of luck! -Original Message- From: Bill and Lorraine Donaldson

RE: MI-L Legend

2000-09-28 Thread Trammell, Nathaniel A.
What I do is use a map basic script to embed the legend into the current map, then Ctrl-C / Ctrl-V as necessary. I believe you might have a "Legend Manager" with your version of MI to allow you to embed the legend. Hope that helps. Nat Trammell Allegheny Communications Connect www.acconnect.co