Re: MI-L convert polygon to points

2004-02-17 Thread Uffe Kousgaard
I have just uploaded a tool to generate random points within polygons. Find it at www.routeware.dk/download/randompoints.zip If you have mapbasic, you can easily adjust it for your own needs. If you don't, you will have to make your data match my sample data with regards to table name, column

Re: MI-L convert polygon to points

2004-02-17 Thread Norm Shea
Ross and Jessie, Not sure if this will do exactly what you're talking about but I had to take a pond outline, convert it to points and give those points a value of zero to be the top of the water. I used a tool from the archives: http://www.directionsmag.com/mapinfo-l/IndexFiles.htm called

RE: MI-L convert polygon to points

2004-02-17 Thread Warren Vick, Europa Technologies Ltd.
statements. Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd. http://www.europa-tech.com -Original Message- From: Uffe Kousgaard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 February 2004 09:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MI-L convert polygon to points I have just uploaded a tool to generate

Re: MI-L convert polygon to points

2004-02-17 Thread Uffe Kousgaard
-Original Message- From: Uffe Kousgaard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 February 2004 09:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MI-L convert polygon to points I have just uploaded a tool to generate random points within polygons. Find it at www.routeware.dk/download/randompoints.zip

RE: MI-L convert polygon to points

2004-02-17 Thread Jessie O. Floren
Thanks Uffe. The code simply fits what I need. - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number:

MI-L convert polygon to points

2004-02-16 Thread Ross Charles Johnson
Giday MapInfo users, I want to know if there is a tool to convert a polygon into X (eg. 20) random points withjn the polygon? I can create a dot density thematic layer to do this, however, I can not save this as a MapInfo table. Thanks from Sydney, Ross Johnson

RE: MI-L convert polygon to points

2004-02-16 Thread Jessie O. Floren
PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L convert polygon to points Giday MapInfo users, I want to know if there is a tool to convert a polygon into X (eg. 20) random points withjn the polygon? I can create a dot density thematic layer to do this, however, I can not save this as a MapInfo table

Re: MI-L convert polygon to points

2004-02-16 Thread Norman Mabunda
Hi Ross My process could be a little longer process, but it works perfectly. This is what you should do: Save copy of the table you want to convert to points as a separate table (just in case you will need those polygons again). Open the new table you have just saved, make sure the table is