The problem: > Trying to import an AutoCAD DWG into MI 6.0 under W2K (with full > administrative rights) through Universal Translator. I select > the source > file, but when I press the PROJECTION button, the PROJECTION > dialog does > not > show up front; I can toggle to it using CTRL-TAB though. I > reinstalled MI, > to no avail. Same setting works perfectly on my workmates' machines The solution, by Bill Wemple from MapInfo Corp.: > I remember this from way back and it wasn't a MapInfo Pro > problem, it had > to do with users who had an older version of Northwood Geoscience's > Vertical Mapper running on their machine at same time they > were using the > UT. Explanation form Northwood follows: > > There is a bug in the Vertical Mapper 2.1 software which is > interfering > with the MapInfo Universal Translator when using the > Projection button. > Either shut down Vertical Mapper or disable it in the > STARTUP.WOR (meaning > it will have to activate it manually) and restart MapInfo and > the problem > will be resolved. > > Northwood Tech support wrote in Jan of 1999: > We have tracked the problem down to a Windows messaging > problem when the UT > reparents MI to display the projection dialog. VM which also > had reparented > MI, was trying to keep the projection dialog from being the > front window > and the UT wanted it to be there. > > The 2.1.1 patch is posted here. > http://www.northwoodtec.com/VerticalMapperSupport.htm#Vertical > Mapper Patches > Thank you very much Bill. _____________________________________________ Claude Lavoie, a.g. Service du soutien à la clientèle Direction des technologies de l'information Ministère des Transports du Québec 35, rue de Port-Royal Est, salle 5.00 a Montréal (Québec) H3L 3T1 Téléphone: (514) 873-6280 Télécopieur: (514) 873-8203 Courriel: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
