Dear Matt
I can confirm that I have seen both of your messages.
However a good reply is not so easy! If I was going to do this I think I
would develop a program to read the table of styles ( embedded inside
each MAP file ) and edit these direct. I would then have a program that
allowed me to select a sample file and then automatically edit all the
MAPs in the same directory. Naturally this assumes that you would move
all the MAP files to be treated into this one directory.
The "couple of hundred" implies to be that the process must be automated
as outlined above.
The styles table defines a style for each unique style within a MAP
file, but then the objects refer to the table. Therefore when you update
one style you update all the objects that reference it.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Bob
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Matt.Wilkie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Second Call: I did not get any responses to the first post. Even
>if you don't have an answer for me, if (one or two of you :)
>somebody could verify my messages are getting out I'd
>appreciate it. Thanks.
>
>Hi,
>
>What is the best method of batch editing large numbers
>of identical tables?
>
>I have a couple of hundred tables to edit to apply standard
>line/region styles to. Their record structure is identical. They
>can be themed by a field called "classname" which contains
>a text code: lake, river, island, wetland, sandbar, etc. So a
>thematic map is possible, but laborious.
>
>I've tried creating a Seamless Table via the Seamless Manager
>tool, but it won't allow editing or creation of a thematic map
>on the resultant seamless table. Seamless tables are a viable
>solution for tables which only contain one object type (a
>display overide can be used for all table contents).
>
>I've tried using the "Select by Attribute" tool which selects
>all objects having the same attributes as the currently selected
>object. This is a great time saver, but it will still only work on
>one table, and one object type, at a time.
>
>will sum,
>
>-matt
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