MI Listers:
I am curious how others feel about MapBasic not being supported in favor of
a MapInfo/VBA language versus just using MapX? Will the economics drive the
functionality? Can the same analogy be made for Avenue/VBA/MapObjects ?
Your thoughts are welcome.
-John Chioles
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Elliott [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Kim,
>
> We did a story on this in March, at which time Andrew Dressel,
> director of the MapInfo Professional Product Line, told us
> "We have been examining the option of incorporating VBA into
> MI Pro for some time. For various reasons, both external and
> internal, we don't believe that now is the time to do it. We
> may choose to do so in the future."
>
> Regards,
> Scott Elliott
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Fellow listers,
> I have a client who has employed a programmer to do some "sexy" linkages
> between Microsoft Access and Mapinfo. As the person producing the spatial
> themes (and not very clued up on Map Basic) I have been asked:
> 1. How long before Map Basic adopts an object oriented programming
> language
> (eg Visual Basic) to keep in line with Microsoft Office products?
> 2. If Map Basic is never likely to adopt this VB language, what other
> mapping program does?
> 3. Is Map Basic more than just a fancy macro recorder - can a MapBasic
> programmer get the same functionality as say a programmer in the Office
> environment? ie what sort of a bang do you get for your buck (Au$1500+)
> I welcome any response.
> Kim Greenham
>
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