Hi Matt,
After you select the relevant vectors, you can do a Table > Update
Column. For table to update use "selection". You would then type in
the text you want in the expression builder window and then MapInfo
would paste that text into all records that were selected.
Cheers,
Karl
Matt.Wilkie wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a question which I'm sure is a FAQ, but have not been able to locate
> the answer, my apologies if it's right in front of my face, but I just don't
> see it. :)
>
> I have some records in which I need to update a text field. How do I update
> them en mass?
>
> The scenario: adding a text label/id to stream watersheds. Currently I
> select the relevant vectors, browse the selection table, paste an identical
> text string a few hundred times into the "ws_id" field.
>
> thanks,
>
> -matt
> (will sum)
>
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