MI SDE and MapInfo Summary

[Eric Frost / HR and Associates, Inc.]

Mappers!   There seems to be only one product for MapInfo-SDE connectivity..   From Brien Green: /===================================================\ Applied GIS makes SMC. This allows MapInfo to act as a Client to SDE Servers much like ArcView does. visit http://www.appliedgis.com/sde2mi.htm for details. No I don't have any personal experience using it. Or if you really want to. You can write your own using SDE's API. \===================================================/   However, from Applied GIS's web site, the description does not sound like it gives you the functionality of ArcView connecting to SDE..I e-mailed Applied GIS a couple days ago to clarify some issues before making the purchase from them but haven't heard back..   I also received this response: /===================================================\ Who needs SDE?!!?  Typical ArcPoop: "here, buy another product to do anything"   Check out the MapInfo - Oracle solution at http://www.mapinfo.com/welcome/mi_oracle/index.html \===================================================/ I guess with this kind of thinking I shouldn't expect much new development of MapInfo-SDE connectivity tools :)   I am most curious about Brien's suggestion about just using SDE's API.. if Applied GIS's SMC product is not very flexible perhaps that is the way to go.. but I don't suppose ESRI included a function to dump to mif/mid or tab haha which is what Applied GIS provides..   Any additional insights or comments greatly appreciated!   Eric