I have learned the basics of MI 5.5 and use it almost daily now as part of a performance monitor for our nationwide tracking system. I deal with large files (20Mb +) , so I always convert my data to Tab files before any manipulation. It would really be a timesaver for me to automate my routines but I can find almost no information on this subject, either at the MI site or anywhere else. Can you experts point me to some resources? Some specific questions: Are there any good ADVANCED books out there ( I don't want to pay $50 for a book on basic stuff I already know) Do I need Mapbasic to automate map building or can it be done just with Visual Basic 5 - which I already have. Can I create Icons that can be run from the MI interface to perform routine tasks - eg using "Points" to geocode Lat/Lon on a table. Are there any websites with examples of above? Is there a way of using General Dates in MI. The Date field type seems to strip out time so queries don't work. E.g. I want to select all records between 3/1/00 3:30:00 and 3/2/00 15:45:00. Yes I could use separate time fields, but that gets very messy when you do comparisons crossing midnight! MI won't read Access 2000 tables - is there a patch in the works? My HP 1120 tabloid sized inkjet is VERY slow and sometimes hangs. Any tips for optimizing the print driver in Win 98? Thanks Bill ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
