Re: MI MapInfo Compatibility Problems?

[Kazuhiko Yamashita]

Hi Adrian, > so I can't see why MI cannot at least allow some backward compatibility. I really feel the same. In my office, there are MI4.1Japanese, MI4.5J, MI5.0J and MI5.5English. MI5.5E can read every Workspace created by both same and lower Japanese versions of MI ...though it cannot show Japanese/Chinese characters properly. MI4.x cannot read Workspaces created/edited by MI5.x(English or Japanese). We usually do not use newer or complicated features of MapInfo but collaboration among different versions of MI is not impossible but VERY FRUSTRATING. I think there are some tools released by third parties, to edit "wor files", such as Workspace Control by an Aussie company. I do not know it can show difference in different versions. > I do not see any good reason why in its 'save table as ', and 'save > workspace as' options they cannot allow users to choose to save files > as older 4.* types not simply as version 2. If Adobe and Microsoft > are able to offer this feature with #350 notes software why can't > Mapinfo. An extremely reasonable suggestion! ( sorry for my bad English ) I hope you post it on the wish list of MapInfo. Regards, Hiko Kazuhiko Yamashita Division of Environment & Marine, Kokusai Kogyo co. ltd 3-6-3 Hakataeki-higashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0013 Japan Phone: +81-92-431-7277 FAX: +81-92-431-7275 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]