Richard,
The major drawbacks you describe are the result of shortcomings native to
Shape files, not MapX. Shapefiles contain neither the projection/coordinate
system nor the object style info for the layer, as Mapinfo TABs do. MapX
can't read information that isn't there, so it's necessary for the coder to
provide it.
Dennis Waardenburg
GIS Specialist
The Environmental Company, Inc.
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> Dave,
>
> MapX 4.x can read & display native ESRI shape files using the
> 'Map.Layers.Add LayerInfoObject' method. There is a major drawback though
> -
> you have to know the projection of the data and specify that in the
> 'LayerInfoObject' - MapX does not seem to be able to get the projection
> from
> the shape file itself. MapX also renders the goemetry in the MapX default
> styles.
>
> Richard Burkmar.
>
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>
>
> Does anybody out there know of any information regarding the reading and
> editing
> of ESRI Shapefiles using the MapX language?
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave Williams
> Montgomery Watson
>
>
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