Hi Stephen,

If you want to update a column with a coordinate in Mapinfo, wou'll first
have to set the coordsystem in the Mapbasic window (allthough your map is
allready in UTM).
So first you open the map and open a MapBasicWindow (Options -> Show
MapBasic Window)
Then you type something like 
Set CoordSys  Earth Projection 8, 28, "m", 3, 0, 0.9996, 500000, 0 Bounds
(-7746230.6469, -9998287.38389) (8746230.6469, 9998287.38389)
This depends on which UTM and which zone you'll use, you can see the exact
statement when you export the file an look in the header of the Mif-file.
IF you update the column now you'll get the UTM-Coords

Marco Kok
CityGIS Business Software
Nassau Ouwerkerkstraat 3
2596 CC Den Haag
The Netherlands
Tel. +31 (0)70 - 3268215
Fax. +31 (0)70 - 3268736



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From: Brown, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: vrijdag 5 oktober 2001 19:36
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Subject: MI-L Display of UTM coordinates


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I've asked this question before but I haven't had any luck yet.  I have a
map with a projection of Nad 83 Zone 11 and I want to display the coords of
points in UTM.  Right now all I get is Lat-Longs in decimal degrees.  Note
the projection is in UTM and when I do the update column command with
centroidX(obj) it gives a lat-long coordinate.  When I use the selection
tool to click on the points it gives me the UTM coordinates.  I don't
understand what I'm doing wrong.  Please help..

TIA

Stephen



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