Hello, The MapBasic Window can do anything the MapBasic can do with the following exceptions: 1) can not do *Branching* [if-then do-case] 2) can not do *Looping* [while-wend for-next] 3) must know the define values for parameters [Obj_Type_Line = 3]
You can 1) DIM variables [ must issue UNDIM before doing DIM again ] 2) use those variables inside SQL-Select and other dialogs, once assigned 1) Copy and Paste the code below into the MBW note MBW uses only cut=Ctrl+X copy=Ctrl+C paste=Ctrl+V shortcut keys 2) Change *MyFloodTable* to the name of your flood map [or other region table] 3) Set MI Region Style for the desired fill and border of the *buffer circle* 4) Set Distance Units in Map>Options [ miles are default ] 5) Change the radius value in CreateCircle [ 0.0189 mile ~ 100 feet] for your units/distance 6) select all the lines and hit enter '------------- CODE BEGIN -------------- DIM aObj AS Object aObj=Selection.Obj aObj=CREATECIRCLE( CENTROIDX(aObj), CENTROIDY(aObj), 0.0189 ) INSERT INTO Cosmetic1 (Obj) VALUES (aObj) SELECT * FROM MyFloodTable WHERE Obj INTERSECTS aObj INTO Intersect SELECT * FROM MyFloodTable WHERE Obj CONTAINS aObj INTO Contain SELECT * FROM MyFloodTable WHERE Obj CONTAINS ENTIRE aObj INTO Entire BROWSE * FROM Intersect BROWSE * FROM Contain BROWSE * FROM Entire UNDIM aObj '------------- CODE END -------------- Trey Pattillo [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.wap3.com -97.665333W 27.799121N ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chandu Rangari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 19 January, 2002 03:07 Subject: MI-L How to find out flood zone > Hello, > > I have two map files: one with flood locations (Flood map for state, > > County) and > another with 100,000 customer addresses. They have both been > geocoded and mapped. Now my challenge is twofold: > > 1) How to find out a particular Customer address on the data > > map(plotting a point on the map and draw a buffer circle around it) > 2) Then FInd out whether this buffer zone is coming inside/outside or > > partial floodzone by superimposing the second FLood zone map. > > I am using MapInfo Professional version 6.0. I am very new to this > > technology. Is there any other way to do this in Map Basic? > > Thanks in advance > > Chandu Rangari > Knowledge Infotech Ltd. > Hyderabad India. > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body. _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.