> Does anyone know that MapInfo/MapBasic provide the function of calculating > the shortest distance from a point to a polygon?
I don't think there is any magic function in MapInfo which does this for you. So it has to be done the hard way: For every line section which makes up the polygon you calculate the distance to the point in question and then you find the minimum distance for all the line sections. Remember that the shortest distance may not be to an endpoint of any of the line sections - it can be somewhere in the middle. Kind regards Uffe Kousgaard www.routeware.dk --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 3081
