Hi All!

I thought it would be a good idea to display the current scale of a mapper
window in the window title.
Then I would use the WinChangedHandler to rewrite the title if the user
zooms in or out.
But I am unable to figure out the math involved, or more precisely the way
MI defines scale.

MB help tells me that MapperInfo(window_id,MAPPER_INFO_SCALE) will display :
The Map window's current scale, defined in terms of the number of map
distance units (e.g. Miles) per paper unit (e.g. Inches) displayed in the
window. This returns a value in MapBasic's current distance units.

I've gotten so far as to get a decimal fraction value written to the title,
but I cannot relate this number to the scale I know the map to be.
I've set (I think) all affected Units right, i e "cm" for paper and "km" for
map distance but the problem persists.
Please, you MB gurus out there, provide a few lines of code to enlighten me.

Regards, Mats.E
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