Neil,
One of the promisses I keep hearing is that MapInfo will not shoot them self in the foot like ESRI by not supporting the existing MapBasic applications. This should be one of of the primary target areas to keep supporting these applications. Peter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peter Horsb�ll M�ller, GIS Udviklingskonsulent / GIS-Developer Kampsax A/S - GIS Software & Solutions Rugaardsvej 55, 5000 Odense, DK tel: +45 6313 5013, dir:+45 6313 5008, fax: +45 6313 5090 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.kampsax-gis.dk and www.kampsax.dk Authorized MapInfo Partner & Distributor in Denmark and Norway. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Klik ind p� http://www.kortal.dk og se det hele lidt fra oven! Check http://www.kortal.dk and have a look at Denmark from above! Neil Havermale <neilh@redhensy Til: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] stems.com> cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vedr.: RE: MI-L MI Pro and COM 14-10-2002 08:36 I was wondering if any of you had any further info on this? "MapInfo Allows Users to Rapidly Develop and Deploy Location-based Applications based on the Microsoft .NET Framework" http://dynamo.mapinfo.com/presscenter/view.cfm?releaseid=1111 Moving to .NET means something like moving to .COM? If that is the case, will MapInfo developers face a similar fate that ESRI delivered to all of the ArcView 3.x community - shift to ArcGIS or ArcView 8.x since we will no longer support Avenue? Or is it possible that MapInfo Pro 8.x can keep its legacy MapBasic and give all its developers the long sought COM/NET design? I am sort of a rookie in these matters, but if you go .NET do you exclude .COM? Or is the issue vice-a-versa? Does this mean that a MapInfo-centric application might actually be able to call ESRI COM tools? Or even better, frustrated ArcGIS users call on and apply MapInfo Pro.NET? Yikes! This one looks to me to be a very BIG CAT that is squirming something fierce to get out of the bag.... cann't wait till November! MidNight Mapper aka neil --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 3558
