Hi Dawn I think it'll change to metres all the time if you put the following command on a new line in your startup.wor: Set distance units "km"
regards Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hendrick, Dawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MapInfo-L (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 11:18 PM Subject: MI-L Distance measurement in metres Good Morning All We have a number of users here in Council who would like the Ruler tool to read in metres ALL of the time. We can show them how to change from Kilometres to Metres using Map -> Options during a particular session, but we would like to change the Default setting. It is the sort of thing you would expect to be possible using Preferences - but isn't! Can any of the Registry gurus tell us a way to do it "behind the scenes" perhaps? Dawn Hendrick GIS Analyst Logan City Council 150 Wembley Road LOGAN CENTRAL QLD 4114 Tel: (07) 3826 5465 Mob: 0428 197 268 Fax: (07) 3808 0014 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************* Any views expressed in this Communication are those of the individual sender. Council will only accept responsibility for information contained under official letterhead and duly signed by, or on behalf of, the Chief Executive Officer. This E-mail and any accompanying file attachments, are confidential to the addressee and may also be privileged, and neither confidentiality nor privilege is waived lost or destroyed by virtue of it being transmitted to an incorrect addressee. Unauthorised use of the contents is therefore strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or the person responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, please notify Logan City Council immediately and destroy any copies of the original message. Any information contained in the E-mail that has been extracted from Council's records is believed to be accurate, but no responsibility is assumed for any error or omission. Council accepts no responsibility for the content of any E-mail which is sent by an employee which is of a personal nature or which represents the personal view of the sender. While all care is taken, Council cannot guarantee that this E-mail message and any accompanying file attachments, are free from viruses. www.logan.qld.gov.au ************************************************************************* --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 5913 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 5929
