if i understand your question, i believe it can be done with the objectinfo function.
Example go to table>>>update column>>> select the column you want to populate and in the Value text box type objectinfo(obj,3) this should populate that column with the text of the object itself. Ben -----Original Message----- From: Adam Serafin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 10:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L attribute data for text labels Hello List, I have created a large number of labels using AUTOLBL.MBX, and have saved them (the cosmetic objects) into a new layer. Thus, I now have a .TAB file with text as objects. Here's my question: Is there a way to get the label text for each label into the attribute table for it's respective object? For instance, I have a label object with the text string "Tulsa". I would like to get the string "Tulsa" into the attribute table, under a field such as "name". Essentially, I'm trying to figure out a way to query by label text. Any ideas would be most appreciated. Thanks in Advance, Adam J. Serafin Cartographer ENERmap Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 7405
