Re: MI-L MapCheck errors

[Declan Troy]

Mappers,

I recently lobbed a query to the list regarding a problem I was 
having using MapCheck. Most of the responses I had were inquires as 
to what is MapCheck. So...

MapCheck, an application formerly included in the Data Kit Tools, is 
now available for free. This program will identify, but not fix, 
problems with boundary (region) objects that may occur in your data. 
These problems include self-intersections, duplicate nodes, and 
spikes.

http://www.mapinfo.com/support/downloads/data_check.cfm

Evan MacDougall suggested modifying the tab files to make sure they 
corresponded to an early version. A good suggestion, since MapCheck 
is rather dated, but no cigar. The files I wanted to check were 
already of an early version (3) and the program had worked 
successfully on one of the same files last week.

As an aside Stefan Majtan (a list participant) has a handy utility 
that can be used to modify the version number of MapBasic utilities 
which can be easier than modifying the version of many files (as long 
as the mbx does not invoke commands not in the version it is being 
changed to).

So my problem remains unsolved. One of those vexing window problems 
that with luck will depart as mysteriously as it arose.......

Declan



Hello Mappers,

I'm having a perplexing problem using MapCheck. I haven't had too 
much experience with the utility but I have used it on occasion 
without problem and found it useful in detecting potential issues 
with files.

Today I started getting an error indicating that MapCheck is unable 
to open files to read. I can't think of many things to try; I've 
restarted MapInfo, restarted the computer, reinstalled MapCheck to 
no avail. The files open just fine in MapInfo.  I get the error even 
when tested using a file, at the same location, that MapCheck could 
inspect last week.

Any suggestions? MI version 7/Win2000.

Declan

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