Of course the beauty of the thematic map is that you can edit data or add objects and not concern yourself with changing the actual brush pattern of the object, the down side is they are slippery little devils that can disappear with a single workspace error. I save copies of important thematic sections as a .TXT so I can revive them, pasting them back into the workspace - study a .WOR file in notepad to see how the thematic works on the layer specified. Better still use the Save button on the the legend, checking save styles and text, name it , and it will always be there for you (baring a corruption of the program)
Not withstanding J. Pairs tools, You can select objects from your table via SQL using the values from the field you would thematically map from. Save Copy As for your table and name it MyTableThematic or whatever. To see the list of unique values to base the Query on, query the new table and place the field you would thematically map form in the Group by section of the SQL Builder. The browser gives you all the unique values. You could also delete the * in the Columns section and add only the thematic field to eliminate extraneous fields. Use that list to query the table, Select* from MyTable Where Thematic_field ="Unique value". As you select the objects that meet the criteria, have the table editable and hit the Style Button and change to the brush pattern you want for each unique value. After you repeat this for each unique value, you will have a fixed thematic table. William "Woody" Woodruff Zoning Administrator Charter Township of Union, Isabella County, Michigan 2010 S Lincoln Rd, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 (989) 772 4600 EXT 41 Visit our web site at http://www.geocities.com/ctuzoning/index.htm -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L Saving a Thematic Layer Hi All Does anyone know a way of converting a thematic layer into a permanent layer, i.e. a TAB file that can be opened independently of a workspace containing the thematic layer? Lee --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 8444 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 8447
