If i understand your question, you could:
Create a field in the label table that will contain the attribute value you
want to capture.
Update the new column using the objectinfo() function. I believe the
parameter to capture the value is 3.
Example: The syntax in the table>>update column dialog would be
objectinfo(obj,3)
this will populated the new field with the value of the text labels.
Now run a sql query leaving the where clause blank, but make sure to return
all fields ("*")as well as centroid(x), and centroid(y) functions.
Save the query as a .dbf or .txt file. Bring it back into map and create
points from the CenX and CentY fields.
You should now have a points table with the orginal Label as attributes of
the points.
Hope this helps (and that i made sense)
Ben Greenberg
GIS Coordinator
NAI MLG Commercial
262-797-9400
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Halbrook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:32 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MI-L TEXT OBJECT CONVERSION
Hello Listers. I have a question about converting permanent text objects
into label table. In MI there is a tool to convert a label into a permanent
text object Called "Labeler"
My question is: is there a way to convert back the other way? I have a map
table that has addresses placed as permanent text objects, graphically, and
I would like to convert the addresses into labels in a table that I can do
an address search with the Find tool.
