This is of course a wild goose chase but have you tried creating a workspace containing only these lines:
**************************** !Workspace !Version 400 !Charset WindowsLatin1 Create Menu "PetersSecrets" As "Preferences" Calling 208 Run Menu Command 208 **************************** It might actually work Peter Horsb�ll M�ller GIS Developer Geographical Information & IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 DK-5260 Odense S Denmark Tel +45 6311 4900 Direct +45 6311 4908 Mob +45 5156 1045 Fax +45 6311 4949 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk *****CHANGE OF ADDRESS - COWI's offices in Odense are now under the same roof***** On December 8th. 2003, Geographical Information & IT moved from Rugaardsvej 55, 5000 Odense C to Odensevej 95, 5260 Odense S. Please note our new telephone, direct and telefax numbers. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:37 AM > To: Peter Horsb�ll M�ller > Cc: Eagle, David A; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Ang. RE: MI-L Altering Map Window Preferences using MapBasic > > > Hear, hear! > > Anybody who would care to decode mapinfow.prf, and provide an > external > interface to edit it, would render the MapInfo User community a great > service. > Why? > > Because MapInfo Pro Viewer uses this file as well, but cannot > change it. > > MapInfo Corp has discontinued the localized versions of the > viewer, so > installing it here in Sweden gives me all wrong default > values. Not to speak of all search paths which are office dependent. > > The workaround is to carefully do all settings in MI Pro, > then copy the > prf-file to the Viewer workstations. This is of course an > outright PIA, > and gives no room for temporary changes of paths or printers. > > H�lsning/ Best regards Mats.E > ________________________ > FB Engineering AB > S�dra F�rstadsgatan 26 > 211 43 Malm� > > Tel: 040-665 64 80 > Mobil: 0705-27 60 27 > Fax: 040-665 69 90 > e-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.fbe.se > > > > > Peter Horsb�ll M�ller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2004-01-15 10:19 > > Till > "Eagle, David A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Kopia > > �rende > RE: MI-L Altering Map Window Preferences using MapBasic > > > > > > > Hi Davis, > > A happe New Year to you, too. > > The answer is: No ! > You cannot access the preferences from within MapBasic. These > settings are > all saved in the MapInfow.prf file, so if you want to change > this value > you'll have to decode this file, and that's not easy... > > Peter Horsb�ll M�ller > GIS Developer > Geographical Information & IT > > COWI A/S > Odensevej 95 > DK-5260 Odense S > Denmark > > Tel +45 6311 4900 > Direct +45 6311 4908 > Mob +45 5156 1045 > Fax +45 6311 4949 > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.cowi.dk > > *****CHANGE OF ADDRESS - COWI's offices in Odense are now > under the same > roof***** > On December 8th. 2003, Geographical Information & IT moved from > Rugaardsvej 55, 5000 Odense C to Odensevej 95, 5260 Odense S. > Please note our new telephone, direct and telefax numbers. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eagle, David A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:46 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: MI-L Altering Map Window Preferences using MapBasic > > > > > > > Hello Listers... > > > > > > This is my first message post since the start of the New Year, so > > > Happy New Year to you all! > > > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm using > > MapInfo 7.5 and > > > coding an application in MapBasic 7.5 and I want to > > programmatically > > > access the Map Window Preferences and alter a setting. To > > be specific > > > I want to get to: > > > > > > Options>Preferences>Map Window > > > > > > ...and then uncheck the option "Automatic Raster Zoom Handling". > > > > > > Can this be done, and if so how? > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Best Regards, David > > > > > > > > This email and any attached files are confidential and > > copyright protected. If you are not the addressee, any > > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. > > Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, nothing stated > > in this communication shall be legally binding. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | > > www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Message number: 9899 > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | > www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 9900 > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 9903
