Sounds like your map window's coordinate system isn't lat/lon. Before you do the update, enter this into your MapBasic window:
Set CoordSys Table [mapname] where [mapname] is the name of your table. Michael Smith wrote: > > Hi, > > I would like to convert a polygon map into a points map. I have tried this > in mapbasic window: > > Update mapname Set obj = CreatePoint (CentroidX(obj), CentroidY(obj)) > <enter> > > but does not seem to work correctly on my map. It does convert all 362 > poly's into one single point location on map. When I click the info tool on > the one point I can see all 362 records in one location. Does anyone know > what I could be doing wrong? Maybe there is another method that I can use > to achieve this. Thanks for any help. > > Mike > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 10872 -- - Bill Thoen ------------------------------------------------------------ GISnet, 1401 Walnut St., Suite C, Boulder, CO 80302 tel: 303-786-9961, fax: 303-443-4856 http://www.gisnet.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 10875
