Michael: You need to set MapInfo's "current coordinate system" to an appropriate projection before extracting coordinates.
Alternative 1: 1a. Open any map. 1b. Select "Options" -> "Show MapBasic Window" from MapInfo's menu. (if "Hide MapBasic Window" appears in that menu, skip this step) 1c. Select "Map" -> Options" to change the map window projection to what you want (UTM) 1d. Select "Window" -> "MapBasic" to bring the MapBasic window to the front. 1e. You will see that MapInfo printed a "Set Map Coordsys" statement in the MapBasic Window. Delete the word "Map" from this statement and hit ENTER. Alternative 2 assumes your table's native projection is the one you want: 1a. Make sure the table is open. 1b. Select "Options" -> "Show MapBasic Window" from MapInfo's menu. (if "Hide MapBasic Window" appears in that menu, skip this step). 1c. Select "Window" -> "MapBasic" to bring the MapBasic window to the front. 1d. Type "Set Coordsys table xxxxxxx" (where "xxxxxx" is the name of the table) in the MapBasic window and hit ENTER. Once you've followed one of the above sets of instructions, run your SQL Select routine again (extracting CentroidX(obj) and CentroidY(obj) from the table). You'll notice that the coordinates magically turn into the UTM Coordinates you want. Hope this helps Spencer --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 11633
