I have a question for anyone who has done Automating of MapInfo via raw COM or Ole. When you create an instance or connect to an instance of an automatable application on Windows you can use any one of a dozen languages to do it. I have tried this in everything from C++ to Java to VB today and it's always the same.
Mapinfo versions 6.0, and 6.5 tested so far today. Here is the problem: You connect to a running session of MapInfo. If the user gets a hold of MapInfo and closes it while you are connected to it MapInfo throws a really gross error not my app but MapInfo itself. Why is this???? No other application when being connected to does this? I have tried Word, Excel, AutoCAD, OutLook, and a few more. If you are connected to them and they shut down while you are connected nothing happens. What is up with MapInfo doing this? Anyone know? I am going to test it on MapInfo 7.0 when I go home from work today as we don't have 7.0 here at work. The easiest way to see what I am talking about is do the following in any Office product that has VBA. I did the example in Excel: Open Excel hit Alt+F11 to open VBA Right click on the Project and Insert a UserForm Put a button on the form right click and go into View Code enter this ( and make sure you have Mapinfo running ): Option Explicit Dim oMap As Object Private Sub CommandButton1_Click() Set oMap = GetObject(, "Mapinfo.Application") oMap.Visible = True End Sub Run it. Now you are still connected to MapInfo because you have set oMap = Nothing. Now close MapInfo and witness the error. I have done this today in everything from Raw COM in C to Ole in C++ and no matter what it still happens. Any ideas? Is this a known bug? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Andy --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 11864
