Mr. Bowles and all,
About once or twice a year for the last 7 or 8 I have periodically
responded to the issue of workspaces and finding moved TAB files. While I
believe the MapInfo -L community has responded correctly about the
capabilities of the search paths for tables, it seems clear to me that many
users cannot find this feature on their own. Any ideas about how to make
this more discoverable?
Sincerely,
Eric Blasenheim
Software Architect
MapInfo Corporation
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From: on 11/04/2004 11:22 AM ZE11
To: "Stephen Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
cc: "MapInfo-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: MI-L App that Resolves Workspaces with Missing Tables
Hi Steve
We have a setup with thousands of TAB files where base layers are sometimes
moved, deleted or renamed. I would love to test out this tool and a
suggested improvement would be for the program to search for the same named
TAB within the mapinfo tables directory and subdirs before offering the
user
a replacement table selection box if the table had been renamed.
Cheers
Dan Bowles
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From: Stephen Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, 4 November 2004 11:04 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MI-L App that Resolves Workspaces with Missing Tables
Hey guys,
I created an app while I was at Sydney for the Exponare training for
partners.
It resloves the issue of not being able to open workspaces where
tables no longer exist.
The app automatically removes all references to the missing table
and reorders all layers including shade and create legend commands for
thematic maps.
A new workspace file is created, so the original one remains intact
The user is given an option to replace the references by locating
the missing table manually.
The code itself could be tidied up and I believe that it should work
for all workspace files generated by MapInfo however further testing
is required. I am not sure if I should publish it yet however if
anyone here is interested in trialling out this tool give me a buzz.
It only looks for and removes references of missing TAB files. Any
references to other file types are not supported (ie .3TF files)
- Steve Chan
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