Mr. Blasenheim and all, We all have probably entered paths for "Files" settings (I've got a danish version, so maybe it's not applicable in the english version). However the "Location of tables" is in my opinion a little too cryptic to be understood right away. If there was a small description or the words "search paths for tables" it might be better understood without reading too much documentation. I, myself, first discovered this feature after one of your list postings on the subject ;-)
Well, all the fuzz really is about MI's handling of workspaces. This handling could be more robust. If there was a default "Promt user for action" in i.e. labelling expressions (column references) and layout windows and furthermore the possibility to skip opening of tables that are not found in the search paths. AND as Peter states, a more transparent handling of versions including documentation of the user's choises during the process of opening a "malformed" workspace: "There were problems while opening the current workspace. Would you like to see a log file?" As a new feature I can suggest a graphical view of all open tables. Then there could be more control with versions. This feature could be enhanced with a possibility to use all Mapbasic's TableInfo() features. This thread proves that there is a market for a better workspace handling and I congratulate Stephen Chan for his app. Just my "25 �re" :-) S�ren Breddam -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 5. november 2004 05:20 Til: Dan Bowles Cc: MapInfo-L; Stephen Chan Emne: RE: MI-L App that Resolves Workspaces with Missing Tables 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13932 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 13937
