I know the problem is solved for now, but maybe it would have worked, if you
were using an alias variable to hold the column names:
Dim vName, vLongname, vLatname As String,
aLong, aLat As Alias
'Here the user selects the table and the columns and the values are assigned
the string variables
aLong = vName & "." & vLongname
aLat = vName & "." & vLatname
Update vName
Set obj = CreatePoint(aLong,aLat)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Niemiec, Neal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 9:32 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: MI-L RE: Create Points and Referencing Columns
Ok,
Everybody responded with the fact that I should be using a float or decimal in
place of the column referencing for CreatePoint. However, using a string
variable and appending the column number to "col" for referencing the column
worked.
vName = <table>
vLong = <Columnnumber>
vLat = <Columnnumber>
Dim vCommand as string
vCommand = "Update "+vName+" Set obj = CreatePoint(col"+vLong+",col"+vLat+")"
Run command vCommand
-----Original Message-----
From: Niemiec, Neal
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 12:50 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Create Points and Referencing Columns
OK,
This is frustrating . . . I am trying to create points from a flat file that is
mappable. However, I am using variables for the column names as I am having the
user select the columns to use. The syntax is something like
this:
Update <table>
Set obj = CreatePoint(xcoord, ycoord)
In the Mapbasic example is has the names of the columns, however, when I input
the variable names such as:
Update vName
Set obj = CreatePoint(vLongname,vLatname)
I get the following error:
Could not convert data. CreatePoint: argument 1 has invalid type
The variables are strings, what am I missing
Any help appreciated
NTN
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