Thanks to everyone who advised me on this!!
-John >From: "John Polasky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: MI-L Modifying Table Structure and Updating Newly Added Columns >outside of MapInfo >Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:56:13 -0600 > > >Good Day- > >Does anyone out there know if it is possible to add columns and update >just the .dat component file of a mapinfo.tab in Access (temporarily >isolating the data from the graphic component) and then simply bring it >back into MapInfo and reopen as part of the overall .tab with the >original filename, with all of the new attribute data available? I >wouldn't be adding any new rows/records, just additional columns and new >data for the existing rows. If this is possible, I would appreciate any >suggestions. However, I want to make it clear that I don't have Oracle, >or anything else beyond Access : ) I realize there are better database >apps out there but I don't have time to explore them right now. Bottom >line, it takes way too long to update the attribute information in >MapInfo as it is. And I fear that I'll lose the connection to the >graphic .map component and will need to somehow re-join the data within >MapInfo and start all over with my attribute update. (FYI, the table is >a 1-mile base gridcell layer.) Thanks. > > >Sincerely, > >John E. Polasky >Geographic Information Systems Analyst >The Schwan Food Company >Home Service >115 West College Drive >Marshall, MN 56258 > >phone - 507-537-8631 > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Web: http://www.theschwanfoodcompany.com/ > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message number: 15650 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15660
