On Sat, 2 Apr 2005, kevin.sweeney wrote: > Does anyone know what software I would need to create a fully functioning > route planning application. I.E. A user selects a start and end location > and receives a map showing the route as well as a textual description. > > Can this be done with just MapInfo Professional or do I need something else.
Well... you *can* do that with MapBasic (not just MapInfo), but MapBasic would be so slow as to be not worth it. I wrote a little application to test Djikstra's algorithm (shortest path) in MapBasic, and it worked well for small networks (a hundred or so links), but when I applied it to a real project that used the road network around the Denver area it choked and died. So I bought the RWnet dll from Routeware (www.routeware.dk) and that worked great! I've been using it ever since for any application where I've needed a network routing code library. There are other tools, too, but the RWnet dll has done pretty well for me. - Bill Thoen --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 15908
