Could be that in MapBasic an integer is 4 bytes, while in VBA an integer is 2 bytes? Try using Long in VBA.
On Wed, 4 May 2005, Mills, Daniel wrote: > hi, > > sometime ago i asked if it was possible to determine the number of features > within a tab file by directly reading the .data or .map file. somebody > kindly supplied the following code > > Open File strMapFile for binary as #1 ByteOrder LowHigh > Get #1, 317, nPoints ' nPoints etc are integer variables > Get #1, 321, nLines ' plines + lines + arcs > Get #1, 325, nRegions ' regions + rects + ellipses > Get #1, 329, nText > > however, this only seems to work within MapBasic. I am trying to do the > same thing in VBA but to no avail. Does anybody have any idea what the > problem could be? > > Thanks > > Daniel > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our websites www.wrcplc.co.uk and www.wrcnsf.com, as well as > www.waterportfolio.com for collaborative research projects. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The Information in this e-mail is confidential and is intended solely for the > addressee. Access to this e-mail by any other party is unauthorised. If you > are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any > action taken in reliance on information contained in this e-mail is > prohibited and maybe unlawful. When addressed to WRc clients, any opinions or > advice contained in this e-mail are subject to the terms and conditions > expressed in the governing WRc client Agreement. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 16351 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16354
