Hi Doug,
If you are regularly translating lots of files, you might want to look
at running UT in a non-interactive mode using a Windows script or batch
file - you could write a script that when double clicked, automatically
translates all the TAB files in a directory to SHP format and places
them in another directory - I have pasted a simple batch script that I
have written below as an example. MI have published a paper about this
which should be available from their website.
Batch file - paste the text below into a text file and give it a .bat
extension. I have put a blank line between each line and the next to
show where new lines should start as email often chops long lines up -
they may need rebuilding. Copy the file into a directory with TAB files
and double click in it in Explorer (or even create a shortcut to it
elsewhere). All the TAB files should be translated into SHP files,
placed in a subdirectory called SHP.
Hope this is useful,
Andrew
rem Batch TAB 2 SHP conversion. Copy this file into a directory and run
rem Shape files will be created in a subdirectory called SHP
rem AH 26/11/04
if not exist .\shp mkdir .\shp
for %%i in (*.tab) do (
"C:\Program Files\MapInfo\Professional\UT\IMUT.EXE" CFGenerate MAPINFO
SHAPE "./" "UT_trans.fme" LOG_STANDARDOUT YES +ID "%%~ni"
"C:\Program Files\MapInfo\Professional\UT\IMUT.EXE" "UT_trans.fme"
--DestDataset ..\shp\
)
del /q UT_trans.fme
pause
Doug Wassmer wrote:
List:
I copied the entire UT subfolder which is located in C->Program Files->
MapInfo->Professional by default and placed a copy of it in the target
subfolder in “My Documents”. I didn’t know which files necessary and
which were not needed, so I copied everything. I then created a desktop
shortcut to the IMUTGUI.EXE in this subfolder. The universal translator
appears to function normally if MapInfo is also open, but will not
function properly if it is not. This was done to reduce the number of
file navigation keystrokes in lieu of setting UT to always go to a
default subfolder in “My Documents”.
Doug Wassmer
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Dear List:
I want to set up default values so that both the Universal Translator
(UT) input file folder and the output file folder are a “My Documents”
subfolder on a workstation. My network is set up so that all “My
Documents” directories actually reside on a server instead of the
workstations so they may be automatically backed up daily using a tape
drive. I don’t think that this will be an issue as this setup is
seamless and some workstation operators are not even aware of it.
We have a work process where frequent aerial pesticide spray
applications are planned using MapInfo 7.0. The AgNav avionics units in
our airplanes require an ESRI shape file (SHP polygon) input of a
planned mission, and they provide a file “snail trail” (SHP polylines)
of an airplane’s flight and spray activities. When a mission is set up,
the mission planning SHP file is provided to the pilot via a thumb drive
and the subsequent mission record SHP file is returned via a thumb drive.
I have tried the MapInfo Options/Preferences settings, but I have not
found a way for the UT to work in the “My Documents” folder by default.
I someone could enlighten me, I would appreciate it.
Doug Wassmer
Pasco County Mosquito Control
Odessa, Florida
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