Thhanks for the information. I'll see what I can do. All that I found on the MapInfo site was the PDF for MI 8.0. Should I be looking for something else?
Doug -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Harfoot Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 12:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; MI-L Subject: Re: [MI-L] Setting Universal Translator Input and Output Directoris 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 > > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Doug > Wassmer > *Sent:* Monday, July 03, 2006 11:16 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [MI-L] Setting Universal Translator Input and Output Directoris > > > > 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 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1639 (20060703) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > MapInfo-L mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l -- Andy Harfoot GeoData Institute University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 2719 Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 2849 www.geodata.soton.ac.uk --------------------------------------- For further information about GeoData's Training Courses, please visit: www.geodata.soton.ac.uk/training --------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list [email protected] http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l __________ NOD32 1.1648 (20060707) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list [email protected] http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
