Re: MI MapBasic Read File problem

[Warren Vick, Europa Technologies Ltd.]

Hello Nigam,

> I have to read in a tab delimited file into MapBasic variables.
> I tried the Input # command, but it reads till end-of-file and takes the entire 
>record 
> into a single variable.

The easiest method is to use the "register table" MB statement which allows you to 
specify the 
delimiter character. Then, use an "open table" statement specifying the TAB file 
created by the 
register. You will then have a MapInfo table which you can iterate through easily.

Regards,
Warren Vick
Europa Technologies Ltd, U.K.
http://www.europa-tech.com
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