An application called IMAGES+ (by ExaMin) will do just this and more. We
use it for Geological applications all the time. Contact us directly for
more information.
Cinda Graubard
At 10:52 AM 1/28/99 +1100, you wrote:
>I am compiling a geological GIS package in Mapinfo 5.0. My question is as
>follows: is there a MapBasic program for MapInfo which will create an
>automatic link between a text file or image file by clicking on a point or
>polygon (for example: by clicking a polygon, can I make a window appear
>with a text file of detailed notes relating to that polygon; or by clicking
>a point can I bring up a photograph in a small window of that site)?? In
>ArcView I achieved this through HotLinks where a column in the associated
>table for a theme is annotated with the relevant file details of the link
>(eg. the file location of the photo or text file). However, although I'm
>reasonably familiar with MapInfo, I cant see how to achieve quite the same
>sort of link (without resorting to MapBasic customisation which I'm not
>familiar with). Any help you could offer me on this matter would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
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