Roy, try using an Alias variable, like this: dim aObjCol as Alias aObjCol = TABLE_NAME + ".obj" perim = perimeter (aObjCol, "ft") Viel Erfolg, Andreas > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Roy Chiappini [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Sonntag, 31. Oktober 1999 01:47 > An: MapInfo-L > Betreff: MI MB syntax problem > > Hi listers. > > Hope this isn't too basic but......there is something I am missing > > Have a problem w/MB syntax that I can't figure. > > Name of open table is assigned to variable TABLE_NAME > > I wish to determine the perimeter of each object with the table name > assigned to TABLE_NAME. > > The following won't work: > > perim = perimeter (table_name.obj, "ft") > > Nor will anything else I have attempted. I have tried several things. > > Earlier in the code I successfully used the following: > > UPDATE TABLE_NAME SET ACRES = AREA(OBJ,"ACRES") > > Thanks > > Roy > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put > "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
