Hi Group: Maptitude opens CSV files as read only be default. If you choose File-Save As you can convert the table to the native binary format for full editing. This Maptitude fixed-format binary table supports 32,767 fields and 1 billion records, and has unlimited character field widths.
Maptitude Mapping Software <http://www.caliper.com> Group Moderator --- In [email protected], Joyce Fan <fanz3302@...> wrote: > > Hi Armando, > Well, I realized that what I did was only 'editing' NOT 'rebuild' the table from the dataview. My bad. Sorry for the confusion. > Joyce > > > ________________________________ > From: Armando Scalise armando.scalise@... > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:09 PM > Subject: Re: [Maptitude] read only column > > >  > Hi Joyce. > > > One suggestion in 2005 when this problem was posted was to `rebuild' the table. Didn't seem to work. Could someone help? > > Would you please elaborate on what you did to 'rebuild' the table? > > Exporting to a ".bin" file would be the best solution.  The number of records should not be a problem. > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 4:55 PM, fanz3302 fanz3302@... wrote: > >  > >This problem was posted back in 2005 but I still couldn't get it around: > > > >Mapping my own data of a .csv file, Maptitude decided to make all fields imported as `read only'. There is no option of column setting when I tried to create the new columns. Tried also to change the column setting by right click the selected filed and click off the `read only' box, it didn't work either. > > > >One suggestion in 2005 when this problem was posted was to `rebuild' the table. Didn't seem to work. Could someone help? > > > >There seems no problem if I map my data from Excel file but I have a rather big file, ~1.4 millions obs. Anyone had a good experience using other file types besides Excel and .csv? > > > >The main issue is still how to change the column settings in Maptitude. > >Thanks, > >Joyce > > > > > > > -- > Armando Scalise >
