Re: MI: Running Proviewer on computers without MapInfo installed

2000-06-15 Thread Mats Elfström

 Frontier Mapping Pty Ltd wrote:
 
 Can you run Proviewer on computers without MapInfo installed?  And if
 I use  a non-standard font, would I have to include the font file with
 the Proviewer package when I distribute it to clients?  Thank you,
 

Hi Michelle!

Yes, PV can be used w/o MapInfo, that's just the point.
However, it can only open and not alter tables and/or workspaces.
So great care must be taken when saving workspaces, that search paths
will work on your distributed data sets.
Unfortunately, the setting for adding alternate search paths as in MI
Pro is excluded from ProViewer. 
As for Fonts; Yes they need to be included and the user must be told to
install them, else MI cannot use them and will display a standard symbol
or font instead. Beware that your fonts may be licensed for your use
only and that distributing them may violate your license agreement.

Regards, Mats.E
-- 
:::
:Email/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ#9517386   :
:-:
:Mail/ GISKRAFT, Mats Elfstroem, Vaepplingv 21, SE-227 38 LUND, SWEDEN:
:Phones: +46 46 145959, +46 70 595 3935   :
:::
--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



Re: MI HELP!

2000-06-15 Thread Mats Elfström

Vicky Higgins wrote:
 
 Has anyone used, or know of any, alternatives to a mouse?
 

Hi Vicky!

For several years, I have been using trackballs from Logitech.
Using a trackball (an inverted mouse so to say) enables you to place
your hand and forearm in the most comfortable way, you will not need to
lift your forearm or wrist but need only to use your fingers for cursor
movement and mouse clicks.

Another device I came upon lately (but have not tested) is a 'mouse
pen'.
This is like a pen with a minute mouse ball at the tip. Is is held like
a pen and connects to the computer by radio. Clicks are effected by
tapping the pen or buttons on the pen and it can be used on any surface.
The brand slips my mind but I belive you could look for 'mouse pen' on
the net.

Mats.E
-- 
:::
:Email/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ#9517386   :
:-:
:Mail/ GISKRAFT, Mats Elfstroem, Vaepplingv 21, SE-227 38 LUND, SWEDEN:
:Phones: +46 46 145959, +46 70 595 3935   :
:::
--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



Re: MI Mapinfo 4.5 on Windows NT 4

2000-06-15 Thread Erick Posner

SURE!  I have MapInfo 5.0 running on NT 4.0 platform with service pack 4
along with Informix and Spatialware installed.

--
Erick Posner
Join AllAdvantage! Earn $ while you surf anywhere on the Web
http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=cbl286
- Original Message -
From: Michael Tang [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 9:52 PM
Subject: MI Mapinfo 4.5 on Windows NT 4


 Dear All,

 A quick and short question:

 Can Mapinfo 4.5 be installed on a Windows NT platform?

 Thank you very much.

 Best regards
 Michael

 --
 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]



RE: MI Mapinfo 4.5 on Windows NT 4

2000-06-15 Thread Jure Ravnik


Yes, it works fine with SP4.

 Jure.
--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



SUM MI Printing Thematic Maps - Win2000

2000-06-15 Thread Bradley Browne


The problem :
Cannot print a continuous thematic maps under MI Pro v5.5 /
Win2000 even after using the registry to set the colours to 256.

The responses:
One response indicated that using MapInfo Professional v5.0, as
opposed to v5.5, to do the printing sometimes works.  Thanks Tom
for that one !

The other response indicated that it would be worth upgrading to
v6.0 when it is released because it has better support for 24 bit
colour. Thankyou Andrew Dressel.

Regards,
--
Bradley Browne
Support Manager
Desktop Mapping Systems Pty Ltd

1st Floor 646 Newcastle St
Leederville, WA 6007
Ph: +61 8 9328 2715 Fax: +61 8 9328 2716
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.mapsys.com.au/
--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



RE: MI Create Styles

2000-06-15 Thread Carlos Montalvillo




 Jacques, 

 I also tried to do this, but is not possible 
to
use a variable (Brush_Styles) in a string in order 
to
use "Run Command" and modify the variable. Are you 

really tried to use your code 
?


comm="Create Styles From " 
+MIBrushLOW+ "To "+MIBrushHIGH 
+"Vary Color By ''"RGB''" Number10Into 
Variable Brush_Styles"
run 
command comm


 
Yas,


 Yes, Brush_Styles is declared as array of 
brush,
but this does not work.

 Finally, I make a 
procedure to do this. The 
procedure 

 Declare Sub Calculate_Colors ( 

 
Top 
 as 
Brush, 
Middle as 
Brush,Down 
as 
Brush, 
Brushes()  as 
Brush, 
Inflection as Integer)

 returns a array of 
brush like "Create Styles ...".
I think is the only way to do 
this. Would you like
the '.mbo' module 
?

 Thank you very 
much, Jacques and Yas.

PS : J'aime beaucoup votre site 
web, Jacques.

Carlos Montalvillo 
GómezSGSMap - Ingenieros ConsultoresCamino de Portuetxe, 8320018 - 
San Sebastian - EspañaTel (+34) 943 31 74 90http://www.sgsmap.com/mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]


- Original Message - 

  From: 
  Jacques Paris 
  
  To: Carlos Montalvillo ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  
  Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 2:09 
  PM
  Subject: RE: MI Create Styles 
  
  Carlos,
  
  Use 
  the run command solution; it allows for passing variables. In your 
  case
  
  dim 
  comm as string
  
  comm="Create Styles From " 
  +MIBrushLOW+ "To "+MIBrushHIGH 
  +"Vary Color By ''"RGB''" 
  Number10Into Variable 
Brush_Styles"
  run 
  command comm
  
  Make 
  sure of the required number of " when passing a ", I always forget it it "" or 
  """. Sorry about that
  You 
  may also to check if Brush_styles is properly handled, It may have also to be 
  passed as a variable.
  
  Jacques Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED]Paris 
  PC Consult (mainly MapInfo app.) www.total.net/~rparis/gisproducts.htm 
  
  
-Original Message-From: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On 
Behalf Of Carlos MontalvilloSent: June 14, 2000 6:14 
AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: MI Create Styles 


 
Hello,I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on 
this one. 
 I would like to create styles 
defining the color ranges froma variable. For 
example : Dim MIBrushLOW, 
MIBrushHIGHas 
Brush(...) 
Create Styles From 
MIBrushLOWTo 
MIBrushHIGH Vary Color 
By "RGB"  
Number10 Into 
Variable Brush_StylesBut MapBasic stands a 
constant value forFROM and TO. How can I solve it ?
 Thanks, any ideas would be greatly 
appreciated. 
Carlos Montalvillo GómezSGSMap - Ingenieros 
ConsultoresCamino de Portuetxe, 8320018 - San Sebastian - 
EspañaTel (+34) 943 31 74 90http://www.sgsmap.com/mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]- Original Message - 
Is your Brush_Styles declared as 
array of brush?

 Dim 
Brush_Styles(0) As 
Brush

 MIBrushLOW= makebrush(2,Black,0) 
MIBrushHIGH= makebrush(2,White,0)

 
Create Styles 
 
From brush MIBrushLOW
 
To brush MIBrushHIGH
Vary Color by 
"RGB"Number10
Into Variable 
Brush_Styles
Yas Software Engineer voice: (918) 877.6704 or (800) 727.6774 fax: (918) 877.6960 web: http://www.mpsisys.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


MI Multi select

2000-06-15 Thread David Eagle

This is a very simple query select but I can't work out how to do it! I 
have a column which has a code within it refering to mode of 
transport...I want to select all the records that equal codes 
4,5,12,13  14...(These represent cars (with different no.s of 
passengers and mcycles)). I can select them individually with:

column = 14 but have tried numerous ways of multi selecting 
to no avail...Can someone please solve this simple but annoying 
problem for me...

TIA, Dave

_
David A. Eagle
WS Atkins Consultants - East Anglia
Wellbrook Court, Girton Road, Cambridge, CB3 0NA.
Direct Dial Tel: (01223) 814090, Fax: (01223) 277529
E-Mail: [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]



SV: MI Converting Microstation projects to MapInfo workspace

2000-06-15 Thread BVT

To Laure Dessemontet-Berthoud -

First of all ... Universal Translator is a scaled down version of a product
called FME from www.safe.com. UT (and FME) use two files to translate data:
1) is the dgn input file and 2) a .fme file containing FME commands to guide
the translation from .dgn to .tab or .mif files. 

In your case, UT is generating appr. 6 .tab - files for every dgn file,
because UT is directed by the .fme file to sort the geographic elements in
points, text, lines, polygons, arc, ellipses ... each feature type in a
separate tab file. Another method is to split the dgn files in up to 64 tab
files, one file for each igds-level ... 

If you'll look in the MapInfo program directory , You'll find, that UT is a
stand-alone program "Mapinfo directory\professional\ut\imutgui.exe" that's
started from a mapbasic program. The "imutgui.exe" is a Windows front-end
for the command-line program "Mapinfo directory\professional\ut\imut.exe".


Both "Imutgui.exe" and "imut.exe" can be run outside the MapInfo
environment. The remaining problem is to control "imut.exe" by feeding it
parameters on the command-line. Because "imut.exe" is a scaled down version
of the FME-translator, is it possible to control imut.exe with the same
parameters you use in FME. You can download the full documentation to FME
from www.safe.com, including the chapter on translations using the
command-line program.

If you search the ..\ut  directory (and subdirectories) you'll find many
snippets of fme control-macros, that is used by MapInfo.

A warning - the fme control language is _somewhat_  (meaning _very_) cryptic
 :) 

Some notes on using Imut.exe:

1) A _lot_ of the feature functions and factories from the original
FME-program  has been disabled.

2) Coordinate translation (Projection and Datum sihfts)  "inside" imut.exe
has been disabled 

3) The "base" version of the original FME - program that imut.exe has been
developed from is FME build 280 (ca. ver 2.0 - 2.1), so you can't use any
ver 2.2 or 2.3 syntax in the imut-based macro (ie. no TCL).

What you _can_ do:

1) Use imut.exe from the command-line, ie. from bat-files and mapbasic.

2) Write your own (somewhat limited) fme macros, for example: A macro that
reads dgn-data; converts dgn-linestyle, colors, textfonts  to the
corresponding mapinfo linestyle, colors and fonts ( using the fme-function
"lookup"); writes the data as one or two MapInfo files - all in one step.

If you want to do some serious data translation, I advise you to buy the FME
product from SAFE software.

I've used both Imut.exe og Fme to translate several hundred dgn-files. I
have found, that using FME and Imut from the command-line and with batch
files is the best method, when you are dealing with hundreds of file
translations.


Good Luck..

Bo Thomsen
GIS-consultant

GeoConsult I/S, Denmark

 -Oprindelig meddelelse-
 Fra:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sendt:14. juni 2000 23:18
 Til:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Emne: MI Converting Microstation projects to MapInfo workspace
 
 
 
 Dear All,
 My company just decided to use MapInfo as a cartographic tools which I
 think is
 great. We were using Intergraph Microstation before that and will have to
 convert hundreds of projects from *.dgn to MapInfo. If anyone of you have
 any
 experience, I would be most interested to hear about existing workflows as
 I am
 struggling to understand what exactly the Universal Translator does to my
 existing files!!! Apparently it is creating about 6 files for every files
 I had
 before...
 
 Thanks in advance
 
 Laure Dessemontet-Berthoud
 Cartographer, Houston
 
 
 --
 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]



RE: MI HELP!

2000-06-15 Thread Jacques Paris

I did help someone cure her "mouse (=tennis) elbow" some time ago by simply
showing her how to use the right mouse button; she was using a large size
monitor and doing a lot of map editing via regular menus, hence constant
long pointer moves.

But as the "short cut" menus are somewhat limited, we decided on which items
should be available (including some icons commands, such as
"pointer/selector" that is so much in demand after using any tool) and I
wrote a small mbx to modify the menus. I took this opportunity to even
change the display language of these menus.

The combination of both actions was a very good remedy.

MapBasic does not have to be on your machine, you can write a simple script
as a WOR and in the MapBasic window RUN APPLICATION ...WOR; you can have
several, each one adapted to specific work requirements, including a
standard one to return to the original menus.

Jacques Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Paris PC Consult (mainly MapInfo app.)
 www.total.net/~rparis/gisproducts.htm

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Vicky Higgins
Sent: June 14, 2000 7:06 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MI HELP!


I have been mapping with MapInfo for 3+ years.

While I use a light grip on my Intellimouse, the
hours-days-weeks-months-years
have taken their toll.
I have cause some irreparable nerve damage to my right arm.

Has anyone used, or know of any, alternatives to a mouse?

I have looked at the "Smart Cat" by Cirque, but it appears to still require
some
hand-draping over the device.

If there is any help out there, I would greatly appreciate it.


Vicky Higgins
Atlanta


--
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]



MI Multi select SUM

2000-06-15 Thread David Eagle

Thanks guys...3 replies and 3 slightly different ways to do it! I 
couldn't quite get Toms to work though, it wasn't having it at all...
Anyway, thank you!

Question:
This is a very simple query select but I can't work out how to do it! I 
have a column which has a code within it refering to mode of 
transport...I want to select all the records that equal codes 
4,5,12,13  14...(These represent cars (with different no.s of 
passengers and mcycles)). I can select them individually with:

column = 14 but have tried numerous ways of multi selecting 
to no avail...Can someone please solve this simple but annoying 
problem for me...

TIA, Dave

Answers:

From:   PERRY Chris[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "'David Eagle'" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:RE: MI Multi select
Date sent:  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 20:28:13 +1000

David, the key here is the word ANY...

Try:
column=any(4,5,12,13,14)

From:   "laurentFrilleux"[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "David Eagle" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: MI Multi select
Date sent:  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 12:20:16 +0100

hello

try to select your code by
select code =4 or code = 5 or code=

From:   Tom Manson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "'David Eagle'" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:RE: MI Multi select
Date sent:  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 11:39:16 +0100

Try this:

column like any(2,3,14,etc)

I've only done this with character fields, but integer should also 
work.


Tom

_
David A. Eagle
WS Atkins Consultants - East Anglia
Wellbrook Court, Girton Road, Cambridge, CB3 0NA.
Direct Dial Tel: (01223) 814090, Fax: (01223) 277529
E-Mail: [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]



SV: Best of... MI-L

2000-06-15 Thread Gustaf Svedjemo

Under optionsToolbars you set your defaults.

//Hälsningar / Regards
Gustaf Svedjemo
~
Högskolan på Gotland / Gotland University College
Cramérgatan 3
S-621 57 Visby
Sweden
E-post / Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel / Phone: +46 (0)498 29 98 86
Fax: +46 (0)498 29 98 32
Mobil / Cell: +46 (0)708 858 126
WWW: http://www.hgo.se


-Ursprungligt meddelande-
Från:   Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Skickat:den 14 juni 2000 22:39
Till:   'MapInfo-L'
Ämne:   Best of... MI-L

Hey Listers!

I've been clearing out my MI-L folders this week and I came upon this thread
from 3 years ago.  I thought it was good enough to send out again since it
was very helpful.  It's been cut-and-pasted together for easy reading.
Special thanks to Steve Wallace and Bill Thoen who caused me to chuckle on
an otherwise dreary day.

Enjoy!


-Original Message-

If I asked for all those who wanted a chance to slap the person who thought 
it was a good idea to make floating tool bars which could
easily be pulled off the tool bar, how long would the queue be?

At least once a day, I have to shuffle these toolbars back into place.
Is there someplace I can edit so these will stay docked permanently?

Thx,
Steve Wallace

 **

J D wrote:

 Maybe someone should slap you?
 Options - ToolBar
 How long have you used MapInfo?


**

From: Bill Thoen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 1997 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: MI: Frustrated call for volunteers.

Hey, be nice. Your solution doesn't *solve* the problem, either.
The buttonpads still tear off all too easily. Especially if you know
mapinfo so well that you're ripping all over the screen to get
things done fast. This is one problem that happens to experienced
people more that it does to beginners.

Anyway, here's an idea. This won't stop buttonpads from falling in
your lap, but it makes fixing them easier. Open your MapBasic window
and put this in it:

alter menu "Help" add  "Arrg!!! \tAlt a/W@a"  calling 605

This adds a menu option (called "Arrg!!!") below the Help menu that
calls the function that display the Toolbar Options dialog box which
controls toolbuttons (normally found in two clicks under
Options/Toolbars). The "\tAlt a/W@a" just adds an accelerator key to
this option (alt-a) so that you can activate it in a single
keystroke.

Add this menu command to your mapinfo.mnu file and it will come up
as a standard menu item every time. (WARNING! If you don't know what
you're doing with the mapinfo.mnu file, you'd better not touch it.
Screw this up, and MapInfo doesn't run.)

So yes, even without MapBasic, you can rearrange and alter the
menus. Cool, huh?

- Bill Thoen






--
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]



Re: MI Help!

2000-06-15 Thread Carol Sheehan

Vicky,

I am so glad that I did not miss your post.

Yes, you are not the only one who has problems with using a mouse and
nerve/hand problems.  There are several of us out there and everyone I
know who has this problem has just happened to put some serious time
into MapInfo especially with continuous clicking and map production etc.

I use the kensington Expert mouse and it has given me a lot of relief.
I will NEVER go back to a standard mouse.  Check it out at
http://www.kensington.com/products/pro_mic_d1029.html  It has a
trackball and I can customize the four buttons for any event I choose; I
never have to double click again but simply let my mouse envoke the
double click event for me with a mouse click.  Gone are the days where
my right index finger does EVERYTHING except for the right click event.


--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



MI Mining industry

2000-06-15 Thread Business Expansion

Dear All,

There is an important bid going on here.
It is a whole GIS solution for the mining industry.
I am looking for all MapInfo based applications and worldwide references
that could meet the needs.

Thank you for your help

All the best

Hassan Tazi
Business Expansion S.A.

--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



MI updating objects

2000-06-15 Thread Danny Irwin

Dear users,

I have a problem of some complexity that I am hoping somebody can 
shed some light on.

I have two tables, one a native mapinfo table and the other an 
imported access table.  Both tables have identical columns, except 
that the access table has had (a) changes made to some of the records 
and (b) do not contain any objects.

What I am trying to do is update the imported table by inserting the 
objects from the native mapinfo table.  My solution was to loop 
through each record in the native table and store the id and object 
as variables, then select the appropriate record from the imported 
table based on the id and update the object field with the object 
variable.  The problem I suffer at the moment is that the update 
command refuses to accept the object variable.

If anyone has any ideas or solutions I would be very grateful.


**
Traffic Director for London

This email and any files transmitted with it are private and 
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they   
are addressed.

This email does not constitute a commitment by TDfL.
**
Traffic Director for London
College House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 3LN
Tel: 0207 222 4545  FAX: 0207 976 8640
**
--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



MI Memory Leak

2000-06-15 Thread Ian Garner



Hi all

Can anyone tell me if they have noticed a memory 
leak within MapInfo while using an OLE connection with Delphi. The 
following command seems to give a memory leak

Select * from table where obj partly within 
a_circle

Thanks 
Ian


FW: MI HELP!

2000-06-15 Thread Bruce Blais

Mappers;

Try using a trackball. I have used one for nearly 10 years and would never
go back to a mouse. The trackball has numerous advantages.

1. You only have to keep enough desk space clear for the trackball.
2. You can set it up so you can rest your wrist, and in my case my elbow on
the arm of my chair. This is very comfortable considering the amount of time
I spend at my computer.
3. Most trackball software can be customized to navigate large screens
easily. I use a 21" high resolution monitor and have set the acceleration
and speed so I can traverse the entire width of the screen with a simple
flick of my thumb. At slow speeds, the fine resolution is very good.
4. The software also allows me to program the middle button to do special
functions such as double-click with one click, click and hold for dragging,
etc. I use the center button for double clicking with one click.

I have used Logitech trackballs for years and have used the Trackman Marble
since it came out. This is an optically read trackball and hardly ever needs
cleaning. The newest model has a scroll wheel that is also very useful.
Actually, I use two trackballs, one on my desktop and one on my notebook,
both the same model trackball. The one on the notebook works great on
airplane tables since the notebook and mouse will both fit on it together
and it is so much easier to use that the manufacturer's pointing device.


Best regards,

Bruce B. Blais
PCN Professionals, Inc.

-Original Message-
From:   [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Behalf Of Vicky Higgins
Sent:   Wednesday, June 14, 2000 18:06
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:MI HELP!

I have been mapping with MapInfo for 3+ years.
While I use a light grip on my Intellimouse, the
hours-days-weeks-months-years have taken their toll.
I have cause some irreparable nerve damage to my right arm.
Has anyone used, or know of any, alternatives to a mouse?
I have looked at the "Smart Cat" by Cirque, but it appears to still require
some hand-draping over the device.
If there is any help out there, I would greatly appreciate it.

Vicky Higgins
Atlanta


--
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]



RE: MI HELP!

2000-06-15 Thread Landis, Bill @ Phoenix
Title: RE: MI HELP!





I like Jacques suggestion about creating an mbx that modifies the MI menus, but there is an easier way. Just edit the MAPINFOW.MNU file with a text editor. Those with only the most rudimentary understanding of MapBasic will not have a problem rearranging the commands. 80% to 90% of my commands are accessible with a right click including pan and zoom.

Bill Landis...
Mapping Services Director
CB Richard Ellis
Voice: 602 735 5233 eFax: 703 783 7605





MI run command limitation?

2000-06-15 Thread Jacques Paris

I would like a confirmation of my interpretation that the string used in a
RUN COMMAND cannot contained an array variable.

I encountered that apparent limitation when trying to find a solution to a
query about  the CREATE STYLE statement. The string
"Create Styles From " +LOW + " To "+HIGH +" Vary Color By ""RGB"" Into
Variable "+ BS
where LOW and HIGH are two brush variables and BS a brush dim'ed at 4
(defaut value) leads to the following message
"Cannot use an array or user-defined type in an expression"

I knew that you cannot use an array variable in the MapBasic window so I
conducted the tests by writing a small MBX.

Is my interpretation correct or what did I miss?

TIA

Jacques Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Paris PC Consult (mainly MapInfo app.)
 www.total.net/~rparis/gisproducts.htm

--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



Re: MI Delphi

2000-06-15 Thread Uffe Kousgaard



 This is off the topic of MI, but I was wondering if there are any lists
 similar to this one for Delphi??

Look at http://www.borland.com/newsgroups/

They are not e-mail based like mapinfo-L.

Regards


--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



RE: MI HELP!

2000-06-15 Thread Justusson Christer

Hi!

I've been using MapInfo for 4 years and I have developed same problems as
you.
My remedies are:
1 Like Jaques suggested I have a customised mbx so I can reach common
commands from the keyboard. Today I have rewritten the MapInfo mnu-file
instead. Helps a lot and it also makes you much faster. Dangerously fast
however.
2 I use 2 mouses (mice?). One connected to the serial port and the other on
the ps2. You can also use an Y-mouse from P I Engineering but both NT and
Win98 supports 2 mice. The advantage is that I can make e g a zoom window by
moving one mouse and clicking with the other (the Y-mouse doesn't support
that however).
3 I use a "mousetrapper", a mouse tray made in Sweden. Difficult for me to
describe it. It's a holder for an Intellimouse and you move the cursor with
a rod. You always have the hands right in front of you when using it and it
gives support for the wrists. You can see a picture at www.ergoff.se (click
on Produkter and Pekdon. It's quit common here.
4 Go to www.tifaq.com It's a very good place to get information of all kind.
For example I read something about moving the cursor with the eyes and click
by blinking.
5 My experience is to avoid trackballs and touchpads.
6 Maybe most important of all in my experience. Work slightly slower.


I hope this is of some help
Best of regards
Christer J


-Original Message-
From: Vicky Higgins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 1:06 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MI HELP!


I have been mapping with MapInfo for 3+ years.

While I use a light grip on my Intellimouse, the
hours-days-weeks-months-years
have taken their toll.
I have cause some irreparable nerve damage to my right arm.

Has anyone used, or know of any, alternatives to a mouse?

I have looked at the "Smart Cat" by Cirque, but it appears to still require
some
hand-draping over the device.

If there is any help out there, I would greatly appreciate it.


Vicky Higgins
Atlanta


--
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]



RE: MI Mapinfo 4.5 on Windows NT 4

2000-06-15 Thread robert g garrett

Short answer: Yes
4.12 also works. Don't know about prior versions.

Regards,

Bob Garrett
Sprint-BWG


-Original Message-
From: michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 11:53 PM
To: MapInfo-L
Cc: michael
Subject: FW: MI Mapinfo 4.5 on Windows NT 4


Dear All,

A quick and short question:

Can Mapinfo 4.5 be installed on a Windows NT platform?

Thank you very much.

Best regards
Michael

--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]




MI Raster changing vector???

2000-06-15 Thread MigueL Marques

Hi to all,

I have a street map (vector) and a ortho photo of the same area. Its easy to
register because there are lots of know points. I think I did everything
right, since the image displays correctly. The problem is when i open a new
table with rectangles, they became distorced. (the corners are in the same
node, but with the raster they aren't...)

Thanks for any solutions/explains abou this,

best regards,

MigueL Marques
Marktest - Dep. Estudos Geodemográficos
Alam. Stº António dos Capuchos, 4 - 3º
1169 -049 Lisboa
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.marktest.pt
Tel + 351 1 3535371
Fax + 351 1 3140636

--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



RE: MI HELP!

2000-06-15 Thread Lindsay Giles

Good call!
I switched about 7 years ago to a left-handed mouse because the keyboard 
itself is not configured efficiently for GIS or other technical 
applications. Anything requiring numeric input means that a right-handed 
mouser needs to continually move the right hand back and forth from the 
mouse to the numeric keypad - a real pain in more ways than one. For those 
who maintain that they "just couldn't" mouse left-handed, you would be 
amazed how quickly you become proficient. It helps your work flow, and, 
since doing this full time since Win 3.0 was a gleam in Bill Gates' eye, I 
have never suffered from any wrist/arm disorders (I won't talk about any 
lingering mental disorders...).

Happily converted southpaw,

Lindsay Giles
Senior GIS Analyst

AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd
Suite 600-555 4th Ave. SW
Calgary, AB
T2P 3E7

e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Main Office:403-269-5150
Direct Line:403-750-7671
Fax:403-269-5245


-Original Message-
From:   Mark Knudsen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Wednesday, June 14, 2000 9:34 PM
To: 'Vicky Higgins'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:RE: MI HELP!

Vicky,

Sorry to hear about your problem.

I am not being facetious, but I would suggest to everyone who suffers from 
hand/wrist problems when mousing to try switching hands. It is amazing that 
we use our right (or left) hands for something like using the mouse simply 
because we are right (left) handed. I was suffering from aches, pains, 
tingling, weakness, etc in the right wrist and hand so switched to mousing 
with the left hand - it wasn't all that difficult.

Not only does this shift relieve the right hand of all the wear and tear, 
but leaves it free for those often used keys such as Enter and Delete. It 
can even reduce the stresses on the mouse hand because you can usually 
press Enter instead of having to click on OK (although of course MapInfo 
has several areas where this is a pain as well!).

One suggestion that might reduce the strain is to look at the voice 
activated systems that allow you to operate menus verbally  -  I guess you 
will still need something to point with, but it may reduce the strain.

Good luck

Mark Knudsen
__

 Veitch Lister Consulting Pty LtdPhone: +61 3 9427 7400
 Suite 14663 Victoria Street Fax: +61 3 9427 0481
 ABBOTSFORD  VIC  3067   email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
__

-Original Message-
From:   Vicky Higgins
Sent:   Thursday, June 15, 2000 9:06 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:MI HELP!

I have been mapping with MapInfo for 3+ years.

While I use a light grip on my Intellimouse, the 
hours-days-weeks-months-years
have taken their toll.
I have cause some irreparable nerve damage to my right arm.

Has anyone used, or know of any, alternatives to a mouse?

I have looked at the "Smart Cat" by Cirque, but it appears to still require 
some
hand-draping over the device.

If there is any help out there, I would greatly appreciate it.


Vicky Higgins
Atlanta


--
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]

--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



MI SUM Toggle Move Duplicate Nodes

2000-06-15 Thread ZONING ADMINISTRATOR

Thanks to Jonathan Stokes and Jason Adam who wrote MBXs to take you directly
to the Map Settings under Options Preferences.  I have zipped up Jason's
application (per BT's advice concerning virus detection problems) and
attached it.

Thanks to Brian Forester who suggested a keyboard shortcut which works well
too:
Alt PPMY will set your toggle on (you only need to press Alt with the first
P)
Alt PPMN will set your toggle off

I know that there is also an old posting to toggle this setting from the
MapBasic Window, But I cant find it now.

William Woodruff
Zoning Administrator
Charter Township of Union, T14 N R4W, Isabella County, Michigan
(517) 772 4600 ext 41,  FAX (517) 773 1988


 ToggleNodes.zip


MI Customized Menus

2000-06-15 Thread Severin Roberts

There has been some really good advice about manual ways to
customize menus and buttons.  

Why isn't there a right click command with a button/command
rearranger window as there is with other PC software?  Has
anyone written one?

Everyone has different needs.  Everyone does things slightly
differently.  

Argghh.

Severin
-- 
Ms. Severin Roberts
VP/Director of Operations and Analysis

+
Information Pathways, Inc.
PO Box 1056, 414 E. Ninth, Suite A
Lawrence, KS 66044
tel  785-832-0966
fax  785-832-0812
http://www.informationpathwaysinc.com

Consulting using
Geodemography
Market Segmentation
Cartogaphy
+++
But as one great writer said to his critics,
"Where the hell were you when the paper was blank?"
--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



Re: MI HELP!

2000-06-15 Thread Tim Rood

My comment is way off base compared to others, but I've been a pretty
active swimmer for a long, long time and I've never had a wrist or hand
problem from also being a mouser for a long, long time.  I don't know if
swimming is a good cure for the problem, but it's my experience is that
it's a good preventative. So, move some water with your wrist and arms and
they'll grow stronger---just don't wreck your shoulder doing it!
Tim Rood
Ravenna Planning Associates
Seattle, WA

--
 From: Lindsay Giles [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: RE: MI HELP!
 Date: Thursday, June 15, 2000 8:40 AM
 
 Good call!
 I switched about 7 years ago to a left-handed mouse because the keyboard 
 itself is not configured efficiently for GIS or other technical 
 applications. Anything requiring numeric input means that a right-handed 
 mouser needs to continually move the right hand back and forth from the 
 mouse to the numeric keypad - a real pain in more ways than one. For
those 
 who maintain that they "just couldn't" mouse left-handed, you would be 
 amazed how quickly you become proficient. It helps your work flow, and, 
 since doing this full time since Win 3.0 was a gleam in Bill Gates' eye,
I 
 have never suffered from any wrist/arm disorders (I won't talk about any 
 lingering mental disorders...).
 
 Happily converted southpaw,
 
 Lindsay Giles
 Senior GIS Analyst
 
 AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd
 Suite 600-555 4th Ave. SW
 Calgary, AB
 T2P 3E7
 
 e-mail:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Main Office:  403-269-5150
 Direct Line:  403-750-7671
 Fax:  403-269-5245
 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Mark Knudsen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 9:34 PM
 To:   'Vicky Higgins'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject:  RE: MI HELP!
 
 Vicky,
 
 Sorry to hear about your problem.
 
 I am not being facetious, but I would suggest to everyone who suffers
from 
 hand/wrist problems when mousing to try switching hands. It is amazing
that 
 we use our right (or left) hands for something like using the mouse
simply 
 because we are right (left) handed. I was suffering from aches, pains, 
 tingling, weakness, etc in the right wrist and hand so switched to
mousing 
 with the left hand - it wasn't all that difficult.
 
 Not only does this shift relieve the right hand of all the wear and tear,

 but leaves it free for those often used keys such as Enter and Delete. It

 can even reduce the stresses on the mouse hand because you can usually 
 press Enter instead of having to click on OK (although of course MapInfo 
 has several areas where this is a pain as well!).
 
 One suggestion that might reduce the strain is to look at the voice 
 activated systems that allow you to operate menus verbally  -  I guess
you 
 will still need something to point with, but it may reduce the strain.
 
 Good luck
 
 Mark Knudsen
 __
 
  Veitch Lister Consulting Pty Ltd  Phone: +61 3 9427 7400
  Suite 14663 Victoria Street   Fax: +61 3 9427 0481
  ABBOTSFORD  VIC  3067 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 __
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Vicky Higgins
 Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 9:06 AM
 To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject:  MI HELP!
 
 I have been mapping with MapInfo for 3+ years.
 
 While I use a light grip on my Intellimouse, the 
 hours-days-weeks-months-years
 have taken their toll.
 I have cause some irreparable nerve damage to my right arm.
 
 Has anyone used, or know of any, alternatives to a mouse?
 
 I have looked at the "Smart Cat" by Cirque, but it appears to still
require 
 some
 hand-draping over the device.
 
 If there is any help out there, I would greatly appreciate it.
 
 
 Vicky Higgins
 Atlanta
 
 
 --
 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]
 
 --
 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]



Re: MI integrated mapping application

2000-06-15 Thread Haibo [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Jayprakash,

You may take a look at MapWizAX, an OCX control, which will make the
integrated mapping much easier, esp. the callback function.

You can get it for a free trial at:

http://www.ducomsoft.com/mapwizax.htm

Regards,

Haibo Du
Ducom Software

-Original Message-
From: Jayaprakash Atmaram [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 7:34 AM
Subject: MI integrated mapping application


Hi,

One of my client has faced the following problem in integrated mapping
application using VC++. Can any one give some hints on this!!

 I have redefined short cut menu as -

   CREATE MENU \"MapperShortcut\" ID 100 AS
 \"Show in Different Window\" ID 101 CALLING OLE
\"ProcessMenuCommands\"

I am calling mapinfo.SetCallBack() with Document object, so that i
can receive all callbacks in my document class.

   I want to know How to declare/define, where to declare/define
function 'ProcessMenuCommands' in my document class.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Jayprakash.A
TATA Infotech LTd

--
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]



Microstation to MI Conversion

2000-06-15 Thread Laure . Dessemontet



Thanks to all of you for your answers.
Of course, it does not seem to be as easy as "some" are saying.
My investigation is getting more precise. I am sure I will have more questions
soon. That M2D mdl command sounds interesting. I will try it asap.
Good day to all of you

Laure


--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



MI MB color

2000-06-15 Thread Claude Couture

Hi, 
Is There somebody that knows how we can change automaticly the color
of each ligne (from a selection) in batch process with mapbasic.

Thank you in advance

Claude Couture
GeoCom TMS Inc.
Responsable de la cartographie
418 650-5500 ext 27
Fax 418 650-3291
www.geocomtms.com

--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



RE: MI SUM Toggle Move Duplicate Nodes

2000-06-15 Thread Jacques Paris

With my 5.5 and W98, the {Alt P}PM sets me correctly in the Map Window
Preferences dialog, but the active element by default seems to be the snap
tolerance. The Y would go there of course. The solution is to {Alt Y} or N,
in contradiction with the recommendation to use the Alt with only the first
P.

I played with all the other options in that dialog, always with the Alt
pressed and I found a pretty nice little bug : Preserve Current Scale and
Spherical are both controled by the letter P, one in caps, the other not.
Results : neither can be set by {Alt Shift P} or {Alt p} and once on one of
them, using one or the other combinations will simply toggle the highlight
but will not make the selection.

Incidentally, that bug has been "raided out" in the 6 beta I have; the p
from spherical has become an e. (I am sure I am not disclosing anything
forbidden there)

The "letters" indicated for "highlight control" are also useless. They
simply highlight the first style button but one must act directly on the
required button to open a style requester.

Jacques Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Paris PC Consult (mainly MapInfo app.)
 www.total.net/~rparis/gisproducts.htm

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Sent: June 15, 2000 12:02 PM
To: Mapinfo List
Subject: MI SUM Toggle Move Duplicate Nodes


Thanks to Jonathan Stokes and Jason Adam who wrote MBXs to take you directly
to the Map Settings under Options Preferences.  I have zipped up Jason's
application (per BT's advice concerning virus detection problems) and
attached it.

Thanks to Brian Forester who suggested a keyboard shortcut which works well
too:
Alt PPMY will set your toggle on (you only need to press Alt with the first
P)
Alt PPMN will set your toggle off

I know that there is also an old posting to toggle this setting from the
MapBasic Window, But I cant find it now.

William Woodruff
Zoning Administrator
Charter Township of Union, T14 N R4W, Isabella County, Michigan
(517) 772 4600 ext 41,  FAX (517) 773 1988


--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



MI Custom Icons and DLL issues!

2000-06-15 Thread Kmount

I am having a problem creating custom Icons. I have followed the text
book procedure in Chapter 11 of the MapBasic user's guide to a tee. I am
using VC++ resource editor. I have compiled a MFC Dll and standard Win32
Dll. The error I keep on getting is "the.Library was not
found...Unable to load external Icon resource. I am using Windows 2000,
Map Basic Version 5.0.1 and Mapinfo Professional 5.0.1. I have been
pounding my head on this issue for a while now...any guidance and
samples would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers Kenn

--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



MI Merging DEM or SDTS files

2000-06-15 Thread Nevill, Glenn

Hi,  I am new to this list and to MapInfo.   I was wondering if anyone has
come across a utility that will combine multiple USGS DEM files into a
single file.  I have been experimenting with the MapInfo tool called DEM to
grid, and while it works fine,  when placing multiple grids into a single
workspace,  there are lines and artifacts at the borders that are not
presentable in a finished map.

I know ArcInfo's Imagegrid has a merge function that does this,  but I don't
have access to this program.  

Has anyone come across such a utility?

Regards,

Glenn Nevill
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
415 768-7340
 
--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



RE: MI SUM Toggle Move Duplicate Nodes REVISED

2000-06-15 Thread Jacques Paris

With my 5.5 and W98, the {Alt P}PM sets me correctly in the Map Window
Preferences dialog, but the active element by default seems to be the snap
tolerance. The Y would go there of course. The solution is to {Alt Y} or N,
in contradiction with the recommendation to use the Alt with only the first
P.

HERE IS THE REVISION : you do not have indeed to use the Alt with the "last
letter" if you are NOT in an edittext box, or a scrolling list box. But to
get out of one of these you need the {Alt letter} combination.

I played with all the other options in that dialog, always with the Alt
pressed and I found a pretty nice little bug : Preserve Current Scale and
Spherical are both controled by the letter P, one in caps, the other not.
Results : neither can be set by {Alt Shift P} or {Alt p} and once on one of
them, using one or the other combinations will simply toggle the highlight
but will not make the selection.

Incidentally, that bug has been "raided out" in the 6 beta I have; the p
from spherical has become an e. (I am sure I am not disclosing anything
forbidden there)

The "letters" indicated for "highlight control" are also useless. They
simply highlight the first style button but one must act directly on the
required button to open a style requester.

Jacques Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Paris PC Consult (mainly MapInfo app.)
 www.total.net/~rparis/gisproducts.htm

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Sent: June 15, 2000 12:02 PM
To: Mapinfo List
Subject: MI SUM Toggle Move Duplicate Nodes


Thanks to Jonathan Stokes and Jason Adam who wrote MBXs to take you directly
to the Map Settings under Options Preferences.  I have zipped up Jason's
application (per BT's advice concerning virus detection problems) and
attached it.

Thanks to Brian Forester who suggested a keyboard shortcut which works well
too:
Alt PPMY will set your toggle on (you only need to press Alt with the first
P)
Alt PPMN will set your toggle off

I know that there is also an old posting to toggle this setting from the
MapBasic Window, But I cant find it now.

William Woodruff
Zoning Administrator
Charter Township of Union, T14 N R4W, Isabella County, Michigan
(517) 772 4600 ext 41,  FAX (517) 773 1988


--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



RE: MI MapInfo Labelling

2000-06-15 Thread andre boessenkool



I read Grant Dickson's message and Kirsten Burrows' reply, 
with the suggestion of checking out EverMap from MapCentric. I'll go and have a 
look. In the meantime my question is: does EverMap also allow the user to place 
labels along curved lines (like along roads and rivers and over mountain 
ranges)? This is really something I am missing in MI (V. 4.5). I know it can be 
done in MaPublisher but it seems a long way around a simple 
problem.

from: andré boessenkoolpo box 101 - vlottenburg 
7604south africatel (+27 21) 881 3188fax (+27 21) 881 3189[EMAIL PROTECTED]


Re: MI MapX appl

2000-06-15 Thread peterelphick

There is an upgrade to MapX 4.0 which can be downloaded from the Mapinfo
TestDrive Centre. When you apply this upgrade to MapX 4.0, the documentation
also gets updated and now includes a section on which files need to be
distributed with a MapX application.

Peter Elphick

- Original Message -
From: Anish Kumar P [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: MapInfo List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 6:04 AM
Subject: MI MapX appl


 Hi List

 I recently got Mapx4.0  have developed a vb application using Mapx 4.0
 .. I would like to install the application at a customer's place. I
 couldn't find the files required to run  the application. I went thro'
 the reference manual  online help.  Can anyone help me in this regard ?

 Is it possible for the customer to develop any other mapx4.0
 applications using the user license provided to him.

 Thanks in advance.

 Regards

 Kumar


 --
 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]



RE: MI Help!

2000-06-15 Thread Tim Warman

I'm afraid I deleted the suggestion about switching the mouse to the left
hand, but a big thanks to whoever it was. My right wrist and hand have been
bugging me for months, so I tried the switch this morning and it works
great. It's amazing how quickly you can get used to mousing with your left
hand, especially once you reprogram the mouse buttons. I'm not quite as
accurate just yet, but I'm sure I will be in a day or two.

Cheers,

_
Tim Warman
Geologist  GIS Specialist
Richard C. Slade  Associates
North Hollywood, CA
(818) 506-0418

--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



Vedr: MI Multi select

2000-06-15 Thread pel


Hi David

just type this in the mapbasic window

Select * from MyTab where MyColm in (4,5,12,13, 14, etc. )


Peter Laulund
National Survey and Cadastre, Denmark





"David Eagle" [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 2000 06 15 10:43:48

Til:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
cc:  (bcc: Peter Laulund/MI/KMS)
Vedrørende:MI Multi select





This is a very simple query select but I can't work out how to do it! I
have a column which has a code within it refering to mode of
transport...I want to select all the records that equal codes
4,5,12,13  14...(These represent cars (with different no.s of
passengers and mcycles)). I can select them individually with:

column = 14 but have tried numerous ways of multi selecting
to no avail...Can someone please solve this simple but annoying
problem for me...

TIA, Dave

_
David A. Eagle
WS Atkins Consultants - East Anglia
Wellbrook Court, Girton Road, Cambridge, CB3 0NA.
Direct Dial Tel: (01223) 814090, Fax: (01223) 277529
E-Mail: [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]





RE: MI Create Styles

2000-06-15 Thread pel


Hi Carlos, Jacques

Try this code I  use it with no problems

include "mapbasic.def"

define startfarve red
define slutfarve  blue

declare sub main

sub main
dim bn, i as smallint,
brushStyle() as brush

cls

bn = 20
Create styles
from Brush(2, startfarve, 0)
to   Brush(2, slutfarve,  0)
Vary Color by "RGB"
Number bn
into variable brushstyle

   for i = 1 to bn

 print Str$(BrushStyle(i))

   next
end sub


Peter Laulund
National Survey and Cadastre, Denmark





"Carlos Montalvillo" [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 2000 06 15 08:42:57

Til:"Jacques Paris" [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
cc:  (bcc: Peter Laulund/MI/KMS)
Vedrørende:RE: MI Create Styles





   Jacques,

   I also tried to do this, but is not possible to
use a variable (Brush_Styles) in a string in order to
use "Run Command" and modify the variable. Are you
really tried to use your code ?

comm=" Create Styles From   " +MIBrushLOW + "To "+MIBrushHIGH
   +"Vary   Color By ''"RGB''"  Number 10 Into   Variable Brush_Styles"
run command comm

   Yas,

   Yes, Brush_Styles is declared as array of brush,
but this does not work.

   Finally, I make a procedure to do this. The
procedure

   Declare Sub Calculate_Colors (
  Topas Brush,
  Middle   as Brush,
  Down as Brush,
  Brushes()as Brush,
  Inflection   as Integer)

   returns a array of brush like "Create Styles ...".
I think is the only way to do this. Would you like
the '.mbo' module ?

   Thank you very much, Jacques and Yas.

PS : J'aime beaucoup votre site web, Jacques.

Carlos Montalvillo Gómez
SGSMap - Ingenieros Consultores
Camino de Portuetxe, 83
20018 - San Sebastian - España
Tel (+34) 943 31 74 90
http://www.sgsmap.com/
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]


- Original Message -
  From: Jacques Paris
  To: Carlos Montalvillo ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 2:09 PM
  Subject: RE: MI Create Styles


  Carlos,

  Use the run command solution; it allows for passing variables. In your
case

  dim comm as string

  comm=" Create Styles From   " +MIBrushLOW + "To "+MIBrushHIGH
 +"Vary   Color By ''"RGB''"  Number 10 Into   Variable
Brush_Styles"
  run command comm

  Make sure of the required number of " when passing a ", I always forget
it it "" or """. Sorry about that
  You may also to check if Brush_styles is properly handled, It may have
also to be passed as a variable.
  Jacques Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED]

  Paris PC Consult (mainly MapInfo app.)
   www.total.net/~rparis/gisproducts.htm

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Carlos Montalvillo
Sent: June 14, 2000 6:14 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MI Create Styles



   Hello,

   I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on this one.

   I would like to create styles defining the color ranges from a
variable.

   For example :

   Dim MIBrushLOW, MIBrushHIGH as Brush

   (...)

   Create Styles
   From   MIBrushLOW
   To MIBrushHIGH
   Vary   Color By "RGB"
   Number 10
   Into   Variable Brush_Styles

   But MapBasic stands a constant value for FROM and TO. How can I
solve it ?

   Thanks, any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Carlos Montalvillo Gómez
SGSMap - Ingenieros Consultores
Camino de Portuetxe, 83
20018 - San Sebastian - España
Tel (+34) 943 31 74 90
http://www.sgsmap.com/
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

- Original Message -

Is your Brush_Styles declared as array of brush?

Dim Brush_Styles(0)As Brush

  MIBrushLOW= makebrush(2,  Black,  0)
  MIBrushHIGH= makebrush(2, White, 0)

  Create Styles
From brush MIBrushLOW
To brush MIBrushHIGH
Vary Color by "RGB"
Number 10
Into Variable Brush_Styles
Yas
Software Engineer
voice: (918) 877.6704 or (800) 727.6774
fax:   (918) 877.6960
web:   http://www.mpsisys.com
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]







 Jacques, 

 I also tried to do this, but is not possible 
to
use a variable (Brush_Styles) in a string in order 
to
use "Run Command" and modify the variable. Are you 

really tried to use your code 
?


comm="Create Styles From " 
+MIBrushLOW+ "To "+MIBrushHIGH 
+"Vary Color By ''"RGB''" Number10Into 
Variable Brush_Styles"
run 
command comm


 
Yas,


 Yes, Brush_Styles is declared as array of 
brush,
but this does not work.

 Finally, I make a 
procedure to do this. The 
procedure 

 Declare Sub Calculate_Colors ( 

 
Top 
 as 
Brush, 
Middle as 
Brush,Down 
as 
Brush, 

MI USGS 1:250,000 DEM file downloads and unziping...

2000-06-15 Thread Nevill, Glenn

I am trying to download the 1:250,000 DEM files on a Win NT 4.0 machine.  I
am trying to use WINzip to extract them.  I have tried the compressed and
uncompressed files.  When I try to extract it, it asks for a file extension
for the file.  I tried giving it a zip extension and the message is "Cannot
open file.  It does not appear to be a valid archive."   I have tried
several files with the same message, so I know it isn't the download.

Trying to open the uncompressed gz file with winzip give me the message
"Error reading header after processing 0 entries"

What is the trick here?  I tried going to gzip.org,  the FAQ's said if you
are using a Windows machine to use Winzip to extract a gz file.

I have no trouble downloading and extracting the 1:24,000 files.   But the
1:250,000 files have me stymied.

Thank you for any help you can give me.

Regards,

Glenn Nevill
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
415 768-7340
--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



MI Delphi Lists

2000-06-15 Thread Scott Barling

Thanks to Richard Metzger, Uffe Kousgaard  Thomas Guelden for their
responses to my question.

This is off the topic of MI, but I was wondering if there are any lists
similar to this one for Delphi??

Their responses are as follows:

Richard:
No, but there is the Borland forum, which has many different Delphi
newsgroups. (forums.inprise.com, then check the borland.public.delphi.*
groups)
On the other hand, there is a list dedicated to Delphi *and* MapInfo, but it
is almost inactive (about 1 message every 6 months...) (
http://www.inmap.co.nz/resources.html
http://www.inmap.co.nz/resources.html  )

Uffe:
Look at http://www.borland.com/newsgroups/
http://www.borland.com/newsgroups/ 
They are not e-mail based like MapInfo-L.

Thomas:
There are various Delphi sections on the Inprise / Borland newsgroups, which
you can access / setup from the Inprise website. The newsgroups are very
useful for technical questions, although not as enjoying as MapInfo-L.


Regards,

Scott Barling
GIS/Assets Technical Assistant

Eurobodalla Shire Council
Tel:+61 (02) 4474 1251
Fax:+61 (02) 4474 1234
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[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]



MI Nearest command

2000-06-15 Thread Trevor . D . Glass



I have two tables open - one is a layer of point features, the other polygons. I
have address data associated with the polygons and I want to perform a query
that can assign this address data to the point nearest each property. There are
several thousand of these so I need something that will perform this process in
a batch format.

Trevor


--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



RE: MI Vectorization software

2000-06-15 Thread Kirsten Burrows

Dear Hassan,
You may wish to consider MapEdit distributed by MapCentric. MapEdit is a
powerful map editing tool which creates digital vector maps from scanned
cartographic materials and raster images for on-screen editing.
Product features include:
Automated/Manual digitising
Raster image pre-processing
Improves poor quality raster images
Topological management
Map distortion correction
Automatic edge matching
True colour tracing
Trace speed customising
Import existing vector maps
Aerial and space photos (images) processing

There is a MapEdit demo available from
http://www.mapcentric.co.uk/MapEdit.htm. If you have any problems with the
download, please let me know and I'll e-mail the files to you. The price of
MapEdit is US$695.

I hope this information is of use, please let me know if you require any
further information.

Best Regards,

Kirsten Burrows
Channel Manager.


End of financial year offers - see website for more details

MapCentric - Independent GIS Distributors
Tel +44 20 7242 4535
Fax +44 20 7242 4536
www.mapcentric.co.uk

This email is confidential and should not be used by anyone who is not
the original intended recipient. MapCentric cannot accept liability
for statements made which are clearly the sender's own and not made on
behalf of MapCentric. This email contains information and prices that
may be subject to change at any time. Errors and omissions excepted.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Business Expansion
Sent: 14 June 2000 18:14
To: 'MapInfo-L'
Subject: MI Vectorization software


Dear All,

I am looking for a very professional vectorization software. Price is not an
issue.

I'll appreciate your help on this.

Thank you
Best Regards

Hassan Tazi
Business Expansion S.A.


--
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]



MI: I lost my .TAB ... ARGH!!!

2000-06-15 Thread Van Uitregt, John

Hello All,

I have lost the .TAB file from the standard 5 mapinfo files. I have a
good idea of the 19 column names and types, but am unable to recreate it
textually so that I can open the table. I have even created a new table
and stolen the .TAB from it, but to no avail. Have I got any chance of
doing this? PLEASE HELP!

Regards . . .
~~
John  van Uitregt  (GIS Analyst)
Logan City Council, PO Box 3226, Logan City DC, Q 4114, Australia
Ph : +61-7-3826-5697   Fax : +61-7-3808-0014
E-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web Site: http://www.logan.qld.gov.au


**
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and 
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they   
are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify 
the system manager.

This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by 
MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses.

www.mimesweeper.com
**
--
To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put
"unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]