MI Global Variable
dear all, i want to use the same variable in different project files. as i know this should be possible with the global variables. in my program this does not work. the declaration of my subs and the declaration of my variables are stored in a special header.def - there is also the code: global iWinIdMap As Integer. In the main sub this variable gets the integer value of a special map-window. if i show this id from another sub in another project this variable does not have the same content. has anybody a good idea for a solution or what i am doing wrong? thanks Daniel Budmiger / NPOCOM.informatik-services --- http://www.npocom.ch / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel +41 1 297 91 11 / Dienerstrasse 15 Fax +41 1 297 91 22 / CH-8004 Zuerich / -- 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 Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:33:00 +0200
dear all, i want to use the same variable in different project files. as i know this should be possible with the global variables. in my program this does not work. the declaration of my subs and the declaration of my variables are stored in a special header.def - there is also the code: global iWinIdMap As Integer. In the main sub this variable gets the integer value of a special map-window. if i show this id from another sub in another project this variable does not have the same content. has anybody a good idea for a solution or what i am doing wrong? thanks Daniel Budmiger / NPOCOM.informatik-services --- http://www.npocom.ch / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel +41 1 297 91 11 / Dienerstrasse 15 Fax +41 1 297 91 22 / CH-8004 Zuerich / -- 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 variable
hallo, is there a possibility to define a variable which is the same for all mbo-files? thanks Daniel Budmiger / NPOCOM.informatik-services --- http://www.npocom.ch / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel +41 1 297 91 11 / Dienerstrasse 15 Fax +41 1 297 91 22 / CH-8004 Zuerich / -- 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: What is MI's market share in the US and abroad?
perhaps 90% of educational market? It can't be 90% of Utilities as Intergraph and Smallworld are very strong there - although a few issues with directors selling shares a touch early and other problems! It could be 90% of military and environment. i think it is more like 40% of actual GIS market - still extremely strong! Although dunno what is going to happen now re: C# and COM???! doug -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mats Elfström Sent: 20 August 2000 17:28 To: Carolyn S White Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MI: What is MI's market share in the US and abroad? Carolyn S White wrote: When I talk with ESRI users they seem so confident that ESRI has 90% of the market. What market? I think they mean 90% of the market of ESRI products. 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] -- 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 MB strange bug
Doug, Yes, I have seen this problem as well in the past. And yes, it is most annoying. I did'nt spend a lot of time back then trying to figure it out - just deleted the white space as you did. If I ever see this problem again I will take a look at non printable characters etc. in an editor to see if there is stuff that has been copied etc. that the compiler doesn't like. Good luck, Carol Sheehan -- 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-Urgent Problem to save MapInfo Chinese and English TEXT OBJECT to Oracle 8.1.5
To all, We are working to converting Arc/Info maps to MapInfo. But we have few problems. The data set is text layer mixing Chinese (double byte) and English together in one Arc/Info layer. One of our problem is to save MapInfo Chinese and English TEXT OBJECT Layer to Oracle 8.1.5 using the EasyLoader of MI Ver 6.0. The Oracle Error is "ORA-00904 invalid column name", I trust it is the problem of the hidden text object column. We have installed Oracle client on the PC linking to the Oracle on NT and saving other objects are smooth. The other problem is the orientation of the Chinese text which is incline, but not horizontal. After translation to MapInfo Pro, it is okay, But it is distorted a bit when MapXtreme generate the map html image. Many thanks in advance. Stanley Ng City Country Consultancy Limited Rm 1103, Kingsfield Centre, 18 Shell Street, Fortress Hill, Hong Kong. Tel:(852) 27409680 Fax: (852) 27891758 Web: www.mapasia.comEmail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Map on the Web: www.mapasia.com GPS for Asia: www.gpsasia.com; www.gpschina.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 Global Variable
I think the problem is that you have to include "header.def" in all your modules. At least you have to declare 'global iWinIdMap as Integer' in every module where you will use it. That said, you also cannot declare that same variable anywhere else because a more local declaration will take precedence oover yuor global definition. In other words, if you define a global variable in a module, and then declare a local variable in a sub in that same module, then when your program flow enters that sub, it will use the local variable instead of the global. Daniel Budmiger wrote: i want to use the same variable in different project files. as i know this should be possible with the global variables. in my program this does not work. the declaration of my subs and the declaration of my variables are stored in a special header.def - there is also the code: global iWinIdMap As Integer. In the main sub this variable gets the integer value of a special map-window. if i show this id from another sub in another project this variable does not have the same content. has anybody a good idea for a solution or what i am doing wrong? - Bill Thoen GISnet, 1401 Walnut St., Suite C, Boulder, CO 80302 tel: 303-786-9961, fax: 303-443-4856 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ctmap.com/gisnet -- 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 The poop on C#
For those of you that were interested in Microsoft's latest programming language C#, an interesting introduction can be found in the following article. http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/0900/csharp/csharp.asp In a nutshell, since Microsoft can no longer bastardize Java to conform to the world envisioned by Uncle Bill, they are introducing C# as a replacement to their J++ tool. The main difference from Java is that it is not platform independent, but Intel (and the related processors) specific. However, it does support type safety and automatic garbage collection, two features that are at the center of Java and lacking from C++. -- 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: Mapbasic calling DLL's in Win98
I don't think this is a MI related problem, but you never know... My Mapbasic application returns with an error message when it tries to make a DLL call on a Windows 98 platform. On Windows NT things work just fine. Anyone ran into a similar problem? By the way, the DLL was home-made (written in Visual C++), so maybe the problem is over there. Anyone familiar with writing DLL's which work on multiple Windows platforms? Or is this a Windows 98 issue? Any help will be greatly appreciated! Bart Maes -- 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 FUN: GIS software/US politics
Hello list, Some GIS/US politics fun GIS Politics Survey 2000 - Just for fun, does GIS software use affect political affiliation? Take this short survey to help us find out. Only 4 questions, and no personal info requested. http://www.spatialnews.com/gispolitics_survey.html Thanks for taking part. The results will be compiled and posted in a day or two. Regards Glenn -- 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 The poop on C#
Intel specific?? I couldn't find any mention of this in the article but the thought of this is worrying. What, in god's name, is the reason for designing a modern programming language that is platform-specifc? unless you want to continue domination of an industry and consider all users are saps of course - Original Message - From: "James Koennicke" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 2:52 PM Subject: MI The poop on C# For those of you that were interested in Microsoft's latest programming language C#, an interesting introduction can be found in the following article. http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/0900/csharp/csharp.asp In a nutshell, since Microsoft can no longer bastardize Java to conform to the world envisioned by Uncle Bill, they are introducing C# as a replacement to their J++ tool. The main difference from Java is that it is not platform independent, but Intel (and the related processors) specific. However, it does support type safety and automatic garbage collection, two features that are at the center of Java and lacking from C++. -- 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 Perhaps a new Monday
Thanks to Mike Mull, Steve Wallace, Erick Posner, Jerry E. Howard, Ian Clemens, John Chioles, Richard Greenwood, Mark Clute, Jacques Paris and Neil the Mid Night Mapper for your reactions. My reaction of this past Friday was in many ways a "pressure valve failure" after reading that November 15, 2000is National ESRI day with some GIS attached to it, supported by organizations to whom Ibelong. It is nice to see that things are different in Wyoming, thank you John. Neil, as always has a uplifting broad macro perspective, i.e. the big picture. It is revealing that MI is in fact more active in higher ed. interaction. The SPSS connection with MI in Canada is an interesting one and at first view very powerful. Mark Clute, othersand myself are promoters ofno nonsense, hype-lacking, down-to-earth, cost effective GIS and have found MI to be rather attractive for that purpose. We all have one thing in common we are allergic to high annual maintenance fees and costly add-ons. MI appears to have a very big bang for the buck. In Michigan most county GIS initiatives function between 0.5 and 1% of the total county budget. That translates into between $40.000 and $100.000 a year to build a county GIS including data, software, salaries. One reason I stay away from ESRI is its popularity. On my budget I will not become a training ground or well paid intern placement for others. Few of us have a truly overall objective perspective when it comes to evaluating GIS software. The time it takes to become functional in any software package is substantial and represents an (sometimes painful) investment. Hence, once a softwarechoice is made it is very unlikely that people will change. InAllegan County people are still running Word Perfect even though they have been told for many years (risking to loose their job)to switch to MSWord. Of course both work about the same but not when you talk to one uservs.an other user. The same holds true for GIS. Once a person learns one package he or she will stick with it for ease, security, productivity, etc. Therefore for existing users MI will not become more or less functionaldue to backbone programming language choices and other software affiliations. Most users do not function at that level. The same is true for the desktop ESRI product. If you have perhaps 500.000 users most willbe part-time desktop users who can care less about Java, oracle, *.com or Microsoft interactions.They typically only use about 5 to 15% of all the functions available to them in GIS and then for perhaps only 5 to 10 hours a week. At this level is where some of us see MI lacking. In marketing based on the above it does not matter "how you set the hook" as long as it takes the first time. Ethics and marketing do not mix. All tactics are approved, people get big rewards if thew are able to lower the ethical marketing bar but reap new customers. In Michigan there are about 10 to 13 counties holding the frontline in GIS with MI (reads, holding the frontline in GIS with MI not holding frontline of MI in GIS). Ultimately it is the utility and efficacy of the product not the product itself. We see things very clear and obvious. We are proponents of GIS first the software choice second. This is where ESRI in Michigan and elsewhere starts to annoy me. Likewise the apathy of other GIS software is making this partly possible. Too bad that there is not an anti trust provision that applies here. Well enough, thanks for all your inputand opinions Lets sometime talkabout the wonderful synergy between TNTMips from MicroImages and MI. This is a GIS powerhouse combo unlike anyone ever put together (and still much cheaper than a single fully castrated ArcInfo 8License but with the utility of the ArcInfo 8 add-on modules) Lets keep those bearings straight Cheers, Jeroen Wagendorp Allegan County GIS
MI Satisfied MapInfo Users in East Tennessee, Western North Carolina and beyond.
Hi, John Desarno from MapInfo in Atlanta suggested I post my problem to this address. The Newport Utilities Board, of Newport Tennessee, is trying to decide which GIS platform to use for their system mapping and maintenance monitoring. We have used MapInfo successfully to bring all their data out of AutoCad and construct their database system. However, the General Manager put it this way,"Everyone I know that has gone into GIS has complained that when they finished the system would not do what people had promised it would. I want to be the first utility in our region to say, "We made the change and we are thrilled'". He then said that he wants the head of the Electrical Department, the head of the drafting office, another consultant, and myself to make a series of visits to different people who are using the various GIS platforms and come back with a recommendation on which package Newport Utilities should adopt, and what pitfalls we should avoid. Bottom line... I was hoping that you might know some MapInfo users, not necessarily utilities, in this part of the country who might be willing to take the time to show us around and discuss their GIS conversion experience. We would consider visiting anywhere in Eastern Kentucky, Southern Virginia, Western North Carolina, Western South Caolina, Northern Georgia, and Northern Alabama? Hoping for a reply, Russell Myers The Myers 960 Highway 25E Newport, TN, 37821, USA Tel/fax: 423 625 7715 -- 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 Online Geocoding Services - Real Time
Does anyone know of real-time geocoding services that return the lat/long on a per-hit fee basis? i.e. 3 cents per address, etc. Thanks Dan Dan MunsonVP Sales MarketingCDS Business Mapping800-746-7797Mapping for the Next Millennium(TM)[EMAIL PROTECTED]www.cdsys.com
RE: MI 6.0 A plea to lock down the tool bars
Ah yes, the response we always see when this subject comes up. There is a BIG difference between "docked" and "locked" toolbars. I imagine Mr. Reid is quick and busy on the mouse like I am -- drawing maps, changing tools, frequently going from the tools buttons to the map window and back again for another tool (BTW, how about some keyboard shortcuts for tools?). Steve Wallace i made keyboard shortcuts using the .mnu file for the tools i use most. while i was in there, i made the two toolbars into one, by deleteing the header at the top of the second toolbar definition. editing that file is hard enough that it is a big barrier to me upgrading mapinfo. i.e. they will have to come up with something really good in some future version to get me to expend the effort to figgure out how to edit the .mnu file again to rebuild my shortcuts. bob rogers stuck at 4.02 -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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MI Marking Nodes
Can anyone tell me how I mark on a map just the start and end nodes of a line? I have lines with many nodes but do not want to see the intermediate nodes. Thanks Matt Davey The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Unless expressly authorised in writing, disclosure, copying, distribution and retention, in part or in whole, of this email is prohibited and may be unlawful. Wokingham District Council cannot guarantee that any files attached to this e-mail are free from viruses or any other program code that may be harmful to your computer, and, as such, is not liable for any damage that may be caused as a result. Please delete this e-mail if it is not intended for you. -- 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 Set Map Pan
Hello list! Many thanks to Jacques Paris, Patrick Phillips, Alex Teleshev and Ahmet Dabanli who answered to my question quoted below. In the end it turned out that my MapBasic code was OK. The "distortions" I observed have not been caused by a wrong code but by the map`s projection. I include the answers of Jacques Paris which have been very helpful to me. Thanks a lot! Holger Sternad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here is what I did in the Mapbasic window, with the original map as frontwindow() dim win as integer win=frontwindow() run command windowinfo(win,15) That will clone the map. The clone is the front window, rerun win=frontwindow(). Then a long one set map window win center((mapperinfo(win,3)+mapperinfo(win,5))/2, (mapperinfo(win,4)+mapperinfo(win,6))/2) zoom mapperinfo(win,1)/2 Et voilà! Jacques PARIS Jacques, ... But as you can see from the screenshot attached to this e-mail (not attached in this summary!) the content of the smaller window does not exactly coincide with the map shown by the original window. (You can clearly see it by looking at the vertical lines.) Somehow the content of the cloned window gets distorted. ... Holger Holger, I will make a guess that your map is in some kind of un-projected coordinate system (degrees of lon/lat). That would explain your "distortions". To display them, MI must project those maps on the screen somewhat and as the centre of the 2 mappers are not the same ... Ah! why don't we live on a flat world? ... original question: I have tried to solve this problem - without success. Hopefully anyone has a solution for this: What I`m trying to do is to generate a new map window which displays an area limited by the coordinate values of the lower left corner of an existing map window on the one hand and the center of the existing window on the other hand (i.e. the area displayed in the new window will be a quarter of the original area): * * * *---| * * | * * *: existing map window -: new map window I can create a new window, set the new window size and use the "set map zoom"-command without problems and therefore I am able to generate a map window which has the same scale as the original window and the size that I need. But as soon as I use "set map pan" to move the map view the map in the new window gets somehow distorted and does not coincide with the corresponding part of the original view any more. -- 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 Online Geocoding
Dan: Back in the days when I was an indentured servant with the woddheads at DRP, I used Etak online geocoding in conjunction with ArcView 3.2. They're in bed together, with Etak accessible directly from the program via a menu selection. I actually had no problems with them, but I know not how well if at all it would work with MI. For more info, try www.etak.com/geoprod.html Click on "EZ-Locate Details," where you can find pricing info and such. They can match your quoted price if you pre-purchase 3,000 geocodes; price/per is lower the larger the batch you buy. Caveat: the Lat-Lon they provide is in NAD27. Happy geocoding. --- B. Keathe Wright GIS Analyst ATT Wireless Services Redmond, WA USA edress: [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 layer control
hallo all, for customizing my app i have the following question: is there a possibility to limit the funcionality of the layer control so that the user can not change for example the display mode... thanks daniel ** Daniel Budmiger Seminarstr. 115 8057 Zürich Tel: 01 / 364 41 55 [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 GIS/ESRI day Nov 15
Hi All! What is there to prevent MI Corp. from joining forces with the five non-commercial bodies + ESRI in the GIS day event? I think it would be nice to show the world that there is more to GIS than ESRI. If ESRI sincerely mean to promote GIS (not only their products) I am certain that they would not mind the added support. Has anybody seen any official comment from MapInfo Corporation on this matter? 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 Educational use of MapInfo Products
Couldn't find info on the SPSS educational deal but I did find that they have integrated MapX into their 10.0 release. Looks like its a useable small system. I wonder if the marketing folks at Troy read this list? My bet is they do but they seldom ever add any insight to issues like this Andy's technical contributions aside. Bill, is there any way we could get a formal response on educational distribution rules and etiquette? If MapInfo will not participate in GIS Day coming in November possible they might issue a PR piece on how schools could get into GIS via MapInfo. http://www.spss.com/press/1998/mapinfo.htm http://www.spss.com/spss10/maps/overview.htm MidNight Mapper aka Neil -Original Message- From: Jacques Paris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 11:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MI Educational use of MapInfo Products from Neil Havermale: Then you'll need a letter from the individual or department on letterhead asking for the Educational Discount with a brief disclosure of how its going to be used. Along side this cover letter must be a Department PO for the requested order. Data is not discounted. Updates? The policy has been no educational discount on "updates" of any sort. For the educational MapInfo user and their 20 percent of list schedule, it has always been cheaper for the school or researcher to just buy a new copy. And they have! ... On our side of the border, the academic distribution was handled until recently (I have not been active this past year on the university front) by SPSS. It was exclusively a yearly site licence based on 15 seat blocks. It included maintenance as long as you kept your subscription alive. I am wandering how it is now and how effective is the link MI-SPSS. May be MI relies too much on SPSS for promotion in academia? Jacques PARIS e-mail[EMAIL PROTECTED] For MapInfo support, see the Paris PC Consult enr. site at http://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] -- 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 MB strange bug
Hello all, Thanks to Steve, Carol, David Trey and others who replied with advice. It seems as though, as most suggested, that some unseen formatting is carried across with the copy and paste. As Steve suggested it may be word wrap which is causing problems. Initial tests show that this could certainly be the case. So from this lesson it seems that word wrap should not be applied in the original document before copying across to the MB compiler. My original query:: I have found that when I copy code from other unformatted text (ASCII) documents and paste it into MB and then compile it, it almost inevitably comes up with numerous compiling errors. I have discovered that if I painstakingly go through the code and delete all white space and then reinsert it, compiling will be successful. Doug Pease GISO Livingstone Shire council P.O. Box 600 YEPPOON 4703 Ph 49399957 -- 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 Forwarded mail...
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MI Oracle and MapInfo - Map/nHand?
This isn't a wish but a hope for consideration. In the scope of the PC/desktop and MapInfo I have attempted to try to gain the advantage of Oracle for our users - large multiple million dollar farms heavily capitalize and on the Net (33kb on good days). Via emerging site specific farming systems a 1000 acre farm can easily generate a gigabyte of foot by foot farming detail. I just know Oracle must be better than Microsoft's Access? But every time I have tried to leverage MapInfo and Oracle for our users, buy the time you dig out the minimum that is needed the Oracle/MapInfo environment the configuration seems hopelessly expensive, resource demanding, and complex for any small business application user to invest in. There seems to be this macro-trend in MapInfo that unless that user is a Fortune 1000 scaled outfit, forget it? The recent Map/nHand is a case in point; it seems really neat up to the point that a developer discovers you'll need 8i, all sorts of Oracle JAVA modules, MapXtream JAVA, a wireless network, and some unknown number of roving hooked-in PDAs. What about all those little companies that have fewer than ten field staff? Or what about those situations where the real-time radio connections are as yet unavailable? This opportunity of Map/nHand plus Oracle seems to escape the market that brought MapInfo to the GIS dance - the single stand alone or small office map user needing easy to use power to explore their data. Its their leverage to get the same leverage on the information age as the huge corporations... I guess we will need to study Ma/nHand in detail once its fully available but I am concerned that all the nifty new opportunity that MapInfo is developing is poorly scaled to most of MapInfo's 200,000 users? MidNight Mapper aka Neil Map/nHand Info.. MapInfo MapinHand provides a mobile connection to field staff for real-time access to corporate information displayed on interactive maps, helping field workers to better assess situations, to deliver the right service solutions and to update data on the spot. Additional benefits include: * Mobility - Workers on the move can easily stay connected to the corporate database. * Improved Efficiency - Field workers can make better-informed decisions by having accurate up-to-date information at hand, eliminating the need to return to the office to obtain information for unscheduled, emergency jobs. * Updated, Accurate Databases - Field workers can send updated information on equipment or customer status to the corporate database from their PDAs. * More Satisfied, Loyal Customers - Improved, faster problem resolution, better customer service and more reliable field equipment leads to satisfied, loyal customers. * Packaged Solution - MapinHand is ready to go. No additional programming is required. MapinHand includes installation and configuration of the solution on the customer site. Pricing and Availability MapInfo MapinHand will be available in September and will be priced based on the number of handheld client devices. Pricing includes installation, configuration, customer support and product maintenance. MapinHand runs on Palm OS and Windows CE platforms. -- 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 November 15, 2000
Anyor all participation byGIS softwareindustry would be great including MI. I do not know if any "donations" are required, (there is no such thing as a free lunch)but this is cheap exposure nationwide and secondly itshould help the bottom line. Jeroen Wagendorp Hi All! hat is there to prevent MI Corp. from joining forces with the fivenon-commercial bodies + ESRI in the GIS day event?I think it would be nice to show the world that there is more to GISthan ESRI.If ESRI sincerely mean to promote GIS (not only their products) I amcertain that they would not mind the added support.Has anybody seen any official comment from MapInfo Corporation on thismatter?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] Hi All!What is there to prevent MI Corp. from joining forces with the fivenon-commercial bodies + ESRI in the GIS day event?I think it would be nice to show the world that there is more to GISthan ESRI.If ESRI sincerely mean to promote GIS (not only their products) I amcertain that they would not mind the added support.Has anybody seen any official comment from MapInfo Corporation on thismatter?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]
MI MapInfo graph problem
MapInfo graphs are great, and almost everything seems to be customisable from fonts, colours, fills etc, EXCEPT for the label headings. Even if you have given the field headings plain English names (to get round not being able use spaces or start with numbers in field names), then graph the table, the grapher reverts back to the MapInfo field names. This is a real pain, especially when you go to the trouble of creating a nice looking graph, and have to have "age_15_19" in a legend, rather than having "15-19 years". Perhaps there is a way around this, but I have not discovered it, and cant find it in any documentation. Regards Tony -- Tony Shepherd IT/GIS Manager Gore District Council Gore, New Zealand Gore, the brown trout capital www.goredc.govt.nz www.mataura.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 Oracle and MapInfo - Map/nHand?
A good point. It is interesting that all this supposed added functionality is being developed like the Oracle link, Java, Map X etc etc, but the real fact is that the real mapping will still be done in good old MapInfo. MapInfo will still have to be used for creating the map data in the first place, and getting it into a format that will be able to be used in these new hi tech systems. MapInfo should not loose the sight that the vast majority of the everyday mapping work done by GIS users is still done using MapInfo Professional, and will continue to be for a while yet.. -- Tony Shepherd IT/GIS Manager Gore District Council Gore, New Zealand Gore, the brown trout capital www.goredc.govt.nz www.mataura.com -- -Original Message- From: Neil Havermale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 22 August 2000 12:11 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: MI Oracle and MapInfo - Map/nHand? This isn't a wish but a hope for consideration. In the scope of the PC/desktop and MapInfo I have attempted to try to gain the advantage of Oracle for our users - large multiple million dollar farms heavily capitalize and on the Net (33kb on good days). Via emerging site specific farming systems a 1000 acre farm can easily generate a gigabyte of foot by foot farming detail. I just know Oracle must be better than Microsoft's Access? But every time I have tried to leverage MapInfo and Oracle for our users, buy the time you dig out the minimum that is needed the Oracle/MapInfo environment the configuration seems hopelessly expensive, resource demanding, and complex for any small business application user to invest in. There seems to be this macro-trend in MapInfo that unless that user is a Fortune 1000 scaled outfit, forget it? The recent Map/nHand is a case in point; it seems really neat up to the point that a developer discovers you'll need 8i, all sorts of Oracle JAVA modules, MapXtream JAVA, a wireless network, and some unknown number of roving hooked-in PDAs. What about all those little companies that have fewer than ten field staff? Or what about those situations where the real-time radio connections are as yet unavailable? This opportunity of Map/nHand plus Oracle seems to escape the market that brought MapInfo to the GIS dance - the single stand alone or small office map user needing easy to use power to explore their data. Its their leverage to get the same leverage on the information age as the huge corporations... I guess we will need to study Ma/nHand in detail once its fully available but I am concerned that all the nifty new opportunity that MapInfo is developing is poorly scaled to most of MapInfo's 200,000 users? MidNight Mapper aka Neil Map/nHand Info.. MapInfo MapinHand provides a mobile connection to field staff for real-time access to corporate information displayed on interactive maps, helping field workers to better assess situations, to deliver the right service solutions and to update data on the spot. Additional benefits include: * Mobility - Workers on the move can easily stay connected to the corporate database. * Improved Efficiency - Field workers can make better-informed decisions by having accurate up-to-date information at hand, eliminating the need to return to the office to obtain information for unscheduled, emergency jobs. * Updated, Accurate Databases - Field workers can send updated information on equipment or customer status to the corporate database from their PDAs. * More Satisfied, Loyal Customers - Improved, faster problem resolution, better customer service and more reliable field equipment leads to satisfied, loyal customers. * Packaged Solution - MapinHand is ready to go. No additional programming is required. MapinHand includes installation and configuration of the solution on the customer site. Pricing and Availability MapInfo MapinHand will be available in September and will be priced based on the number of handheld client devices. Pricing includes installation, configuration, customer support and product maintenance. MapinHand runs on Palm OS and Windows CE platforms. -- 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]
Hotlink tool in MI v6
I have added a Hotlink to one of my layers that automatically opens up a MapInfo workspace. For every 78 objects in the table it will open a different workspace. On my PC, which runs Windows 2000 when I click the Hotlink tool the workspace opens as a new window WITHIN the current MapInfo session. On other PC's though, running on W95/98 clicking on the hotlink tool opens a NEW MapInfo session. Is there any way to stop this??? I would like the "hotlined"-workspace to open WITHIN the current MapInfo session. Can't find any preferences to set this up within MapInfo, so am assuming it is because I am running W2000 Thanks _ Jolanda Simon IT Officer Hurunui District Council 66 Carters Rd PO Box 13 AMBERLEY ph: 03 314 8816 fx: 03 314 9181 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]
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RE: MI Oracle and MapInfo - Map/nHand?
Interesting point about the apparent complexity/scale of the Map/nHand development. There are a number of developers that have products for PDA data input/mapping that are not organisation size dependendant. In two cases that spring to mind, Cybertracker, and the recently retitled MapPad (now ArcPad) are low cost and are designed with a variety of end-users in mind. Both are ESRI based products, and run on either Wince (ArcPad) or Palm OS (Cybertracker) and are suitable for the small business application user. Both applications are worth a look at. It is worth noting that ArcPad can be used with MapInfo tables with not much trouble at all. As an end user that has a limited budget, and staff/volunteers with limited technical skills, any mobile application that is resource light gets my vote. It has to be simple cheap and effective. An excellent example of appropriate design for end users is CyberTracker. I've not yet seen any other PDA GPS data acquisition package that was designed for illiterate users! As Neil says, I too will wait until Map/nHand hits the shops before making final judgement. Dale Appleton -Original Message- From: Neil Havermale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 22 August 2000 10:11 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject:MI Oracle and MapInfo - Map/nHand? This isn't a wish but a hope for consideration. In the scope of the PC/desktop and MapInfo I have attempted to try to gain the advantage of Oracle for our users - large multiple million dollar farms heavily capitalize and on the Net (33kb on good days). Via emerging site specific farming systems a 1000 acre farm can easily generate a gigabyte of foot by foot farming detail. I just know Oracle must be better than Microsoft's Access? But every time I have tried to leverage MapInfo and Oracle for our users, buy the time you dig out the minimum that is needed the Oracle/MapInfo environment the configuration seems hopelessly expensive, resource demanding, and complex for any small business application user to invest in. There seems to be this macro-trend in MapInfo that unless that user is a Fortune 1000 scaled outfit, forget it? The recent Map/nHand is a case in point; it seems really neat up to the point that a developer discovers you'll need 8i, all sorts of Oracle JAVA modules, MapXtream JAVA, a wireless network, and some unknown number of roving hooked-in PDAs. What about all those little companies that have fewer than ten field staff? Or what about those situations where the real-time radio connections are as yet unavailable? This opportunity of Map/nHand plus Oracle seems to escape the market that brought MapInfo to the GIS dance - the single stand alone or small office map user needing easy to use power to explore their data. Its their leverage to get the same leverage on the information age as the huge corporations... I guess we will need to study Ma/nHand in detail once its fully available but I am concerned that all the nifty new opportunity that MapInfo is developing is poorly scaled to most of MapInfo's 200,000 users? MidNight Mapper aka Neil Map/nHand Info.. MapInfo MapinHand provides a mobile connection to field staff for real-time access to corporate information displayed on interactive maps, helping field workers to better assess situations, to deliver the right service solutions and to update data on the spot. Additional benefits include: * Mobility - Workers on the move can easily stay connected to the corporate database. * Improved Efficiency - Field workers can make better-informed decisions by having accurate up-to-date information at hand, eliminating the need to return to the office to obtain information for unscheduled, emergency jobs. * Updated, Accurate Databases - Field workers can send updated information on equipment or customer status to the corporate database from their PDAs. * More Satisfied, Loyal Customers - Improved, faster problem resolution, better customer service and more reliable field equipment leads to satisfied, loyal customers. * Packaged Solution - MapinHand is ready to go. No additional
