RE: MI Help with MapInfo Application Window resizing
I assume you want to do this in MapBasic? Use the ShowWindow API function. Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "User32" (ByVal hwnd as Long, ByVal nCmdShow as Long) hwnd = window handle; use GetForegroundWindow or GetActiveWindow API calls... nCmdShow: SW_HIDE = 0 SW_MAXIMIZE = 3 SW_MINIMIZE = 6 SW_RESTORE = 9 SW_SHOW = 5 SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3 SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2 SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7 SW_SHOWNA = 8 SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4 SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1 For API help try http://www.vbapi.com/ -Original Message- From: tim chilton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 23 August 2000 10:25 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI Help with MapInfo Application Window resizing Hello, Does anyone know how to resize the MapInfo application window? I've only managed to find out how to resize map windows etc and it doesn't seem as if you can apply the same commands to MapInfo itself. Thanks for your help Tim Chilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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] -- 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 me to move a node in MapX 3.5.1
You need to move one Point object in the Points collection of the Part object of the Parts collection of the Feature object. In other words, your code might look something like this: ftrMyLine.Parts(1).Points(2).Set nNewX, nNewY ftrMyLine.Update Good luck Jeff James Vice President Sage Software, Inc. 3423 Piedmont Road NE Suite 500 Atlanta, Georgia 30305 www.sagesoft.com http://www.sagesoft.com Phone: 404.262.7478.x12 Fax: 404.832.3366 eFax: 520.222.2020 -Original Message- From: GTS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 7:18 AM To: Mapinfo-L Subject: MI Help me to move a node in MapX 3.5.1 Importance: High Dear List, I have a line (x1,y1 - x2,y2). I need to know the syntax to move the x2,y2 to other position. I use MapX 3.5.1 and VB 6.0 TIA Ara BR -- 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 me to move a node in MapX 3.5.1
Hi there, I tried your code like this - but doesn't work. Would you kindly let me know what seems to be the problem? "Object doesn't support this property or method" my code : Dim ftr As Feature For Each ftr In Map1.Layers("Road").Selection ftr.Parts(1).Points(2).Set x2, y2 ftr.Update Next Regards, - Ara BR - - Original Message - From: Jeff James [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'GTS' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mapinfo-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 7:26 PM Subject: RE: MI Help me to move a node in MapX 3.5.1 You need to move one Point object in the Points collection of the Part object of the Parts collection of the Feature object. In other words, your code might look something like this: ftrMyLine.Parts(1).Points(2).Set nNewX, nNewY ftrMyLine.Update Good luck Jeff James Vice President Sage Software, Inc. 3423 Piedmont Road NE Suite 500 Atlanta, Georgia 30305 www.sagesoft.com http://www.sagesoft.com Phone: 404.262.7478.x12 Fax: 404.832.3366 eFax: 520.222.2020 -Original Message- From: GTS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 7:18 AM To: Mapinfo-L Subject: MI Help me to move a node in MapX 3.5.1 Importance: High Dear List, I have a line (x1,y1 - x2,y2). I need to know the syntax to move the x2,y2 to other position. I use MapX 3.5.1 and VB 6.0 TIA Ara BR -- 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 Help with finding intersection coordinates
Try using the Overlay nodes command first or the intersects command, you could even return the section inside the radius with the overlap function and then find the end node of the segment. hope this helps Mark Pollard Senior Consultant Information Services DRYDEN TECHNOLOGIES Ph:61 (2) 4229-3498 Fax: 61 (2) 4229-3930 Web: www.drydentech.com http://www.drydentech.com _ The information contained in this email communication may be confidential. You should only read, disclose, re-transmit, copy, distribute, act in reliance on or commercialise the information if you are authorised to do so. If you are not the intended recipient of this email communication, please notify us immediately by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or reply by email direct to the sender and then destroy any electronic or paper copy of this message. Any views expressed in this email communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of a member of the Dryden Technologies. The Dryden Technologies does not represent, warrant or guarantee neither that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of errors, virus or interference. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matthew Greatorex Sent: Tuesday, 1 August 2000 9:42 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: MI Help with finding intersection coordinates I'm trying to get the coordinates of the point where a search radius I've set up intersects with a Polyline. If the intersection occurs at a node, I can find out the coords. However, I'm having great difficulty thinking of how to find them if the intersection is at some arbitrary point along the line. Any suggestions greatly received. Matt. [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 Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations
Hello Dara- 1) The correct spelling for it is "Nunavut" 2) To the best of my knowledge, they are both NT - all addresses I have seen within Nunavut carry NT as their descriptor. I could be wrong but I have not seen any other code. 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 Visit our web site at http://www.axys.net -Original Message- From: Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 8:55 AM To: 'MapInfo-L' Subject:MI Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations Hello all. I hope someone can help me. I am adding a 2-character field to the "Cncty_3k" file to identify the Canadian Province (or Territory). As my source for the 2-digit code, I am using the "Province" column in the "Canada" table. I believe that both tables are the supplied with MapInfo. Here are the problems: 1). The "Cncty_3k" file says that the provincial name is "Nunvaut". The "Canada" file says that it is spelled "Nunavut". Which is correct? 2). The "Canada" file says that the abbreviation for Nunavut is "NT". That is the same abbreviation for the Northwest Territories. Can someone tell me what the abbreviation is for the Northwest Territories as well as the Nuvaut Territory? Thanks! -Dara Thompson -- 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 with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations
According to my sources 1) Nunavut is correct 2) NU is the abbreviation -Original Message- From: Lindsay Giles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 12:13 PM To: 'Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull)'; 'MapInfo-L' Subject: RE: MI Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations Hello Dara- 1) The correct spelling for it is "Nunavut" 2) To the best of my knowledge, they are both NT - all addresses I have seen within Nunavut carry NT as their descriptor. I could be wrong but I have not seen any other code. 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 Visit our web site at http://www.axys.net -Original Message- From: Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 8:55 AM To: 'MapInfo-L' Subject:MI Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations Hello all. I hope someone can help me. I am adding a 2-character field to the "Cncty_3k" file to identify the Canadian Province (or Territory). As my source for the 2-digit code, I am using the "Province" column in the "Canada" table. I believe that both tables are the supplied with MapInfo. Here are the problems: 1). The "Cncty_3k" file says that the provincial name is "Nunvaut". The "Canada" file says that it is spelled "Nunavut". Which is correct? 2). The "Canada" file says that the abbreviation for Nunavut is "NT". That is the same abbreviation for the Northwest Territories. Can someone tell me what the abbreviation is for the Northwest Territories as well as the Nuvaut Territory? Thanks! -Dara Thompson -- 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 Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations
Dara, Take a look at this web site from Canada Post. http://www.canadapost.ca/CPC2/addrm/addrguide/prov_symbols.html Danny Heuman Senior Director, Custom Research Compusearch Inc. Toronto, Ontario Tel: 416-348-9180 -Original Message- From: Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 10:55 AM To: 'MapInfo-L' Subject: MI Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations Hello all. I hope someone can help me. I am adding a 2-character field to the "Cncty_3k" file to identify the Canadian Province (or Territory). As my source for the 2-digit code, I am using the "Province" column in the "Canada" table. I believe that both tables are the supplied with MapInfo. Here are the problems: 1). The "Cncty_3k" file says that the provincial name is "Nunvaut". The "Canada" file says that it is spelled "Nunavut". Which is correct? 2). The "Canada" file says that the abbreviation for Nunavut is "NT". That is the same abbreviation for the Northwest Territories. Can someone tell me what the abbreviation is for the Northwest Territories as well as the Nuvaut Territory? Thanks! -Dara Thompson -- 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 with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations
Hi again - Checking into it a little further I find that Canada Post lists NT for both Northwest Territories and Nunavut. If NU is Nunavut, what is the source for that? Canad Post link: http://www.canadapost.ca/CPC2/addrm/addrguide/prov_symbols.html Lindsay Giles -Original Message- From: John Chioles [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 11:47 AM To: 'Lindsay Giles'; 'Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull)'; 'MapInfo-L' Subject:RE: MI Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations According to my sources 1) Nunavut is correct 2) NU is the abbreviation -Original Message- From: Lindsay Giles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 12:13 PM To: 'Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull)'; 'MapInfo-L' Subject: RE: MI Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations Hello Dara- 1) The correct spelling for it is "Nunavut" 2) To the best of my knowledge, they are both NT - all addresses I have seen within Nunavut carry NT as their descriptor. I could be wrong but I have not seen any other code. 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 Visit our web site at http://www.axys.net -Original Message- From: Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 8:55 AM To: 'MapInfo-L' Subject:MI Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations Hello all. I hope someone can help me. I am adding a 2-character field to the "Cncty_3k" file to identify the Canadian Province (or Territory). As my source for the 2-digit code, I am using the "Province" column in the "Canada" table. I believe that both tables are the supplied with MapInfo. Here are the problems: 1). The "Cncty_3k" file says that the provincial name is "Nunvaut". The "Canada" file says that it is spelled "Nunavut". Which is correct? 2). The "Canada" file says that the abbreviation for Nunavut is "NT". That is the same abbreviation for the Northwest Territories. Can someone tell me what the abbreviation is for the Northwest Territories as well as the Nuvaut Territory? Thanks! -Dara Thompson -- 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 Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations
I believe NU becomes official in August of this year. It is still being used as NT for now. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Chioles Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 10:47 AM To: 'Lindsay Giles'; 'Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull)'; 'MapInfo-L' Subject: RE: MI Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations According to my sources 1) Nunavut is correct 2) NU is the abbreviation -Original Message- From: Lindsay Giles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 12:13 PM To: 'Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull)'; 'MapInfo-L' Subject: RE: MI Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations Hello Dara- 1) The correct spelling for it is "Nunavut" 2) To the best of my knowledge, they are both NT - all addresses I have seen within Nunavut carry NT as their descriptor. I could be wrong but I have not seen any other code. 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 Visit our web site at http://www.axys.net -Original Message- From: Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 8:55 AM To: 'MapInfo-L' Subject:MI Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations Hello all. I hope someone can help me. I am adding a 2-character field to the "Cncty_3k" file to identify the Canadian Province (or Territory). As my source for the 2-digit code, I am using the "Province" column in the "Canada" table. I believe that both tables are the supplied with MapInfo. Here are the problems: 1). The "Cncty_3k" file says that the provincial name is "Nunvaut". The "Canada" file says that it is spelled "Nunavut". Which is correct? 2). The "Canada" file says that the abbreviation for Nunavut is "NT". That is the same abbreviation for the Northwest Territories. Can someone tell me what the abbreviation is for the Northwest Territories as well as the Nuvaut Territory? Thanks! -Dara Thompson -- 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 Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations
Hi all, I think this originally only went to Dara, so sorry for the duplication, but "Nunavut" is the correct spelling, and "NT" the abbreviation, same as for NWT, even though they're separate territories. For other info on postal codes/abbreviations for provinces, territories and the like go to the Canada Post site, it's at: www.canadapost.ca Cheers, -Sidney Sidney McLean Child, Youth and Social Development Studies Applied Research Branch-HRDC 165 Hotel de Ville Phase II, 7th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 0J2 -- Original Text -- From: "John Chioles" [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 2000-07-25 03:12 PM: According to my sources 1) Nunavut is correct 2) NU is the abbreviation -Original Message- From: Lindsay Giles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 12:13 PM To: 'Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull)'; 'MapInfo-L' Subject: RE: MI Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations Hello Dara- 1) The correct spelling for it is "Nunavut" 2) To the best of my knowledge, they are both NT - all addresses I have seen within Nunavut carry NT as their descriptor. I could be wrong but I have not seen any other code. 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 Visit our web site at http://www.axys.net -Original Message- From: Thompson, Dara L. (RyTull) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 8:55 AM To: 'MapInfo-L' Subject:MI Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations Hello all. I hope someone can help me. I am adding a 2-character field to the "Cncty_3k" file to identify the Canadian Province (or Territory). As my source for the 2-digit code, I am using the "Province" column in the "Canada" table. I believe that both tables are the supplied with MapInfo. Here are the problems: 1). The "Cncty_3k" file says that the provincial name is "Nunvaut". The "Canada" file says that it is spelled "Nunavut". Which is correct? 2). The "Canada" file says that the abbreviation for Nunavut is "NT". That is the same abbreviation for the Northwest Territories. Can someone tell me what the abbreviation is for the Northwest Territories as well as the Nuvaut Territory? Thanks! -Dara Thompson -- 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 Help with Canadian Provincial Abbreviations
Hello! I'm from Canada and Nunavut was supposed to be NU but then someone at Canada Post taught some french canadian would have been greatly offended by NU which could mean Nude (nue) in french. So Nunavut was NT, some Inuit were not happy about that position so when the story came out, every french canadian was laughting about the NU thing. So Nunavut will become NU once and for all and every one will live happy ever after. Canadian politicsisn't it great! Patrick B -- 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 with Coordinate system
Hi Jack - Have you tried this: Set Coordsys Table "KnownPositions" instead of setting the coordsys from the window? If the projection of the window doesn't match the projection of the table into which you are inserting the point, the point may well be off the map. Cheers, 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 Visit our web site at http://www.axys.net -Original Message- From: Jack MacDonald [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 1:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:MI Help with Coordinate system My application in MapBasic 4.5 is driving me crazy, and I would really appreciate some help. I am reasonably certain the problem is with getting the correct CoordSys, but after many hours, I still can't figure it out. The concept is that the user selects a point from the SurveyedTrails table. I want to grab the XY coordinates of the selected point, and create a new point in the KnownLocations table using the same XY coordinates. The new point is created when the user clicks a button in a dialog box that Calls FixedPoint(). I have tried saving a Global oPoint object, saving the XY coordinates in Global variables, and every other combination that I can think of. At first, the points were created at the wrong location, now I can't find them at all. Please help! *** global fEasting as float global fNorthing as float global iHour as Integer global iMinute as Integer global iSecond as Integer global iNodeID as Integer global hWnd as Integer global oPoint as Object sub FixedPoint dim oNewPoint as object set coordsys window hWnd oNewPoint = createPoint(centroidx(oPoint),centroidy(oPoint)) Insert into KnownPositions (Obj, SampleSetID, NodeID, Hour, Minute, Second) values (oNewPoint, iSampleSetID, iNodeID, iHour, iMinute, iSecond) end sub sub SelChangedHandler dim sTableName as string dim iRow as Integer iRow = SelectionInfo(SEL_INFO_NROWS) If iRow 1 then ' note "Wrong number of objects selected" exit sub end if sTableName = SelectionInfo(SEL_INFO_TABLENAME) do case sTableName case "GPSSample" iHour = selection.hour iMinute = selection.minute iSecond = selection.second close table tableinfo(0,TAB_INFO_NAME) case "SurveyedTrails" hWnd = frontwindow() set coordsys window hWnd oPoint = selection.obj fNorthing = selection.northing fEasting = selection.easting iNodeID = selection.nodeID close table tableinfo(0,TAB_INFO_NAME) call CreateGPSTrailsDialog case else ' print "neither of the two target tables" end case end sub Jack MacDonald, Senior Researcher, Harvesting Operations Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada Vancouver, BC Canada (604) 228-1555 FAX (604) 228-0999 -- 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!
I endorse the "left handed mouse" approach. I'm right handed. Two years ago I was suffering from RSI in my right arm, then I broke my arm badly. I was forced to switch my mouse to my left hand, and have never switched back. I no longer suffer RSI in my right arm. One additional point: I kept the buttons the same as they were for right-handed use. Three reasons: 1. "Right-click" and "left-click" still make sense; 2. Other people can still pick up my mouse and use it; 3. I personally find that using my middle finger on the left button is easier than using my index finger on the right button. === Oliver Moffatt GIS Support Officer Peak District National Park Authority Telephone: (01629) 816269 Fax: (01629) 816310 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.peakdistrict-npa.gov.uk === -- 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!
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 HELP!
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]
Re: MI Help!
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]
RE: MI HELP!
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
RE: MI HELP!
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 HELP!
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]
Re: MI HELP!
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 Help!
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]
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]
RE: MI Help in creating points!
Perhaps if you defined the steps you took to get all your points plotted on one spot, I can answer better. Create points, Centroid X, then Centroid Y should place them accurately for you. Are you certain that all your rows are coordinates of differing values? (A simple mistake that can have far-reaching ramifications). I've spent much time in erroneous input with these, so I understand your plight. :-) Nat -Original Message- From: Jackie Soto [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 3:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI Help in creating points! I have a list of cemeteries with lat and long coordinates. I want to make points that will show the cemeteries on the map. I tried creating a dbase file and opening the file and creating points. The problem I am getting is that it is creating one point for all the cemeteries. What am I doing wrong? Any help is appreciated. Sincerely, Jackie [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 Help in creating points!
Jackie, You might check to make sure that the longitude is the Centroid X, and latitude is Cenroid Y. Reversing them creates havoc in the coverage! Short of that, double checking the format of the lat longs would be my next step. Fran Peck Peoria Unified School District 6330 W Thunderbird Rd Glendale, AZ 85306 Voice: 623-486-6099 Fax: 623-486-6111 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Jackie Soto [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 3:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI Help in creating points! I have a list of cemeteries with lat and long coordinates. I want to make points that will show the cemeteries on the map. I tried creating a dbase file and opening the file and creating points. The problem I am getting is that it is creating one point for all the cemeteries. What am I doing wrong? Any help is appreciated. Sincerely, Jackie [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 Help!!! how to translate Arc/Info GRID image to be used in MapInfo
Hi folks - Having just been through this, I may have a solution, although a bit kludgey. I had ArcInfo/ArcView grid files which I needed to display in MI. My first thought was convert to shapefile in AV spatial analyst and import into MI but there were a few problems. First, the shapefile translation process generalizes the data a bit, but I could live with that. Second, the resulting shapefile does not seem to be topologically valid, even for ArcView. It will display in AV, but that's about it. I had little success with Universal Translator, Blue Marble's Geographic Explorer or the old shapelink to bring it into MI - MIF or TAB. AutoCAD 14 allowed it to translate successfully, but the resulting product was impossible to work with. What seemed to fail in the translation was that some of the polygons were too complex to be created. Another way out was to export the grid from AV into an ASCII file and then convert that to a point file in MI and regrid it in Vertical Mapper. For 2,000,000 points it wasn't worth it. Neither was writing a reformatter to turn the ASCII file into a USGS DEM file which could be imported by VM. The final method was to capture the image as a graphic and then register it in MI. AV gives a few options in this, but with some pitfalls. Thw WMF options were useable, but they weren't importable into MI. The BMP option seemed to be the optimal choice, but the colours came out mangled - on further checking, this seems to be a documented problem with AV. Working down the list, I tried PostScript output next (I didn't want to lose too much resolution in the process) but the output was monochrome. The next one I tried was CGM Binary (Computer Graphics Metafile). This worked well - it maintained the resolution and the colours were carried over exactly. The only twist is that I had to bring this into Corel 7 and export it as a TIFF. I registered it in MI as a raster image and it worked fine. My conclusion from all this was my belief that ESRI products were never designed to share their data easily - everyone and their dog writes export routines to save in their competitors' format, or publishes file formats - except ESRI. 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 Visit our web site at http://www.axys.net -Original Message- From: Tony Elson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 7:38 PM To: xiaoping gong; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: MI Help!!! how to translate Arc/Info GRID image to be used in MapInfo [] +AD4- Hello, there +AD4- +AD4- I have a Arc/Info Grid image which is a fold of files and I'd like to be +AD4- used in MapInfo as either Grid layer or Vector layer. I have tried +AD4- ArcLink but it seems ArcLink does not support GRID format. It simply +AD4- skips the GRD section in +ACo-.E00 file where has all raster data. +AD4- So Is there anyone over there know any solution for that? +AD4- Thanks in advance. +AD4- You could try using ArcView with 3D Analyst if it is available to you. You can convert the grid to a shapefile which I think if memory serves me correctly, will create the cells as polygons. The Universal Translator should do the rest for you. Can you also not try to convert the grid to a vector file from within ArcInfo itself, than translate the .e00 fiel? Don't know if this helps. Regards - Tony Elson GIS Consultant File: ATT0.txt; charset = UTF-7 -- 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!!! how to translate Arc/Info GRID image to be used in MapInfo
+AD4- Hello, there +AD4- +AD4- I have a Arc/Info Grid image which is a fold of files and I'd like to be +AD4- used in MapInfo as either Grid layer or Vector layer. I have tried +AD4- ArcLink but it seems ArcLink does not support GRID format. It simply +AD4- skips the GRD section in +ACo-.E00 file where has all raster data. +AD4- So Is there anyone over there know any solution for that? +AD4- Thanks in advance. +AD4- You could try using ArcView with 3D Analyst if it is available to you. You can convert the grid to a shapefile which I think if memory serves me correctly, will create the cells as polygons. The Universal Translator should do the rest for you. Can you also not try to convert the grid to a vector file from within ArcInfo itself, than translate the .e00 fiel? Don't know if this helps. Regards - Tony Elson GIS Consultant Geographic Technologies Limited PO Box 6015 Wellesley Street, Auckland, New Zealand Ph: +-64 9 379 2061 x107 Cell: 025 278 4896 Fax: +-64 9 379 2044 Email:tony.elson+AEA-gtech.co.nz jaceng+AEA-clear.net.nz URL: www.gtech.co.nz -- -- 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 on Bar Chart Map
I had the exact same problem with a pie chart a couple of weeks ago (and actually did not find any solution to it); would you please forward any solution to me as well. Thanks in advance. _ Claude Lavoie Service du soutien à la clientèle Direction des technologies de l'information Ministère des Transports du Québec 35, rue de Port-Royal Est, salle 5.00 a Montréal (Québec) H3L 3T1 Téléphone: (514) 873-6280 Télécopieur:(514) 873-8203 Courriel: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ -Message d'origine- De: Chiu Luk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Date: 29 mars 2000 14:49 À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet: MI Help on Bar Chart Map In making a bar chart thematic map, I discovered that the bar heights inside each map object (e.g. a census tract) are out of proportion of the bar shown in the legend. I cannot find any clue from the Help pages. Anyone could help me to solve this problem? (I am working with MapInfo version 5.5) Many thanks. Chiu LUK Policy Research Section Urban Development Services City of Toronto Correspondence: Chiu Luk Urban Development Services East District Office, City of Toronto 150 Borough Drive Scarborough Civic Centre Toronto, ON M1P 4N7 Phone: (416) 396-7031 Fax: (416) 396-4265 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] -- 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!! Why do I get a .MBO file?
Stephen At 11:54 PM 3/10/00 -0500, you wrote: Greetings, And just when I thought I was getting the hang of MB/MI. When I compile my code, MB now compiles it as a .MBO file. I don't know why it does that -- it was compiling fine (i.e., .MBX) before. Then, all of a sudden, it starts compiling as .MBO. Compare the version of code before it started compiling as an mbo. If you don't save multiple versions in the future you are going to spend alot of time guessing. The basic difference is likely that you started using sub end sub to organize your code, OR, you removed a code statement which existed outside of a sub end sub at the top of your program. This statement was used by the mbx as an implied 'main' procedure. Once you do this, you need to declare a sub main end sub. This is where programs tend to be initiated. Search Help 'main' The benefit and use of mbo and project files is that you can link various mb -- mbo files together into one mbx. You will discover this later when you are not able to create any more code in a single mb file. Search Help 'mbo' Brad GeoInfo Solutions Ltd. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geoinfosolutions.com phone/fax 250-656-7170 -- 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!! Why do I get a .MBO file?
Stephen, A very common reason for this is that you probably have written code that refers to a sub that is declared but not actually present. As an example, the following: Declare Sub MAIN Declare Sub DUH Sub MAIN Call DUH End Sub ---will compile as an MBO. DUH is declared, but not written. On the other hand--- Declare Sub MAIN Sub MAIN Call DUH End Sub ---will report errors when compiling. DUH is called, but not declared. But the following--- Declare Sub MAIN Declare Sub DUH Sub MAIN Call DUH End Sub Sub DUH End Sub will compile as a MBX, even though there's actually nothing in DUH. I hope all this helps. Good luck. Mike Jenne JCSI At 11:54 PM 3/10/00 -0500, Stephen R. Riese wrote: Greetings, And just when I thought I was getting the hang of MB/MI. When I compile my code, MB now compiles it as a .MBO file. I don't know why it does that -- it was compiling fine (i.e., .MBX) before. Then, all of a sudden, it starts compiling as .MBO. And, of course .MBO files don't run by themselves in MI. Is there something I entered in the code that makes do this? I've tried Save As, renaming the file, cutting and pasting into a new file, but it always comes out as .MBO. My other files still compile as .MBX. The help files and users manuals (both MI and MB, version 5.0) aren't helpful. Please help me get the .MBX files back. Thanks, Steve Riese [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 Help with Printer Speed/Size Issues...
I understand Mapinfo's "propress" will help with this process. Catch is the price Gabor -Original Message- From: Wyzard [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 2:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:MI Help with Printer Speed/Size Issues... I am running MapInfo 5.5 under windows NT. I'm trying to print some rather complex print jobs and they are taking a long time to print. These prints spool to about 19MB and can take over an HR to print. The printer I am using is an HP LaserJet 4500. Is there anyway I can speed up the process? With the printer only having a 133MHz processor, it would seem like a better idea to have a computer process the data for the printer, then just send to the printer to be printed. Is this possible by a software product out there? Also, I have this same problem with my DesignJet 750C+. Thanks for the help. Chris File: ATT0.html -- 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 help help hlp help no puedo registrarme]
ENGLISH TRANSLATION BELOW: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: por mas que intento, no puedo registrarme y me sale un mensaje de error de que la coneccion a superado el tiempo (conection time out) y no puedo obtener mi pasaporte por esta causa. por favor ayudenme. atte. klark p.d. escribir respuesta a [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abre gratis una cuenta de email en StarMedia Mail. El mejor servicio de email gratis de toda Latinoamérica. http://www.starmedia.com Klark, No se si estan problemas de las linguas, o sus conexion. Ud. escriben de que pais? Cuantos tiempos hay Ud. tenta a recibir un pasaporte? Para sus ayudar, yo hay incluir el destinatario Tech Support a MapInfo. Excusa-me para mi espanol. No hay lo utilizar para muchos anos. Jo MI Tech Support, Klark has attempted to acquire a MI Passport, however he has experienced connection timeouts. I have told him that I do not know if it a problem with the languages or his connection. I have also asked him to respond with the country his is trying to connect from and the number of times he has tried to get a passport. If you can help him out, I am certain it would be greatly appreciated. If you need further translation assistance, I will struggle along... Jo Jordon Native English, Fluent German, Conversant French and Really Rusty Spanish Translation and Interpretation Services... Jo Jordon Consulting MapInfo Certified Instruction Vertical Mapper Certified Instruction GIS Consulting www.geocities.com/jordonjv [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 -- 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 numbering items
Hi Brian, You could use the ROWID function. label the objects with the ROWID (use the expression option and type in ROWID) print the map I tried using a 'select rowid "ID", col1, col2... from mytable' to get a numbered list but it didn't work so here is a work around: (someone may be able to tell me why this didn't work - MapInfo 5.0) browse the table use the Browse/Pick Fields menu option select the fields you want to print out Add another field (select any one and move it to the top) Change the name to ID or something similar Change the Expression to ROWID select Ok Print the table QED Regards Martin == Martin Roundill GIS Manager Waitakere City Council Private Bag 93109 Henderson Waitakere City New Zealand -Original Message- From: Main, Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 7 March 2000 08:17 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: MI help numbering items Here's the situation that I have a solution for, but the solution is not the best. I am given data from the client in a mapinfo table. now the client wants each building numbered when they are plotted out so that they can look on the hard copy of the table and look on a hard copy of a map. here's what I do to solve this problem. first I copy the tables into a new directory, open the copied tables up and add a new field to them then save them as access files. then I copy the MAPINFO_ID column into the new column and open the new table in mapinfo. This works to a degree but we also work with other companies who will send us updated files so the whole process has to be redone. this quickly makes too many different tables and can cause problems. is there a way to number the items without creating new tables and/or adding new columns? I've tried to access the "MAPINFO_ID" column but I think I've found out that you can not. for reference I am using MapInfo Pro v5.5 any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Bryan -- 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 with exporting EPS for offset printing
Hello Tim, What a familiar problem. We had a similar experience building an E sized geological map for Yemen. This was a couple of years back, but what we did was to create an EPS file as you have. We then imported the EPS into Corel Draw as an interpreted Postscript. This creates vectors within Corel. Once the map is in Corel you can modify the colors to CMYK in a number of different ways. Another option is to send the EPS file to a commercial printer with a high end RIP (raster image processor) Once the EPS is RIPed you can take the resulting raster into something like Photo Shop and Manipulate the colour model there. I've have several years experience dealing with this problem and I can't say that there is an easy solution, but we were able to work around the problem and get very nice results. Feel free to give me a call if you are really stuck. John Watson Advanced Information Marketing (AIM) (403) 247-5736 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Tim Smith - Parks Dept [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 3:25 PM Subject: MI, Help with exporting EPS for offset printing Hello, I just joined the list and I'm hoping someone can help me with this situation. We have completed a very detailed Open Space Map of the City of Boston and are trying to send it to a print shop for high-quality printing. The map is ANSI E size and we need to print 500 copies. After much trouble locating the proper postscript driver, we were able to create a valid EPS file. But, since MI works with RGB colors there is a need to convert the image to CYMK colors to produce the offset plates. I was told by someone at the print shop that merely using the "convert to CYMK" command in Illustrator will not work because the blacks will not fully convert to CYMK black. Nor will the "Overwrite black" command. He said the only solution is to manually select each black object and change its color to 100% black. There are over 15,000 black objects on the map and this is not a practical solution. After reviewing the MI-list archives, I downloaded MAPublisher, trial version, but that doesn't seem like it will help at this point. We really don't want to rebuild the map layout. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is there a reasonably affordable way to produce 500 ANSI E prints of high-quality? Also, we used Arial fonts in MI, which I don't think is a postscript font. Is this going to be a problem? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance. Tim Smith Urban Wilds Project Manager Boston Parks 617-635-4505, ext. 6511 617-635-3256, fax -- 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 needed for Ecological problem
How about opening up multiple copies of your polygon table (you may have to rename them) and create separate thematic maps showing different "themes". You can then play with the order of the layers to show it in the clearest way. Jack -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lavinia IrvingSent: February 8, 2000 7:04 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: MI Help needed for Ecological problem I need to locate multiple data items into a single polygon. Mapinfo will only allow a single data item to occupy a single polygon using create thematic map. I want my data to exist in a polygon as a dot denstiy of individual pieces of data. The data is butterfly recorded sightings at a number of different sites where each species needs to be represented within each polygon, representing site, in order to make the dataset useful. Can someone help me with this?
RE: MI Help needed for Ecological problem
I would experiment with the update column command (Table Update column). Choose the table to update as being the polygon table, the table to get the data from as the site coverage; the join criteria as being where the object in the polygon table contains the object of the sites table (accessed by the join button), the column to update as "Add a temporary column" and the values as (Calculate) sum of the number of sitings of a species. Then just do a dot density thematic on the This processure does not change the data in your tables, but adds a temporary column that is reproduced if you save a workspace. Thus change the data in sites and the next time you open your workspace, it will show the changes automatically. You can also do this from thematic mapping by choosing Then just do a dot density thematic on the polygon table, choose the option join for the column in step 2, and choose the sites tables and sum the number of values etc. as above. Hope this helps Robert -Original Message- From: Lavinia Irving [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 1:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:MI Help needed for Ecological problem I need to locate multiple data items into a single polygon. Mapinfo will only allow a single data item to occupy a single polygon using create thematic map. I want my data to exist in a polygon as a dot denstiy of individual pieces of data. The data is butterfly recorded sightings at a number of different sites where each species needs to be represented within each polygon, representing site, in order to make the dataset useful. Can someone help me with this? File: ATT6.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 Help needed for Ecological problem
Have you considered presenting your data as histograms (numbers of each butterfly species) at the centroid of each polygon with the polygon theme (outlines only, no fill) as a background? Peter Wainwright, LGL Limited 9768 Second St. Sidney, BC, Canada V8L 3Y8 (250) 656-0127 voice (250) 655-4761 fax http://www.lgl.com 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 Help creating an EPS file from MapInfo for offset printing
There is a freeware program called ghostscript that will do it. If you do a web search it should show up. Open the image and save as .eps. It's also good for creating jpgs from layouts. -- 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 creating an EPS file from MapInfo for offset printing
Gary, I'd like to use this opportunity to wish all on the list BEST WISHES FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON and a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. Thanks to you all for such a great resource - special thanks to Bill and to those heavy and/or compulsive contributors. Now to your problem Gary, Our printer (i.e. the company that produces our colour sep films, proofs etc.) handles eps files from the HP driver we use without any problems. The driver is for the HP2500CP PS3 - choose "encapsulated PostScript" in printer setup, and when you print to file, change the file extension from .prn to .eps. Works for us. Also, for maps like yours, we developed a process of CMYK colour separating in MapInfo, including dialing in the precise CMYK colour we want - no need for any other intermediate program before sending files to printer for proofing. This has advantages in some cases. Regards Rod Dawney - AUSMEC - Australasian Mineral Exploration Consultants PO Box 183, Albert St PO, Brisbane, Queensland, 4002 AUSTRALIA Phone: 61 7 32100249 Fax: 61 7 32294554 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.ausmec.gil.com.au - Gary Labelle wrote: Hi and Seasons Greetings,I really have a problem here. I have created a map of Argentina in MapInfo (Metallogenic Map) and I now need to produce film for offset printing. The HP driver I am using produces nice output as a postscript .ps file which converts nicely to Acrobat .pdf but I cannot figure out how to go to .eps which is what the printer wants to produce film. The map is 48" x 32".Any help and I would be indebted to you in the future.Gary Labelle
RE: MI Help for MapInfo Uncombine ?
Hello Jon Petter, On the surface of it, an uncombine function doesn't seem complicated, but from experience I know there are several things that complicate the solution. MB provides an easy way of extracting the Nth polygon from a region using the ExtractNodes() function. If the begin_node and end_node arguments are both 1, you get the Nth whole polygon. So, this will give you a way of extracting individual polygons, then using the area() function you can perform your "threshold" test. The difficult part comes with determining whether a polygon is an "include" or "exclude". For example, a donut would be 2 polygons, 1 include and 1 exclude. However, not all 2 polygon regions are donuts - you can quite easily have 2 disjoint includes. Also, you can nest inclusion and exclusion zones to create more complex regions. Finally, the first polygon in a region is not guaranteed to be an include. So, even with a simple donut, the hole may be expressed as the first polygon. Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd, U.K. http://www.europa-tech.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jon Petter Nielsen Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 3:01 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: MI Help for MapInfo "Uncombine" ? Hi I am trying to develop a function to perform "uncombine" on multi-polygon regions. Then classify them based on area values ("Remove all smaller than ...") - Anyone programmed this in MapBasic ? - Am I able to perform this by looping the polygons using data from ObjectInfo ? - How, in general, to detect which polygons are islands and which are not ? Example : Donut region = 2 polygons. Jon Petter Nielsen InfoWiz AS, Oslo Norway, [EMAIL PROTECTED] +47 2296 1563 -- 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
Hello Susan, I think this might be a fairly easy one (I hope!) I'm trying to build an array based off of user input. In the custom dialog there will only be on Edit Text box for the user to input the data. There will also be a Control Button titled "Next". The gist of it being that after the user inputs a string/value in the edit text box and clicks "next" the value will be stored and the edit text box cleared so that the next value can be inputted. I've tried a few different things (readcontrolvalue etc. but to no avail) Any suggestions (I'm limited to MB)? You have a choice of re-using or re-starting your dialog. To re-use it, you need to use the "alter control ..." statement to clear the text of the message box. To restart it, just arrange your code so that the "Next" button is an "okbutton" which dismissed the dialog, and loop around to call the "dialog ..." statement again. One thing to think about is that most user use the mouse to press buttons and not any keyboard shortcuts. So, your user will probably be switching between typing, mouse click several times. I don't know how many entries you're expecting from the user but I think a better solution would be to use a larger dialog with a reasonably sized text box. Put a note on the dialog asking the user to enter their value using a comma (or other) separator. Then, when they hit "OK", it's quite straight forward to write an MB loop which runs through the entered string and extracts the sub-strings/numbers for your array. Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd, U.K. http://www.europa-tech.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]