MI selecting in another layer??

2000-03-21 Thread Haavard Bøk-Olsen
hello I have two layers, one with the coaststructure of Norway and one with polygons that show densities of people in different areas.. The problem is that these polygons are, which shall be represented as thematic shading, "going" out in the sea. I want to cut the polygons along the

Integrated Mapping, MIMapGen object

2000-03-21 Thread Gregor Waddell
Hi, I'm using the MIMapgen object's method 'GetTable'. It always seems to return 'nothing' when I pass it a valid open table name. I've tried the 'refresh' method and various combinations of open and closed tables but it always returns 'nothing' or fails with a 'method failed error'. The VB

MI Distance calculations

2000-03-21 Thread Burnside Niall
I am interested in finding out whether or not it is possible to calculate the distance between the edges of two polygons within MapInfo. Currently, I can only find a means of calculating the distance between the centroids of two polygons: centroidX(obj),CentroidY(obj), m "distance" What I am

RE: MI VB / MB Error

2000-03-21 Thread Richard . Burkmar
Greg, I loop through the MB applications collection because I've found it hard to predict the correct case of all the characters in the string used to identify the application. Executing a loop like this in break mode will let you see exactly whats going on too. For Each obj In

MI - Morocco projection

2000-03-21 Thread Tom Manson
List, Does anybody know what the projection system used in Morocco is? Thanks in advance, Tom -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact

RE: MI Do we want to create a MapInfo Newsgroup?

2000-03-21 Thread Eberl,Christine [NCR]
Hi I have no experience with newsgroups, but with all the feedback you're receiving regarding the volume of incoming junk to a NG, I feel strongly inclined to vote against switching our format to a newsgroup - and if given a choice I would remain with only the MAPINFO-L list. I already find it

MI: Setting font size in dialog boxes

2000-03-21 Thread Lavoie, Claude
Can I change the font size in MI's standard dialog boxes (layer control for instance); if yes, how. TIA _ Claude Lavoie Service du soutien à la clientèle Direction des technologies de l'information Ministère des Transports du Québec 35, rue de

Integrated Mapping, MIMapGen object

2000-03-21 Thread Gregor Waddell
The solution to my problem is :- Dim objMIMapGen As MapInfo.DMIMapGen, objMI As MapInfo.MapInfoApplication Set objMI = New MapInfoApplication Set objMIMapGen = objMI.MIMapGen Dim obj As Object objMI.Do "open table ""c:\programs\mapx35\maps\asia.tab""" Set obj = objMIMapGen.GetTable("asia") Dim

Re: MI Folder Dialog

2000-03-21 Thread Christian Singer
At 13:03 21.03.00 +1200, you wrote: I am using MapBasic5.0 on NT4 and want to give the user the ability to select a folder. If I use the FileOpenDlg command I can get the path to a selected file but it requires the user to select a file - therefore they cannot select an empty directory. Has

RE: MI dBPlanner

2000-03-21 Thread Swayze . Natalie
I'm really not sure how exactly I would be using the software...I work for Spectrum Management with Industry Canada. Spectrum is in charge of issuing radio and microwave licenses to various users across the country. I am sort of the "mapping technician" of sorts so I don't have the kind of

RE: MI Re: Hottest product on the net...banned after 3/25/00 sasfd

2000-03-21 Thread Deinya Phenix
Thanks for your input, Josh, but I think it's a matter worth discussing. Is there anything that we can do, as a list, to keep it cleaner? How is it that other lists (e.g., SAS-L, SPSSX-L) have less hijacking? -D -Original Message- From: Joshua Ostroff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:

RE: MI Do we want to create a MapInfo Newsgroup?

2000-03-21 Thread Lavoie, Claude
Lots of MapInfo-L bliss comin' our way. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. _ 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

MI Managing forms/windows in an Integrated Mapping App

2000-03-21 Thread Richard . Burkmar
Dear All, I have a VB6 integrated mapping application which works together with MapInfo Pro. Users need to interact with both applications at any given time - so managing the two interfaces is important. I use the Windows API 'SetWindowPos' to make sure that my VB form always appears over the

MI Re : MapInfo Newsgroup

2000-03-21 Thread V. VESTRI
Grenoble, le 21 mars 2000 Hi, Personally, I would vote against. This current system works very fine and it's very simple to get message. ** Véronique VESTRI Ingénieur S.I.G. ** ASCOPARG

MI Finding distances between points along a network

2000-03-21 Thread Blair Allen
Hi: I am looking to find the distance between a number of points along a network of streets (in this cases, houses and bus stops). Does anyone know the simplest way to do this? The distances have to be along the network, not "as the crow flies". Since people can't walk though fences, other

Re: MI Do we want to create a MapInfo Newsgroup?

2000-03-21 Thread Raymond Rivest
At 08:36 AM 3/21/00 -0700, Bill Thoen wrote: Looks like this idea isn't going to go anywhere. Since none of the people who asked me if we could create a newsgroup have given any arguments in support for forming a MapInfo newsgroup, and most everyone else who did says "no," it looks like this

Re: MI Re: Hottest product on the net...banned after 3/25/00 sasfd

2000-03-21 Thread Bill Thoen
Deinya Phenix wrote: I think the proportion of advertisements on this list dilutes it's usefulness, don't you? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 2:43 AM Subject: MI Re: Hottest

MI: Scale problem

2000-03-21 Thread Ahmet DABANLI
Hi Everybody I have a big problem i've prepared a layout i've printed a 1:1000 scale map with a HP 670C printer and it is fine. two points with known location has 10 cm distance on paper and 100 meter on map i didn't changed anything and printed again with the same printer AMAZING same two

RE: MI VB / MB Error

2000-03-21 Thread Toothaker, Greg
Richard and L, I gave the code a try and have encountered another error: -2147023186: Automation error The object universal unique identifier (UUID) was not found. Again, any experiences with this error or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, Greg Greg, I loop through the MB applications

RE: MI Univ. Translator problems with State Plane Coordinates

2000-03-21 Thread Tim Warman
Title: RE: MI Univ. Translator problems with State Plane Coordinates No solution yet, but an interesting discovery.I tried changing the output format from .tab to .mif, and UT had no problem translating the file. Importing the .mif file worked fine too. _Tim

Re: MI Distance calculations

2000-03-21 Thread Russell Mincher
One process to achieve that would be to: If the polygons are not regions, make them so Create the line "centroidX(obj),CentroidY(obj)" Set the line as the target and erase the portion inside the two regions Measure the length of the resulting line Slow if you had more than one or

Re: MI Reporting spam fraud sasfd

2000-03-21 Thread Colonel Erick Posner
The proper website to report spam and fraud is the FTC website. http://www.ftc.gov They regulate commerce. - Erick Posner - "My Mom said she learned how to swim. Someone took her out in the lake and threw

RE: MI Reporting spam fraud

2000-03-21 Thread Matt.Wilkie
I tried to find a law enforcement Web site with an email address to which I could forward it; but found none. (You can't even report a murder on the Web, let alone this). There is little law enforcement for the net because the net by it's very nature spans multiple jurisdictions and thus

MI Raster images

2000-03-21 Thread Sarah . Myers
MI supplies raster images. I have the Rockies, Norwest, and the southwest. Does anyone know where I can find the West? I looked all through my MI sample files (or thought I did). I need Texas. Any help? ;))) Sarah Myers Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall

RE: MI Univ. Translator problems with State Plane Coordinates

2000-03-21 Thread Cautley, David/PDX
MapInfo tech support says this is a "known problem". what we do is create a lie... add an entry to your projections table (or edit the NAD27 entry) that's exactly the same as the NAD27 but uses the units "feet" instead of "survey feet". For the kind of work we do (planning) the tiny, tiny

MI Fw: Import ETAK file

2000-03-21 Thread Thithiti Sitthiharn
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Thithiti Sitthiharn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 9:50 PM Subject: Re: Import ETAK file We don't have a translator for this data. You may want to post a message to the MapInfo internet mailing list, [EMAIL

Sum: MI Folder Dialog

2000-03-21 Thread Martin Roundill
Thanks all those that replied. I implemented Eric Frost's solution which worked a charm. Thanks to everyone that replied and Eric if you are every down this way I owe you a beer. Cheers Martin == Martin Roundill GIS Manager Waitakere City Council Private