MI: Multiple / Batch Modify table structure

Hi Listers, I m chasing something that will modify table structures on mass. ie Remove a particular field from 100 plus tables or rename a field from "id" to "Feature_id". HELP ? HOWARD ADDISON CAD/GIS MANAGER AngloGold Australasia Limited Level 1, 3 Richardson Street West Perth, W.A. 6005

Re: MIF file format

Hi Preetha, I do not know exactly what you are trying to do but I suppose you want to import MIF/MID files onto another format of GIS software, other than MapInfo. I am trying to write a program that can read MIF files. I have downloaded MIF file format technical description from

MI how to avoid status windows (progress bars)

I am using MapInfo Pro 6.0 / MapBasic 6.0 on a NT 4.0 computer to convert several TAB-files (import, export, data modification, indexing). But this cannot be done in background because MI Pro requires the focus on its main window. Otherwise status windows and progress bars are not displayed and

Re: MI: Multiple / Batch Modify table structure

Hi Listers, I'm chasing something that will modify table structures on mass. ie Remove a particular field from 100 plus tables or rename a field from "id" to "Feature_id". That something could be either 1) Mapbasic or 2) FME (www.safe.com) Regards Uffe Kousgaard www.routeware.dk

MI Problem while converting georeferenced image to TAB format

Hi everybody! I would have a question for you. I have a georeferenced aerial photo in HMR format. HMR format comes from Microstation - Descartes and it is different from GeoTiff and because it supports a rotation factor. My problem is the following. A rotation factor have been applied in

RE: MI how to avoid status windows (progress bars)

Stephan, Try the "Set ProgressBars { On | Off }" command. Serge -Original Message- From: Noy, Stephan, MTC-DTM, NOY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

MI To all GIS Officers within UK Local Government

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MI Basic MapBasic query

I'm new to MapBasic and am trying to write a small program to enable a colleague to start using MapInfo for their work. This is my program so far: Include "c:\program files\mapinfo\professional\icons.def" Include "c:\program files\mapinfo\mapbasic\menu.def" Include "c:\program

MI How does MapInfo handles muliple Projections in the same window?

Title: How does MapInfo handles muliple Projections in the same window? Hi Does anyone know how MapInfo handles multiple projections in the same map window? I.e. if a WGS84 vector table is open into the same window as a vector OSGB36 table or vice versa, is it possible to calculate the

RE: MI Basic MapBasic query

Simon, The problem is probably due to the fact that you use the Symbol_Type variable in your Do Case without initializing it first; Try initializing your variable (Symbol_type = MakeSymbol (33,red,12)) before calling your Do

MI MapBasic 4.0 and 5.0

Hello Lists, Our tech. support department is planning to upgrade our MapBasic from ver. 4.0 to 5.0 or higher. Could you kindly share any info on these two version - what was the difference(s)? Any significant enhancements? We are still using MapInfo 5.0 - Can we use mbx program created in the

MI Create Point on Polyline

Everybody, Is there an easy way to snap a to-be-created point to a line/polyline? I have noticed that if you turn the Snap option on, it is only possible to snap to the constituent points of the (poly-)line, not somewhere in between. Anyone knows a solution or has a Mapbasic script, which

Re: MI Problem while converting georeferenced image to TAB format

David Thibault wrote: Is there any way to translate the HMR format photo to the TAB format without loosing the rotation factor previously applied. Hi David! That depends on what you are trying to do. I'm a bit puzzled when you say you need to rotate the orthophotos. Normal cartographic

Re: MI MapBasic 4.0 and 5.0

GPurnomo wrote: Could you kindly share any info on these two version - what was the difference(s)? Any significant enhancements? We are still using MapInfo 5.0 - Can we use mbx program created in the latest version with the earlier MapInfo, for example: mbx made in 5.5 to be used in MI 5.0?

MI warning message upon startup

Anyone know how to get rid of the warning message "(c:\program files\mapinfo\mapinfow.mnu:1090) MapInfo Database driver failed to load C:\Program Files\MAPINFO\MIDLOCI.DLL or dependent drivers" that pops up each time I start MI? And as a side note, what is it for (the MIDLOCI.DLL, that is) ?

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MI Previous versions of MapBasic

GPurnomo wrote: Could you kindly share any info on these two version - what was the difference(s)? Any significant enhancements? We are still using MapInfo 5.0 - Can we use mbx program created in the latest version with the earlier MapInfo, for example: mbx made in 5.5 to be used in MI 5.0?

MI Importing a File

I have a "txt" file with over 300,000 records (One Record per line) in it. I want to import it into a MapInfo Table... what is the easiest way to do so? Here is the Record Layout for each line Position 1-2Century Position 3-6Sep Year Position 7 Filler Position 8-9Sep

Re: MI warning message upon startup

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Re: MI Importing a File

If your entire text file is set up the same way as your example, a quick and dirty solution could be to open the text file in Excel, a dialog box will open and you can set the column divisions and cell settings for the columns in there (I tried it with your example and it was very

MI Using StreetAppend

Greetings to all: I am running MapInfo 5.5 along with StreetInfo 5.0. After upgrading to Windows 2000, I tried to append data for several counties with StreetAppend. All seemed normal - the proper counties showed up, the proper layers showed up - until the final "OK." Then I received the

MI Choosing/Using alternative pen files

Hello listers, I would like to be able to choose a different .pen file from within MapInfo or possibly in a MapBasic script. The standard is mapinfow.pen which I can certainly change, but I would like to have the option of doing this after having opened MapInfo. Can this be done? TIA, Brendan

Re: MIF file format

Preetha, MapInfo can read directly from MIF files. I'm just guessing that your purpose might be to export MIF/MapInfo files to another format. You may want to elaborate. In any case the mif file will have a similar header (if not exactly the same) - certainly the same order. However, in some

Re: MI Importing a File

Hi Kurt and Gregory I have a "txt" file with over 300,000 records (One Record per line) in I do not think Excel can accept that many records. We use Access to import huge TXT files instead of Excel. Then it can be re-imported into MapInfo. If your entire text file is set up the same way as