MI Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 09:44:00 +1000

2000-09-13 Thread Van Uitregt, John
who mapinfo-l end Regards . . . ~~ John van Uitregt (GIS Analyst) Logan City Council, PO Box 3226, Logan City DC, Q 4114, Australia Ph : +61-7-3826-5697 Fax : +61-7-3808-0014 E-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.logan.qld.gov.au

MI SUM: How to GetUserName using call to Windows API

2000-09-11 Thread Van Uitregt, John
Listers, WOW! What a turn around time. A working solution in 2 hours, terrific. The solution is: '--- working code to get user name from system ' please forgive bad programming style declare sub main() declare function GetUserName lib "advapi32.dll" alias

MI: How to GetUserName using call to Windows API

2000-09-10 Thread Van Uitregt, John
Hello All, I am a regular reader of the MapInfo list and have found many solutions to my problems there, but unfortunately not my latest. I need to get the current users name from the system somehow. I am using Win3.1 (really), Win95 and NT, using MI / MB 4.?, so the solution could be a complex

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

2000-06-18 Thread Van Uitregt, John
Hello all, I'VE BEEN SAVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. Thanks very much to many, but in particular mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. The solution was simple... In MapInfo: File Open Table Select dBase dbf (*.dbf) in the File type field Enter *.dat in the File Name field and press Return Select and open the

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

2000-06-15 Thread Van Uitregt, John
Hello All, I have lost the .TAB file from the standard 5 mapinfo files. I have a good idea of the 19 column names and types, but am unable to recreate it textually so that I can open the table. I have even created a new table and stolen the .TAB from it, but to no avail. Have I got any chance of

MI SUM: MapInfo Pro Geometry Manager V1.0

2000-05-08 Thread Van Uitregt, John
Thanks to all for the info supplied. Overall, it seems that it is an industrial strength package that has been built from the ground up rather than an MB application, and it does its job quite effectively. I'll happily supply the emails (6) to anyone interested.

RE: MI Speeding up mapbasic code

2000-04-26 Thread Van Uitregt, John
Hi Scott, Here are a few of the steps that I have used to overcome MB performance. These are fairly obvious tips really, but perhaps they'll help, or prompt someone for better ideas. 1. Don't open any map windows if it can be helped. Open the tables as "hide". A lot of time can be wasted

MI - MapInfo Pro Geometry Manager V1.0

2000-04-18 Thread Van Uitregt, John
Hello listers, I am a regular reader of this list and found it very helpful, so I thought that I might ask the question: Has anyone had any experience (good, bad or otherwise) with the software "MapInfo Pro Geometry Manager V1.0" ( http://www.mapinfo.com/software/geometry_mgr/index.html ). In

MI: MapBasic SearchPoint SearchRect commands

2000-02-14 Thread Van Uitregt, John
Hi, I am seeking assistance in the use of the SearchPoint and SearchRect commands in MapBasic please. My main problem is that I cannot guarantee correct or predictable results. I have a lines map and a points map. The lines maps represents a sewer system and the points map represents the access