Thanks for all that answered my "metric" question. 1) Great one From: Bradley Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If you want to set the default in MapInfo so that when you use functions the units are "km" instead of "mi" as in Query --> Select then using "functions" in Assist pick "Area". By default this will be in "sq. mi". Add the following two lines to "startup.wor" which resides in you MapInfo directory. Set Distance Units "km" Set Area Units "sq. km" And now every time MapInfo loads it will run the above commands and the output of functions will be returned in the above metric units. Regards, Brad Bradley Browne Support Manager Desktop Mapping Systems Pty Ltd 1st Floor 646 Newcastle St Leederville, WA 6007 Ph: +61 8 9328 2715 Fax: +61 8 9328 2716 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mapsys.com.au/ 2) From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Dyan, You can set these options usint The Options menu, Preferences Menu Item and the Map Window Preferences. In this dialog box you will see a checkbox for Metric Distance and Area Units. Kirk Regular www.gds.nf.net **** Thanks for All Dyan C. Catamaran Phero Tech Inc. -------------------------- 604-940-9944 604-940-9433 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
