Frontier Mapping Pty Ltd wrote:
Can you run Proviewer on computers without MapInfo installed? And if
I use a non-standard font, would I have to include the font file with
the Proviewer package when I distribute it to clients? Thank you,
Hi Michelle!
Yes, PV can be used w/o MapInfo,
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
SURE! I have MapInfo 5.0 running on NT 4.0 platform with service pack 4
along with Informix and Spatialware installed.
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From: Michael Tang
Yes, it works fine with SP4.
Jure.
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The problem :
Cannot print a continuous thematic maps under MI Pro v5.5 /
Win2000 even after using the registry to set the colours to 256.
The responses:
One response indicated that using MapInfo Professional v5.0, as
opposed to v5.5, to do the printing sometimes works. Thanks Tom
for that one
Jacques,
I also tried to do this, but is not possible
to
use a variable (Brush_Styles) in a string in order
to
use "Run Command" and modify the variable. Are you
really tried to use your code
?
comm="Create Styles From "
+MIBrushLOW+ "To "+MIBrushHIGH
+"Vary Color By ''"RGB''"
This is a very simple query select but I can't work out how to do it! I
have a column which has a code within it refering to mode of
transport...I want to select all the records that equal codes
4,5,12,13 14...(These represent cars (with different no.s of
passengers and mcycles)). I can
To Laure Dessemontet-Berthoud -
First of all ... Universal Translator is a scaled down version of a product
called FME from www.safe.com. UT (and FME) use two files to translate data:
1) is the dgn input file and 2) a .fme file containing FME commands to guide
the translation from .dgn to .tab
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
Thanks guys...3 replies and 3 slightly different ways to do it! I
couldn't quite get Toms to work though, it wasn't having it at all...
Anyway, thank you!
Question:
This is a very simple query select but I can't work out how to do it! I
have a column which has a code within it refering to mode
Under optionsToolbars you set your defaults.
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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
Dear All,
There is an important bid going on here.
It is a whole GIS solution for the mining industry.
I am looking for all MapInfo based applications and worldwide references
that could meet the needs.
Thank you for your help
All the best
Hassan Tazi
Business Expansion S.A.
Dear users,
I have a problem of some complexity that I am hoping somebody can
shed some light on.
I have two tables, one a native mapinfo table and the other an
imported access table. Both tables have identical columns, except
that the access table has had (a) changes made to some of the
Hi all
Can anyone tell me if they have noticed a memory
leak within MapInfo while using an OLE connection with Delphi. The
following command seems to give a memory leak
Select * from table where obj partly within
a_circle
Thanks
Ian
Mappers;
Try using a trackball. I have used one for nearly 10 years and would never
go back to a mouse. The trackball has numerous advantages.
1. You only have to keep enough desk space clear for the trackball.
2. You can set it up so you can rest your wrist, and in my case my elbow on
the arm
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%
I would like a confirmation of my interpretation that the string used in a
RUN COMMAND cannot contained an array variable.
I encountered that apparent limitation when trying to find a solution to a
query about the CREATE STYLE statement. The string
"Create Styles From " +LOW + " To "+HIGH +"
This is off the topic of MI, but I was wondering if there are any lists
similar to this one for Delphi??
Look at http://www.borland.com/newsgroups/
They are not e-mail based like mapinfo-L.
Regards
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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
Short answer: Yes
4.12 also works. Don't know about prior versions.
Regards,
Bob Garrett
Sprint-BWG
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To: MapInfo-L
Cc: michael
Subject: FW: MI Mapinfo 4.5 on Windows NT 4
Dear All,
A
Hi to all,
I have a street map (vector) and a ortho photo of the same area. Its easy to
register because there are lots of know points. I think I did everything
right, since the image displays correctly. The problem is when i open a new
table with rectangles, they became distorced. (the corners
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
Thanks to Jonathan Stokes and Jason Adam who wrote MBXs to take you directly
to the Map Settings under Options Preferences. I have zipped up Jason's
application (per BT's advice concerning virus detection problems) and
attached it.
Thanks to Brian Forester who suggested a keyboard shortcut
There has been some really good advice about manual ways to
customize menus and buttons.
Why isn't there a right click command with a button/command
rearranger window as there is with other PC software? Has
anyone written one?
Everyone has different needs. Everyone does things slightly
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
Jayprakash,
You may take a look at MapWizAX, an OCX control, which will make the
integrated mapping much easier, esp. the callback function.
You can get it for a free trial at:
http://www.ducomsoft.com/mapwizax.htm
Regards,
Haibo Du
Ducom Software
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From:
Thanks to all of you for your answers.
Of course, it does not seem to be as easy as "some" are saying.
My investigation is getting more precise. I am sure I will have more questions
soon. That M2D mdl command sounds interesting. I will try it asap.
Good day to all of you
Laure
Hi,
Is There somebody that knows how we can change automaticly the color
of each ligne (from a selection) in batch process with mapbasic.
Thank you in advance
Claude Couture
GeoCom TMS Inc.
Responsable de la cartographie
418 650-5500 ext 27
Fax 418 650-3291
www.geocomtms.com
With my 5.5 and W98, the {Alt P}PM sets me correctly in the Map Window
Preferences dialog, but the active element by default seems to be the snap
tolerance. The Y would go there of course. The solution is to {Alt Y} or N,
in contradiction with the recommendation to use the Alt with only the first
I am having a problem creating custom Icons. I have followed the text
book procedure in Chapter 11 of the MapBasic user's guide to a tee. I am
using VC++ resource editor. I have compiled a MFC Dll and standard Win32
Dll. The error I keep on getting is "the.Library was not
found...Unable to
Hi, I am new to this list and to MapInfo. I was wondering if anyone has
come across a utility that will combine multiple USGS DEM files into a
single file. I have been experimenting with the MapInfo tool called DEM to
grid, and while it works fine, when placing multiple grids into a single
With my 5.5 and W98, the {Alt P}PM sets me correctly in the Map Window
Preferences dialog, but the active element by default seems to be the snap
tolerance. The Y would go there of course. The solution is to {Alt Y} or N,
in contradiction with the recommendation to use the Alt with only the first
I read Grant Dickson's message and Kirsten Burrows' reply,
with the suggestion of checking out EverMap from MapCentric. I'll go and have a
look. In the meantime my question is: does EverMap also allow the user to place
labels along curved lines (like along roads and rivers and over mountain
There is an upgrade to MapX 4.0 which can be downloaded from the Mapinfo
TestDrive Centre. When you apply this upgrade to MapX 4.0, the documentation
also gets updated and now includes a section on which files need to be
distributed with a MapX application.
Peter Elphick
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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
Hi David
just type this in the mapbasic window
Select * from MyTab where MyColm in (4,5,12,13, 14, etc. )
Peter Laulund
National Survey and Cadastre, Denmark
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Vedrørende:
Hi Carlos, Jacques
Try this code I use it with no problems
include "mapbasic.def"
define startfarve red
define slutfarve blue
declare sub main
sub main
dim bn, i as smallint,
brushStyle() as brush
cls
bn = 20
Create styles
from Brush(2, startfarve, 0)
I am trying to download the 1:250,000 DEM files on a Win NT 4.0 machine. I
am trying to use WINzip to extract them. I have tried the compressed and
uncompressed files. When I try to extract it, it asks for a file extension
for the file. I tried giving it a zip extension and the message is
Thanks to Richard Metzger, Uffe Kousgaard Thomas Guelden for their
responses to my question.
This is off the topic of MI, but I was wondering if there are any lists
similar to this one for Delphi??
Their responses are as follows:
Richard:
No, but there is the Borland forum, which has many
I have two tables open - one is a layer of point features, the other polygons. I
have address data associated with the polygons and I want to perform a query
that can assign this address data to the point nearest each property. There are
several thousand of these so I need something that will
Dear Hassan,
You may wish to consider MapEdit distributed by MapCentric. MapEdit is a
powerful map editing tool which creates digital vector maps from scanned
cartographic materials and raster images for on-screen editing.
Product features include:
Automated/Manual digitising
Raster image
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
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