MI-L MB - how to skip the letter I?

2000-11-27 Thread Frank Ross
Hello, Trying to modify the sample code that comes with MapBasic "Gridmakr.mb" to "skip" the letter "I" when it creates the column names (...FGHJK...). The original code: col_string = build_cellname$(i_col) Insert Into table_name ( Description, col_name, row_name, obj )

MI-L compact (shrink wrap) convex hull

2000-11-15 Thread Frank Ross
Hello all, Does anyone know of a utility or a way to create a "compact" or "shrink wrap" convex hull from a selection of a street network? I need to create a region (polygon) that contains only selected streets (to be used to qualify customers for services). The convex hull routine in MI

Re: MI AND AV in the same office?

2000-05-03 Thread Frank Ross
Hello MI'ers Interesting discussion. Nice to hear something other than the standard either/or - this vs. that debate and that those with resources to support both platforms are finding ways to integrate... We use both, but to be honest the only reason we use AV is for the Network Analyst

MI Grid Creation Help (Map Book)

2000-04-06 Thread Frank Ross
Hello All, Trying to create a grid of map book cells with different heights than widths. The cells must be 2,500 FT E-W by 2,000 FT N-S. The gridmaker that ships with Mapinfo can only create "square" grids, and although the kgm gridmaker allows for different height and width for the "total"

MI Combined Plines to Individual Plines

1999-12-09 Thread Frank Ross
Hello all, Is anyone aware of an .mbx or a snip of code that will convert "combined polylines (multiple sections)" into single section polylines? I am aware Andrew Dressel's "polyline to line (Polybrk)" utility in the L archives. It is a great utility, however it splits polyline segments into