Hi Brian,
You could use the ROWID function.
label the objects with the ROWID (use the expression option and type in
ROWID)
print the map
I tried using a 'select rowid "ID", col1, col2... from mytable' to get a
numbered list but it didn't work so here is a work around: (someone may be
able to tell me why this didn't work - MapInfo 5.0)
browse the table
use the Browse/Pick Fields menu option
select the fields you want to print out
Add another field (select any one and move it to the top)
Change the name to ID or something similar
Change the Expression to ROWID
select Ok
Print the table
QED
Regards
Martin
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Martin Roundill
GIS Manager
Waitakere City Council
Private Bag 93109
Henderson
Waitakere City
New Zealand
-----Original Message-----
From: Main, Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, 7 March 2000 08:17
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: MI help numbering items
Here's the situation that I have a solution for, but the solution is not the
best.
I am given data from the client in a mapinfo table. now the client wants
each building numbered when they are plotted out so that they can look on
the hard copy of the table and look on a hard copy of a map. here's what I
do to solve this problem. first I copy the tables into a new directory,
open the copied tables up and add a new field to them then save them as
access files. then I copy the MAPINFO_ID column into the new column and
open the new table in mapinfo. This works to a degree but we also work with
other companies who will send us updated files so the whole process has to
be redone. this quickly makes too many different tables and can cause
problems. is there a way to number the items without creating new tables
and/or adding new columns? I've tried to access the "MAPINFO_ID" column but
I think I've found out that you can not. for reference I am using MapInfo
Pro v5.5 any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Bryan
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