Questions tagged [mapbasic]
MapBasic is a programming language for the creation of additional tools and functionality for MapInfo Pro Desktop GIS
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In MapBasic, how do I allow a user to choose a folder?
I have used the FileOpenDlg() function to allow the user to choose a file. I would like to do the same thing to allow them to choose a folder so I can save files to the folder without the user having ...
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In MapBasic, how do I register a table in XLS format that has a different range from one execution to another?
I need my application to be able to register an XLS table that does not have a set range. One time it may be A2:AL10000, the next it may be A2:AL2000, etc. I have not seen this anywhere in the ...
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MapBasic. Where-clause in Select Statement
What is wrong with this statement? I reckon the where-clause is the problem.
Select * from "BEDIRECT_POT_" + vo_num, PLZ5_2012_bereinigt
where "BEDIRECT_POT_" + vo_num.PLZ like PLZ5_2012_bereinigt....
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Automatically updating table column with name of table using MapBasic
Does anyone know a straightforward way in MapBasic to automatically update a table column with the name of the table the column exists in?
Going from the MapBasic reference guide it seems the ...
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Get EditText value with event handler in MapBasic
I have a dialog in MapBasic that includes an EditText control, a PopupMenu control and a button. When the user presses the button a sub is called. In this sub I would like to get the values of the ...
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How to add close action to buttonpad and dialog?
I am making mapinfo addon and I am having problem with close action of buttonpads. How to add close action to dialog and buttonpad so that we can execute certain action on close of buttonpad or dialog?...
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Persistent settings in MapInfo programs
I have a couple of MapInfo programs that use external EXEs for some functionality (e.g. ogr2ogr for layer conversion and OV2 Tools for satnav data output).
In my programs I would like to have a ...
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How to create a Button with custom Icons in Mapinfo 10?
I am using mapinfo 10 and I have created dll with Pelles C with 16*16 and 24*24 bmp images. I placed the dll file into folder containing .mbx file but I get error :
Unableable to locate external ...
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MapInfo - programmatically find if layer is hidden
I am working on an integrated mapping project. I would like a button that toggles a layer. I could hold the layers status in a variable and then show/hide it as appropriate but this seems a little ...
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Using data from table to make buttons in Mapbasic?
I have select Query that selects distinct value from a column. Is is possible to use these distinct values in my mapbasic program to make buttons and button labels?
More Info:
SQL Query : Select ...
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How to find which table has layer in mapinfo?
Is it possible to find if table has layer Or print list of layers?
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I have a table when I selete some data from table like:
Select * from earth where population >100
Then it create new ...
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What kind of table is bingHybrid?
I closed all table but I don't wan't to close underlying map eg like bingHybrid in mapinfo. How to prevent. Any detail about there map and way to handle while closing layers would be appreciated.
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MapBasic, MapInfo Pro automation of existing Raster Operations
I have the latest version of MapInfo Pro and I would like to know if it is possible to fully automate the use of existing Raster operations into several files at once?
For example, having several ...
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Does Mapbasic work with MapInfo Discover?
Does Mapbasic work with MapInfo Discover?
From what I've been able to figure out it does not.
I was really hoping to make some macro style things to help automate some of our process but it doesn't ...
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Mapinfo - Compare Road Direction
I have two layers of Road Networks. How do I compare the difference in road direction between the two layers - both are polylines?
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Write variable content into specific cell of datasheet (Mapbasic)
I have a value stored in a variable. How can I write this value to a table (for example into Row2 Column4) using Mapbasic?
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Run mapbasic 32 bit mbx from larger mapbasic 64bit project
I need to run a 32-bit mbx within a 64-bit mbx -is this possible?
Basically within a larger 64bit mbx routine, I need to call a mapbasic 32 bit mbx so that I can apply some regex code to a table.
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How to print table information using mapbasic
How do I print a tables information in Mapbasic? I have a snippet of code - I want to select all features within a buffer and then print the results as a message in mapinfo that can be copied out into ...
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Converting .grd to .asc using MapBasic in MapInfo 16
Can someone please provide an example to show how this would work.
For example, I am trying to convert from .GRD to .ASC, would my MapBasic code look like this:
public void Convert(string "C:\Users\...
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Printing select query result in text file in mapbasic
I want to print a select query having number of records in text file in mapbasic but no successful results as i am using below code:
Open file "E:\Export.txt" for output as #1
Print #1, select Col1, ...
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unrecognized Do loop error in mapbasic
unrecognized command do is occurring when i am trying to use below code in mapbasic window. can anyone help me how to fix it although syntaz is correct
fetch first from t1
Do while Not EOT(t1)
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Error in SQL query in mapbasic
I am writing below SQL query in mapbasic to insert columns from two tables t1 and t2 into table Sites but error is occuring "Variable or field t2.CELLID not defined"
Table Sites (Source integer, N ...
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Running a function in Mapbasic
I've been trying to invoke my first MB function to do some error handling and I keep getting an "Unrecognised command: OpenTab".
We have
Function OpenTab(ByVal TableName as String, ByVal sAlias as ...
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mapbasic update a column with centroid of object
I have a table that has a few polygons. I would like to extract the centroid of each polygon and fill up the columns named, Cent_X, and Cent_Y.
The syntax for getting the centroid is CentroidX(obj) ...
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Error while using methods in MapBasic
I am using a .dll file methods in mapbasic
declare method openmultiplefilesdlg Class "mbextensions",lib "mbextensiondlgs.dll"
(declaration variable) as string
but it shows error:
Found [...
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Why font size doesn't set for text in MapBasic?
I have annotations layer with that was imported from ArcGIS and want to set font in MapInfo.
ArcGIS annotations contains its settings inside annotations objects (in Shape field, as I guess) but this ...
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How to list tables in MS Access database using MapBasic?
My task is read data from *.mdb files using Mapbasic.
Code to open MS Access database is seen in help immediately:
Register Table source_file Type ACCESS Table table_name
where source_file is ...
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Sectors pointing to a lat long [closed]
Is it possible to find which sectors of a site are pointing to a specific lat long at a distance away?
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Problem compiling a file in MapBasic v 10.5
There are 4 error messages with the script below. Can anybody find out how to solve them please? Everything seemed to match up in Notepad++.
The error messages:
[End sub] found without ...
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Creating points from variable without long/lat using MapBasic?
Can anyone help me to create a points without long/lat in mapbasic if i have a table with variable integer.
I will have popupmenu for this table and everytime i select one it will create a points ...
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Compiling table from six source tables using MapBasic
I have a project which I am reviving after a gap of some years. It involves several hundred runs within MapInfo, scripted in MapBasic.
At one point within each run, I have six tables, each of a single ...
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Transform coordinates in MapInfo with GSB data
Does anybody know if MapInfo (or MapBasic) is capable to do coordinate transformation using the NTv2 (National Transformation version 2) method?
Currently Switzerland changes their national ...
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MapBasic, create polygon, insert node
I'm trying to create a parcel table from coordinates. My MapBasic scripts are below. Why don't I get any results showing on the map?
Create Table "parsel" (Parsel_Adi Char(10)) file "D:\data\parsel\...
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In mapbasic,how to register a table in xlsx,not in xls?
I have tow files that only differ in extention name, one xls ,the other xlsx.both contained the same things,same structure.there's no problem when I registered a table in xls,but when in xlsx,an ...
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How do I automatically print individual regions from a MapInfo table to a PDF without interactively selecting and printing each one?
I need to automatically print individual polygons that make up a table. I need them to be a close-up view of the polygon and print to a PDF file. It is very time consuming to print each one manually....
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Updating a column with line direction in MapInfo
I was wondering if there is a way to update a column in MapInfo with the digitised line direction. I have two TAB files, one is complete lines and the other is sections of the same lines (both have a ...
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MapBasic | Objects Combine
Can anybody tell me how I can combine the geo objects of one relation to one single object? I reckon the Object Combine function is right one, but I have no idea how to specify the code...
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How do I build a custom menu to change preferences for a MapBasic application?
I would like to be able to input a few different tables for an application. I want to be able to set the path before the app runs. How do I create a preference box and what code do I use to call the ...
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Labeling from a defined string in MapBasic
I am currently working on a code to apply a variety of different changes to layers with certain attributes, I have been successful with this so far (thanks to Peter). However I now want to add a text ...
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Get name/number of the table currently being edited
In MapInfo you can edit one table at a time.
How can I programmatically get the name or ID number of the table that is currently being edited?
I tried the following function:
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Declarations required for Mapbasic api calls
I am trying to read a serial port by using api calls createfile, readfile, getcommstate, setcommstate etc...
this all requires the proper declaration of a structure "dcb"
typedef struct _DCB {
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Closing Visual Basic Dialog From Mapbasic?
How to close visual basic application from mapinfo using mapbasic?
The visual basic application was ran using - Run Program
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How to reuse Thematic layer definitions in Mapinfo?
I have a map from table. Let the table be TABLE1. Now That I have created Thematic Map from Column1 of this table. Again I executed the following query
Select * from TABLE1 where TABLE1.column1 ="...
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How does MapInfo handle button identifiers?
As in create button pad statement:
Create ButtonPad { title_string | ID pad_num } As
button_definition [ button_definition ... ]
[ Title title_string ]
[ Width w ]
[ Position ( x,...
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How to dynamically connect Excel data sources to MapInfo?
How to connect Excel(2010) with Mapinfo(10.0)? I saw that Excel can be connected using Excel as Data Source but my Data Source is already MS-SQL. Actually I would like to reflect any changes in excel ...
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Where does MapInfo store its error and log files?
I am having errors opening a table with spatial co-ordinates in Microsoft SQL and my question in gis.stackexchange is here. I want to know where are the error and log files of Mapinfo stored. I ...
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How to upload lines created by joining longitude, latitude pairs?
The data in a Mapinfo table contain longitude and latitude pairs. I have joined the point pairs using :
Making the table mappable
Setting the projection to WGS84 and
update TABLE set obj = ...
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MapInfo Print StatusBar
Is there a way to directly print the information from the MapInfo Statusbar to like a .txt file or to be used as a string for either mapbasic or VB6?
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Initiating object creation without ToolButton using MapBasic
Is it possible to have a subroutine in MapBasic that will initiate object creation, in same way as if you clicked Spatial->Insert->Polyline for example.
I know I can create custom ToolButton and ...
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Querying User input
I have a small program that selects the table and columns, however I want to query specifically columns that matches the user input.
Table_Name = TableInfo(iTabSelection, TAB_INFO_NAME) 'get the Table ...
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