MapInfo Pro

I have a user running MapInfo 12.0.3. When they use Export to Google Earth, the checkbox for Send to Google Earth now is grayed out. They can use the tool to create the KML and then open in Google Earth, but it won't allow the direct export to GE. I have the same version of MapInfo & GE as them, and I can do it. The checkbox is not grayed out. Is there another MI setting that disables that feature? Something else going on?

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Nick Letourneau
Verisk
Minneapolis, MN
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GELink tool can't find the GoogleEarth application installed as expected.  It is using a Windows API function to search and find the executable and that is returning false, so it disables the checkbox. User's installation may not be same as yours where it works.
Source for GELink tool is installed with MapBasic download if you want to do some debugging to find out why Google Earth can't be found.

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Bill Wemple
Principal Software Engineer, Quality Management
Precisely, Inc
precisely.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:39
From: Nick Letourneau
Subject: GELink issue

I have a user running MapInfo 12.0.3. When they use Export to Google Earth, the checkbox for Send to Google Earth now is grayed out. They can use the tool to create the KML and then open in Google Earth, but it won't allow the direct export to GE. I have the same version of MapInfo & GE as them, and I can do it. The checkbox is not grayed out. Is there another MI setting that disables that feature? Something else going on?

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Nick Letourneau
Verisk
Minneapolis, MN
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Thanks Bill. I've checked out the .MBs, but my skill level here is limited. I found in the GELink_Util.mb, the CheckForGoogleEarth function, but can't decipher what it's doing. I can't identify where the program is looking for the googleearth.exe. As for our machines, everything looks identical: the .exe is located in the same location, Registry folders are the same, etc. I'll keep digging.

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Nick Letourneau
Verisk
Minneapolis, MN
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-15-2021 08:15
From: William Wemple
Subject: GELink issue

GELink tool can't find the GoogleEarth application installed as expected.  It is using a Windows API function to search and find the executable and that is returning false, so it disables the checkbox. User's installation may not be same as yours where it works.
Source for GELink tool is installed with MapBasic download if you want to do some debugging to find out why Google Earth can't be found.

------------------------------
Bill Wemple
Principal Software Engineer, Quality Management
Precisely, Inc
precisely.com

Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:39
From: Nick Letourneau
Subject: GELink issue

I have a user running MapInfo 12.0.3. When they use Export to Google Earth, the checkbox for Send to Google Earth now is grayed out. They can use the tool to create the KML and then open in Google Earth, but it won't allow the direct export to GE. I have the same version of MapInfo & GE as them, and I can do it. The checkbox is not grayed out. Is there another MI setting that disables that feature? Something else going on?

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Nick Letourneau
Verisk
Minneapolis, MN
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RESOLVED:
In order for MapInfo/GELink to "find" googleearth.exe, the user reset the program used to open .KML files. Right click any .kml, Open With..., set Google Earth as the default program. I figured out the CheckForGoogleEarth function seems to create a generic .kml and tries to open it, and if it doesn't work, it thinks GE isn't present on the machine. Or something like that.

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Nick Letourneau
Verisk
Minneapolis, MN
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-15-2021 14:48
From: Nick Letourneau
Subject: GELink issue

Thanks Bill. I've checked out the .MBs, but my skill level here is limited. I found in the GELink_Util.mb, the CheckForGoogleEarth function, but can't decipher what it's doing. I can't identify where the program is looking for the googleearth.exe. As for our machines, everything looks identical: the .exe is located in the same location, Registry folders are the same, etc. I'll keep digging.

------------------------------
Nick Letourneau
Verisk
Minneapolis, MN

Original Message:
Sent: 07-15-2021 08:15
From: William Wemple
Subject: GELink issue

GELink tool can't find the GoogleEarth application installed as expected.  It is using a Windows API function to search and find the executable and that is returning false, so it disables the checkbox. User's installation may not be same as yours where it works.
Source for GELink tool is installed with MapBasic download if you want to do some debugging to find out why Google Earth can't be found.

------------------------------
Bill Wemple
Principal Software Engineer, Quality Management
Precisely, Inc
precisely.com

Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:39
From: Nick Letourneau
Subject: GELink issue

I have a user running MapInfo 12.0.3. When they use Export to Google Earth, the checkbox for Send to Google Earth now is grayed out. They can use the tool to create the KML and then open in Google Earth, but it won't allow the direct export to GE. I have the same version of MapInfo & GE as them, and I can do it. The checkbox is not grayed out. Is there another MI setting that disables that feature? Something else going on?

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Nick Letourneau
Verisk
Minneapolis, MN
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