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  • 1.  Labels appearing from other areas on maps randomly

    Posted 01-31-2024 15:00

    If I move a label of a database table in a map (usually because it's covering something that needs to be shown as well), then save workspace, close workspace and return to the workspace later, the label has returned to it's original location and a new incorrect label from a different location is showing. We are running MI Pro 21, however this has happened since back in 17 or maybe earlier.  We are using autolabels for this.  We found a recent support article that mentions this , again we are already using autolabels.  One other thing to note is that our data is kept on a sql server, it's sql 2019.  The data was uploaded using the tool from MI.  Here is an example, you can see the black lines from where the incorrect labels came in from.  Imgur

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    James McGee
    Nwap II Inc
    Bellevue WA
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  • 2.  RE: Labels appearing from other areas on maps randomly

    Employee
    Posted 02-02-2024 07:05

    Hi James

    Yeah, this is a known issue with custom labels. A custom label is a label you modify in some way, for example by moving it to a new location or changing its font.

    When MapInfo Pro saves these custom labels to a workspace, it uses the ROWID of the record that the label refers to.

    Unfortunately, there are a few situations where the ROWID isn't that stable:

    • If you pack a table with deleted records, the ROWIDs will change
    • If you refresh a table from a database or a WFS service, the ROWIDs will change
    • If you reopen a live (with/without cache) table from a database, the ROWIDs may change.

    We have an idea covering this issue on Precisely Ideas.



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    Peter Horsbøll Møller
    Principal Presales Consultant | Distinguished Engineer
    Precisely | Trust in Data
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  • 3.  RE: Labels appearing from other areas on maps randomly

    Posted 02-02-2024 13:16

    Thanks for the reply's everyone.  I will have my users try out the Labeler tool.  Other than that is there any other workaround for this unless Mapinfo fixes this bug?  



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    James McGee
    Nwap II Inc
    Bellevue WA
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  • 4.  RE: Labels appearing from other areas on maps randomly

    Posted 02-02-2024 09:34

    Hi James

    If you need to have explicit locations for your labels, then I would use the Labeler tool shipped with MapInfo. This will create text objects in a new table for you - which has it's downsides as well. Depends what you need your labels for, as to which option works best for you.



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    John Ievers
    CDR Group Limited
    Hope Valley, United Kingdom
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