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  • 1.  Packing table

    Posted 06-19-2024 07:52

    Hi, I have several times experienced problems when using pack table, both with simple and advanced option. I get an error message saying that MapInfo cannot write to the map file and to check if the file is open in another program. When clicking retry, it sometimes works in the simple pack option, but it also happened that one file is not created resulting in a table that is not mappable. Sometimes, a set of files named for example ~MAP0159 is created. 

    Anyone with advice what I should do to avoid these problems? And how to make a table mappable again?

    I'm using the latest version of Discover MapInfo bundle.

    Thanks,

    Martina 



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    Martina Schafer
    Mosquito Control and GIS Manager
    Biologisk Myggkontroll Nedre Dalälven
    Lycksele
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  • 2.  RE: Packing table

    Employee
    Posted 06-19-2024 08:40

    Do you by any chance have your tables stored in a folder that gets synchronized, ie. OneDrive or Dropbox?



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    Peter Horsbøll Møller
    Principal Presales Consultant | Distinguished Engineer
    Precisely | Trust in Data
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  • 3.  RE: Packing table

    Posted 06-20-2024 03:12

    Yes, they are in a folder on Dropbox to be available for other group members. So that is causing problems?



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    Martina Schafer
    Mosquito Control and GIS Manager
    Biologisk Myggkontroll Nedre Dalälven
    Lycksele
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  • 4.  RE: Packing table

    Employee
    Posted 06-21-2024 03:15

    Yes, it can cause these things.

    One suggestion could be to pause the sync on Dropbox for half an hour or so when you pack your tables, and even when you create new.

    I reached out to Dropbox to see if there was a way to automate that but that wasn't the case.

    You will need to click on the Dropbox icon in Windows Taskbar, click on the Sync menu, and then select the period you want to pause syncing.



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    Peter Horsbøll Møller
    Principal Presales Consultant | Distinguished Engineer
    Precisely | Trust in Data
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  • 5.  RE: Packing table

    Posted 06-24-2024 03:45

    Thank you for getting an explanation and helpful suggestion! 



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    Martina Schafer
    Mosquito Control and GIS Manager
    Biologisk Myggkontroll Nedre Dalälven
    Lycksele
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  • 6.  RE: Packing table

    Posted 08-30-2024 02:50

    We have also seen this issue occur at our site, with files on local and / or network drives. But similar to Dropbox / OneDrive cause as noted earlier it was due to another process interacting with the file at the time of packing. In our case it was anti-virus software, Trend. You may be able to whitelist MapInfo files, though IT departments are not typically keen on that. 



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    William Dean
    GIS Analyst
    Cairns Regional Council
    Cairns QLD
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