MapInfo Pro

Hi,

Our setup is a central server loaded with our applications that our office of 30 remote connect to. We probably have about 10 MapInfo users. The problem we are experiencing is a rather significant difference in performance with MapInfo from one user to another. As an example, when I run my MapBasic program (which loops through a region table applying the voronoi function to each using a point table), I complete a region at an average speed of 1 per second. When my colleague runs the same program with the same data, it takes an average of 1 per minute. That's an incredible delta. Bearing in mind we might be tessellating a few thousand regions, that's a difference between the program completing within an hour, and within 2 days. 

So what could be causing this difference? 

a) Laptop performance - it can't be that, because the software, program and data are located on the server, so nothing is being processed by the personal laptop.

b) Server connection - it can't really be this either, per above - nothing is being sent from the Laptop to server. 

c) MapInfo profiles - is there anything here I could be exploring?

d) Er, out of ideas...

Any suggestions? It's seriously frustrating to have created programs to assist people and speed up our processes using automation only for people to complain that the programs are taking too long! It's not my fault! (hopefully!)

Hi Ryan,

Network issues can be manyfold from my experience. So i would suggest to run your program for testing purposes with a local dataset on both machines and see, if the performance difference stays the same. At least the outcome will narrow down the possible causes.

best regards

SH

Hi,

Our setup is a central server loaded with our applications that our office of 30 remote connect to. We probably have about 10 MapInfo users. The problem we are experiencing is a rather significant difference in performance with MapInfo from one user to another. As an example, when I run my MapBasic program (which loops through a region table applying the voronoi function to each using a point table), I complete a region at an average speed of 1 per second. When my colleague runs the same program with the same data, it takes an average of 1 per minute. That's an incredible delta. Bearing in mind we might be tessellating a few thousand regions, that's a difference between the program completing within an hour, and within 2 days. 

So what could be causing this difference? 

a) Laptop performance - it can't be that, because the software, program and data are located on the server, so nothing is being processed by the personal laptop.

b) Server connection - it can't really be this either, per above - nothing is being sent from the Laptop to server. 

c) MapInfo profiles - is there anything here I could be exploring?

d) Er, out of ideas...

Any suggestions? It's seriously frustrating to have created programs to assist people and speed up our processes using automation only for people to complain that the programs are taking too long! It's not my fault! (hopefully!)

Hi,

Our setup is a central server loaded with our applications that our office of 30 remote connect to. We probably have about 10 MapInfo users. The problem we are experiencing is a rather significant difference in performance with MapInfo from one user to another. As an example, when I run my MapBasic program (which loops through a region table applying the voronoi function to each using a point table), I complete a region at an average speed of 1 per second. When my colleague runs the same program with the same data, it takes an average of 1 per minute. That's an incredible delta. Bearing in mind we might be tessellating a few thousand regions, that's a difference between the program completing within an hour, and within 2 days. 

So what could be causing this difference? 

a) Laptop performance - it can't be that, because the software, program and data are located on the server, so nothing is being processed by the personal laptop.

b) Server connection - it can't really be this either, per above - nothing is being sent from the Laptop to server. 

c) MapInfo profiles - is there anything here I could be exploring?

d) Er, out of ideas...

Any suggestions? It's seriously frustrating to have created programs to assist people and speed up our processes using automation only for people to complain that the programs are taking too long! It's not my fault! (hopefully!)