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Can a MBX be run from a read-only folder?

Posted By Nick Lawrence 09-29-2025 22:08
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In my organisation, I write MBX scripts for other users. These users run MBX files from a folder on our file server. On occasion, I need to update an MBX script, but I cannot over-write the MBX file because it is locked by a user who has it open. I am wondering, can an MBX script be run from a ...

RE: Wait until Run Program has finished

Posted By Nick Lawrence 09-22-2025 20:59
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Compilation Successful Thanks! Now I have to build the rest of my code around this ------------------------------ Nick Lawrence Senior Spatial Science Officer Department of Transport and Main Roads (QLD) Brisbane QLD ------------------------------

RE: Wait until Run Program has finished

Posted By Nick Lawrence 09-16-2025 19:40
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Sorry, it did not compile For line 53 rc = CreateProcessA(0, cmdLine, 0, 0, 0, NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS+CREATE_NO_WINDOW, 0, 0, si, pi) The error is Found [___] while searching for [)]. ------------------------------ Nick Lawrence Senior Spatial Science Officer Department of Transport and Main ...

RE: Wait until Run Program has finished

Posted By Nick Lawrence 09-09-2025 02:54
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Thanks! I will try this out ------------------------------ Nick Lawrence Senior Spatial Science Officer Department of Transport and Main Roads (QLD) Brisbane QLD ------------------------------

Wait until Run Program has finished

Posted By Nick Lawrence 09-09-2025 02:01
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I want to write a mbx that executes a RoboCopy command to copy specific MapInfo tables to the user's C: drive, for fast access. I want to use RoboCopy because it will only run if the source files are different to the destination files. This saves unnecessary work. Is there a way to make the mbx wait ...

RE: What happened to the Table structure manager feature in the 64 bit version?

Posted By Nick Lawrence 04-28-2025 22:47
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Hello, I am hoping to run Table Structure Manager in MapInfo Pro v2023. Has the tool been ported to 64-bit? Thanks, Nick ------------------------------ Nick Lawrence Senior Spatial Science Officer Department of Transport and Main Roads Brisbane QLD ------------------------------

RE: Set Window map_win_id Front does not work

Posted By Nick Lawrence 12-10-2024 19:10
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I am pasting here code that demonstrates the behaviour that I consider an issue This mapbasic script creates a ribbon with two tool buttons, and one Exit button The second tool button starts off disabled Using the first tool button and clicking inside the map window is supposed to Enable the second ...

RE: Set Window map_win_id Front does not work

Posted By Nick Lawrence 12-09-2024 22:30
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I think I have solved it Though I do not like my solution. My code is supposed to Enable a greyed-out button after the user clicks inside the Map Window, so they can proceed to the next step of the workflow. The bad behaviour occurs when the Map Window is active, then I use my custom Tool button ...

Set Window map_win_id Front does not work

Posted By Nick Lawrence 12-09-2024 20:34
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Hello all, I am running MapInfo v2023 and MapBasic v2019 In my MapBasic code, I want to explicitly make the Map Window active. Essentially, I want to replicate the action of clicking on the title bar of the Map Window I use the command Set Window map_win_id Front But it does not work I have ...

Can MapInfo Pro open a MapBox vector tile service?

Posted By Nick Lawrence 09-02-2024 21:11
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Hello all, Can MapInfo Pro open a MapBox vector tile service? I know that MapInfo Pro can open a WMTS service, but this is different Thanks, Nick Lawrence ------------------------------ Nick Lawrence Senior Spatial Science Officer Department of Transport and Main Roads Brisbane QLD ------- ...

Meaning of icons in the dialog for selecting tables from Oracle spatial

Posted By Nick Lawrence 11-16-2023 19:00
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Hello all, I want to know the meaning of the icons in the dialog box for selecting tables from a schema in Oracle Spatial. After choosing a schema, the tables are shown with a check box next to each table name. Also next to the name is a little icon which I think represents the type of geometry in ...

Do I need a MI_PRINX column in an Oracle Spatial table?

Posted By Nick Lawrence 10-30-2023 21:30
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Hello all, I am building a spatial table in Oracle I have a Primary Key column "IDENTIFIER" I have a geometry column "GEOMETRY" I am trying and failing to open this table in MapInfo v2019, by opening a DBMS connection and opening the table as Live (not Linked) Do I need one of the columns to ...

RE: Square ended buffer of line?

Posted By Nick Lawrence 09-13-2022 18:56
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Thank you James ------------------------------ Nick Lawrence TMR-Policy and Planning Brisbane QLD ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 09-13-2022 03:25 From: James Nolet Subject: Square ended buffer of line? Hi Nick, Yes, ...

RE: Square ended buffer of line?

Posted By Nick Lawrence 09-12-2022 20:20
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Thanks James, that is exactly the result I want. Is there a corresponding mapbasic command? I suspect that this function is a part of MapCAD. Is there a way for MapBasic to access MapCAD functions? ------------------------------ Nick Lawrence TMR-Policy and Planning Brisbane QLD ----------- ...

Square ended buffer of line?

Posted By Nick Lawrence 09-12-2022 19:34
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Hello all, I would like to buffer polylines with a square ended buffer. Instead of the normal semi-circle end, I would like a square end that is flat against the end of the polyline. Is there a way to do this? Either in MapInfo or in MapBasic? ------------------------------ Nick Lawrence TMR-Policy ...

RE: A method to set if a mbx tool has AutoLoad ticked?

Posted By Nick Lawrence 10-23-2019 21:39
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I passed this advice on to our IT branch and they implemented it no problems. A clear, straightforward solution :-) ------------------------------ Nick Lawrence Mr TMR-Policy and Planning Brisbane ------------------------------

A method to set if a mbx tool has AutoLoad ticked?

Posted By Nick Lawrence 10-22-2019 21:33
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Hello all, My department has several hundred users of MapInfo, and I am assisting in the build of an installation package for MapInfo. One thing I'd really like to do is control which Tools are are AutoLoaded, that is, control wether a tool has AutoLoad ticked or not, during the initial install. ...

Does Pack Table reset FastEdit & Undo to defaults?

Posted By Nick Lawrence 08-22-2019 02:52
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Hello all,   Does Pack Table reset FastEdit & Undo to defaults?   I have a mapbasic script that deletes a row, and packs the table (to prepare for a search). To speed up operations, I do a Set Table FastEdit On Undo Off   But it seems that when I pack the table, FastEdit ...

Hotlink opens new instance of MapInfo

Posted By Nick Lawrence 03-14-2019 19:53
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In my organisation, we have an intermittent problem with Hotlinks opening a new instance of MapInfo. Basically, we have a MapInfo table that is a grid of tiles (just square polygons representing the tile boundaries) and when you use the hotlink tool, it opens a MapInfo table that fills the tiles (typically ...

RE: A .pprc file is created when MapInfo v16 opens a cloud optimised geotiff

Posted By Nick Lawrence 02-04-2019 18:17
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Yes please do improve support for COG's My organisation has thousands of them, stored on network drives, so rapid display over a network will be welcomed by us ------------------------------ Nick Lawrence Mr TMR-Policy and Planning Brisbane ------------------------------