A selection of useful tools for MapInfo written in mapBasic.
These programs have been written in MapBasic 10.5. They may work on some older versions but I have no way of testing this. They definitely don't compile on v6.5 or earlier. Please let me know if you have tried/succeeded/failed to compile them on an earlier version.
Update 2012-03-15: After minor bug fixing compiling on 8.5 should now work.
Batch export plans Export one plan per record in a table with just a few clicks. Screenshot
- Choose output size and resolution.
- Override the layer styles
- 13 different output file formats, including PNG, BMP, WMF, JPEG, TIFF, PSD, EMF etc.
Show overlapping objects - Displays objects from a table which overlap other objects in that table. Screenshot
Constraints Overlaps - Compare one against multiple other tables and find overlaps. Useful for comparing a table of potential sites with tables of constraints such as flood area or areas of scientific interest.
Update areas - Update the area column of a table with the size of the attached objects. Screenshot
Export MIF DXF and SHP at once
Show unmapped records
Save and Recall Mapper Location - Save a map window's location and zoom setting for quicker navigation. Similar to the NamedViews program that comes with MapInfo but saves views to a table to be used per-workspace rather than per-installation.
Window Tool - Screenshot
- Create basic A4/A3 landscape/portrait layout windows from other windows.
- Rename windows
- Duplicate windows
- Rotate windows (beta)
Projection Tool - Find projection information and other information about tables and windows. Screenshot
Circle Tool (beta) - Draw a circle of a given area/radius/circumference Note: There have been issues with projections when using this tool. It should work correctly now but you might want to double check the size of the generated circle.
Line Tool (beta)
- A simple line tool. Basically a duplicate of MapInfo's built-in line tool.