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    This document provides an introduction to MapBasic for non-programmers. It discusses what MapBasic is, who can use it, and what can be done with it. It explains how MapBasic works with and within MapInfo Professional, and provides examples of MapBasic applications, workspaces, and how the MapInfo menu file uses MapBasic. The document also gives a brief overview of creating simple MapBasic programs.

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    9D: Intro to MapBasic for the

    non-programmer

    Jim Regan
    Senior Consultant
    Pitney Bowes Software – Global Services
    Who am I ?
    • Jim Regan
    • Senior Consultant, Pitney Bowes Software, Global Services
    • 14+ years at MapInfo/Pitney Bowes Software
    • Training
    • Developer Services
    • Professional Services
    • Global Services
    • [email protected]
    Agenda

    • What is MapBasic

    • Who can use MapBasic

    • What you can do with MapBasic

    • MapBasic in MapInfo Professional

    • MapBasic applications
    What Is MapBasic?

    • Full-featured programming language with over 300


    statements and functions
    • Works in conjunction with MapInfo Professional
    • MapBasic applications need MapInfo Professional ( or
    MapInfo Professional runtime) in order to run
    • MapBasic programs take advantage of all of MapInfo
    Professional’s features and geographic data-management
    capabilities
    Who can use MapBasic

    • MapInfo Professional users


    • Novice
    • Intermediate
    • Power

    • MapBasic Programmers
    What you can do with MapBasic

    • Change the menu and toolbars

    • Automate repetitive tasks

    • Add functionality
    MapBasic in MapInfo Professional

    • SURPRISE!!!!!
    You have already been using MapBasic by just using
    MapInfo Professional
    • Every time you open a workspace, you are actually
    running a series of MapBasic commands
    • The menus are created through MapBasic commands
    • The MapBasic window shows “behind the scenes”
    commands
    Where Does MapBasic Exist

    • MapBasic Window
    • Accessed via the Options > Show MapBasic Window menu
    option in MapInfo Professional
    • MapInfo Workspaces
    • *.WOR
    • MapInfo Menu File
    • C:\Program Files\MapInfo\Professional\MAPINFOW.MNU
    • MapBasic Applications
    • *.MB - MapBasic source code
    • *.MBX - Compiled MapBasic executable file
    MapBasic Window
    MapBasic Window

    • A Window and A Door


    • View Commands
    • Run Command(s)
    • Type or paste text into the window
    • Save Text
    MapInfo Workspaces
    MapInfo Workspace

    • Text file
    • Series of MapBasic commands to open tables and arrange
    data views
    • Easy to read* (Individual descriptions may vary)
    • Useful to learn MapBasic syntax and statements
    • Consider copying / pasting MapBasic statements from a
    workspace into a program or MapBasic window
    • Consider modifying a Workspace to perform additional
    commands when it is loaded
    Workspaces - 9D_MapWorld2008.wor ( 1 of 2 )
    !Workspace
    !Version 600
    !Charset WindowsLatin1
    Open Table "Data\gazmaj" As gazmaj Interactive
    Open Table "Data\ocean" As ocean Interactive
    Open Table "Data\STATES" As STATES Interactive
    Open Table "Data\World" As World Interactive
    Set Window MapBasic
    Position (2.59375,6.22917) Units "in"
    Width 7.22917 Units "in" Height 1.5625 Units "in"
    Open Window MapBasic
    Map From gazmaj,STATES,World,ocean
    Position (0.0520833,0.0520833) Units "in"
    Width 10.3438 Units "in" Height 6.85417 Units "in"
    Set Window FrontWindow() ScrollBars Off Autoscroll On
    Set Map
    CoordSys Earth Projection 1, 62
    Center (-73.46802886,44.1447105)
    Zoom 2633.012886 Units "mi"
    Preserve Zoom Display Zoom
    Distance Units "mi" Area Units "sq mi" XY Units "degree"
    Set Map
    Layer 1
    Display Global
    Workspaces - 9D_MapWorld2008.wor ( 2 of 2 )
    Global Pen (1,2,0) Brush (2,16777215,16777215) Symbol (34,16711680,3,"MapInfo Symbols",256,0) Line (1,2,0) Font
    ("Arial",0,9,0)
    Label Line Arrow Position Right Font ("Arial",0,9,0) Pen (1,2,0)
    With Place_Name
    Parallel On Auto Off Overlap Off Duplicates On Offset 2
    Visibility On
    Layer 2
    Display Global
    Global Pen (1,2,7368816) Brush (2,16777072,16777215) Symbol (35,0,12) Line (1,2,0) Font ("Arial",0,9,0)
    Label Line None Position Center Font ("Arial",0,9,0) Pen (1,2,0)
    With State_Name
    Parallel On Auto Off Overlap Off Duplicates On Offset 2
    Visibility On
    Layer 3
    Display Global
    Global Pen (1,2,9474192) Brush (2,16768112,16777215) Symbol (35,0,12) Line (1,2,0) Font ("Arial",0,9,0)
    Label Line None Position Center Font ("Arial",0,9,0) Pen (1,2,0)
    With Country
    Parallel On Auto Off Overlap Off Duplicates On Offset 2
    Visibility On
    Layer 4
    Display Graphic
    Global Pen (1,2,0) Brush (2,16777215,16777215) Symbol (35,0,12) Line (1,2,0) Font ("Arial",0,9,0)
    Label Line None Position Center Font ("Arial",0,9,0) Pen (1,2,0)
    With Name
    Parallel On Auto Off Overlap Off Duplicates On Offset 2
    Visibility On
    MapInfo Professional Menu Definition
    MapInfo Menu File

    • Series of MapBasic commands to arrange menu structure


    • Sort of a MapBasic Program
    • C:\Program Files\MapInfo\Professional\MAPINFOW.MNU

    BE CAUTIOUS WHEN EDITING THIS FILE!!!!


    MAKE A BACKUP COPY (or TWO) BEFORE EDITING!!!

    PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!!!!!
    Modifying the menu file

    • Seriously…..be cautious when modifying this file!!!


    MapInfo Menu File

    Create Menu "&File" ID 1 As


    "&New Table...\tCtrl+N/W^N"
    HelpMsg "Create a new table."
    calling 101,
    "&Open...\tCtrl+O/W^O"
    HelpMsg "Open tables or workspaces."
    calling 102,
    "Open Web Service" As "Open Web Service",
    "Open DB&MS Connection..."
    HelpMsg "Connect to a DBMS server."
    calling 125,
    "(-",
    "(&Close Table..."
    HelpMsg "Close one or more tables."
    calling 103,
    MapBasic Applications
    MapBasic Applications
    • File Types
    • *.MB – source code
    • *.MBX – Compiled code
    • Running MapBasic *.MBX programs
    • An MBX needs a copy of MiPro to run (or MiPro runtime)
    • To Launch
    • From File Explorer
    • Run *.mbx ( file is linked to Mapinfow.exe)
    • From within MapInfo Professional
    • Tools > Run MapBasic Program menu option in MiPro
    • Sources of MapBasic applications
    • MapInfo Corporation
    • MapInfo Partners
    • Shareware
    • Users
    Steps for Creating a Simple MapBasic Program

    • Create Shell
    • Write / “Steal” the Code
    • Create Interface
    • Run It
    Create Shell

    • Every MapBasic program has a minimum amount of code to


    make a program
    • Usually looks like this:

    Declare Sub Main

    Sub Main
    ‘ code goes here
    End Sub
    Write/Steal The Code

    • Use Code from the MapBasic Window, Workspaces


    • Step Through Operations
    • Save The Code
    • Comment The Code
    Compile and Run the Program

    • The MapBasic IDE needs to compile the application into a


    MBX before it can be run with MapInfo Professional
    Create the User Interface

    • Determine data that has to be entered


    • Determine best method by which to obtain the data
    • Consider the user interface flow
    Looping
    • For… To…Step…Next
    Dim how_many As Integer
    For how_many=10 to 100 step 10
    Note “the next number is:” + how_many
    Next

    • Do…Until/While…Loop
    Do
    …
    Loop Until <condition>

    • While <condition>
    …
    Wend

    • Do While <condition>
    …
    Loop
    Review

    • You have already been using MapBasic by using MapInfo


    Professional
    • Every time you open a workspace, you run a series of
    MapBasic commands
    • You can control the menus and toolbars using MapBasic
    commands in the MNU file
    • You can view, learn, enter, and save MapBasic commands
    via the MapBasic window
    More Information on MapBasic…

    • MapBasic Sample Applications


    • Many good examples on how to accomplish specific tasks using
    MapBasic (C:\Program Files\MapInfo\MapBasic\Samples\)
    • Product documentation found on PDF
    • MapBasic User’s Guide
    • MapBasic Knowledgebase
    • http://testdrive.mapinfo.com
    • MapInfo Training Classes
    • http://www.mapinfo.com/training
    • MapInfo User Group
    • http://www.mapinfo.com/mipug

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