Layout Templates

[Keith Fowlow]

Group,

Is there a way to put Layout Templates on a network? I have been making templates but it wants to save them in my My Documents folder under Programs. I want them to be available to other people, not just myself.

 

Thanks,

Keith

 

Keith Fowlow

Senior Geologist-GIS Specialist

 

Kinross Gold USA, Inc.

5370 Kietzke Lane, Suite 102

Reno, Nevada 89511

775-823-8527

 

[Data Directions]

Keith,

 

Just copy the Layout template workspace to your location on the network. Also make sure that any tables the template uses (such as location maps, company logos, etc) are also stored on the network.

Finally make sure the workspace accesses those tables from the network drive and not your local C:\ drive (easily done via looking at workspace in Wordpad, for example).

 

Regards,

 

Bill

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[Graeme]

Keith,

I assume you are using the mapinfo layout template tool that comes
with mapinfo, I have not been able to find a way to move the locations
of the templates from the c drive to a network drive, it appears
mapinfo have hard coded into the mapbasic that it uses this path "C:
\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\MapInfo\MapInfo
\Professional\1000\LayoutTemplate\Template". But worst of all it'll
after you use a template and a workspace, it'll try to open a table
called "template.tab" from this path meaning that if another user
tries to open the workspace it'll throw an error and stop opening the
workspace due to the <username> in the path. Very poor I think.

So instead I just wrote a simple mapbasic that gives a list of
workspaces to open from a drop down menu. If you have never used
mapbasic this problem is a very good one to start with. Its probably
only 20 lines of code and you can hardcode it to the network path and
modify to your own needs. Mapbasic is now free for recent versions.

Regards,
Graeme

On Apr 13, 9:58 am, "Data Directions" <b...@datadirections.com.au>
wrote:

[Phil Wyatt]

I don't suppose you would like to share that code would you Graeme? - I would have a real use for that

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From: mapi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:mapi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Graeme
Sent: Tuesday, 13 April 2010 10:33 AM
To: MapInfo-L
Subject: [MI-L] Re: Layout Templates

Keith,

I assume you are using the mapinfo layout template tool that comes
with mapinfo, I have not been able to find a way to move the locations
of the templates from the c drive to a network drive, it appears
mapinfo have hard coded into the mapbasic that it uses this path "C:
\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\MapInfo\MapInfo
\Professional\1000\LayoutTemplate\Template". But worst of all it'll
after you use a template and a workspace, it'll try to open a table
called "template.tab" from this path meaning that if another user
tries to open the workspace it'll throw an error and stop opening the
workspace due to the <username> in the path. Very poor I think.

So instead I just wrote a simple mapbasic that gives a list of
workspaces to open from a drop down menu. If you have never used
mapbasic this problem is a very good one to start with. Its probably
only 20 lines of code and you can hardcode it to the network path and
modify to your own needs. Mapbasic is now free for recent versions.

Regards,
Graeme

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[Graeme]

Phil,

Here is a bit of code, its all hardcoded into the mbx so you have to
edit the mapbasic file to modifty the menu, but this gives you full
control if ran over network/multiple users.

It's basic but you can add tab files, sub menus etc.. but you have to
code it yourself.

declare sub main
declare sub opentab
declare sub exitprog

sub main
Create menu "Layouts" as
"Subject Land Layout" ID 10000 Calling opentab,
"Amendment Layout" id 10001 calling opentab

Create Menu "Open Favourites" As
"Layouts" as "Layouts",
"Exit Favourites Menu" calling exitprog

Alter Menu Bar Add "Open Favourites"

end sub

Sub opentab

Do case CommandInfo(CMD_INFO_MENUITEM)

case 10000
run application "<path to workspace here>.WOR"

case 10001
run application "<path to workspace here>.WOR"

end case

end sub

sub exitprog

End program

End Sub

Code not checked or compiled, but you get the rough idea.

"edit from last post"

But worst of all it'll after you use a template and a workspace, it'll

try to open a table called "template.tab"...

should have read:

But worst of all after you use a template and save a workspace, it'll
try to open a table called "template.tab"...

Why does google only give about 15 lines and very wide text boxes to
write these online, makes it very hard to read?

Regards,
Graeme

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[geomatics.ch]

Hi Keith,
there's a simple way I've found over the years and it allows for
Department-wide employees to use templates stored in one central place
on the server. The advantage of this method is that if the logo or
layout change, it only has to be done on one central file and
everyone's printouts are consistent.

Here's the idea:

A. CREATING TEMPLATES (One-time job)
I created 6 layout templates once and for all (A4_landscape,
A4_portrait, A0_landscape, etc)

Create all the "constants", logo.tab, department_name.tab,
disclaimer.tab as mapinfo tables and place in one folder
-->Server\\MapInfo\Layouts\Elements
Open each of these elements in a separate map window and resize to
fit (you may want to create
these tab files using the official fonts)
Minimize all map windows

-Open just one geographic table, ie, streets.tab
-Launch one thematic just to have a legend window
-You may want to rename your streets map window "MAP" instead of the
default "streets.tab....map" for easier handling afterwards

Create your layout
-Add frames for the logo, departement_name, disclaimer, map window,
legend (tip: use whole numbers for the frame sizes and xy positioning)
-Add rectangles for dropshadows, masks, etc
-Add text and write in anything you need like "Title", "06-06-2008",
"Scale:"
-Reorder the layout layers as you wish

-Close streets.tab !
-Save workspace as Layout_size_of_paper_orientation.wor
--->Server\\MapInfo\Layouts
-Close all

B. USING TEMPLATES
Anytime you're working in MapInfo and wish to print
Save your workspace first (the location of the file is not important
here)
Open the Layout.wor "within" your current session/workspace (*this is
the trick)
Resize the map window with Jaques Paris' resizmap.mbx to make it match
the size of your "MAP" frame and choose a given scale
Activate your layout window
Double-clic on the MAP frame and choose your map window
Update all the other frames, titles, dates, etc
Print
Close all without saving (unless you're working on a particularly
difficult project, do not save the layout in your .workspace, this way
you will benefit from the always "up-to-date" layouts)

C.MODIFYING TEMPLATES
Open a Layout.wor
Make the necessary changes on the "constant tables" or frame elements
and save
The changes will be taken into account for all your next printing
projects

This may have been a long way to explain a workaround, but I thought
maybe others may benefit from the example in general.

Isabella

[spatialpro]

This ties in nicely with this other thread. You can do a great deal
with workspace files and workspace fragments, to standardize and
automate map layouts and production. This would be my preferred route
if I was in your position.

http://groups.google.com/group/mapinfo-l/browse_thread/thread/919200b199b210eb/2551b5128c059035#2551b5128c059035

[kfowlow]

Thanks Isabella. I like the Layout Templates because it can add the
map and the legend in the template with only one input from the user.
I was trying to keep it somewhat idiot proof. You way is probably the
way I am going to have to go. I'll just have to make up a couple of
templates for different paper sizes like you mentioned.

Thanks all for the input. This Group is great!

Keith

On Apr 13, 1:35 pm, "geomatics.ch" <j...@geomatics.ch> wrote: