Mapbasic commandline compilation

[Uffe Kousgaard]

Does anyone have documentation about mapbasic compilation from the
command line?

I have found this much from http://www.twiav.nl/php/mapbasic.php:
call MAPBASIC.EXE -server -D test.mb

But there have to be more and official details?

Regards
Uffe Kousgaard

[Bill Thoen]

Hmm.... I remember one of the switches was -NOSPLASH which suppressed the splash screen from appearing, also the -D and -L switches for compiling and linking, respectively, and I remember reading the section under "compile/link from file" in the printed docs (when such things once existed), but it's interesting that there's not much about it in the online docs nowadays. The -server switch was news to me. I don't believe I've ever seen anything official written in the virtual format.

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[Lars I. Nielsen (GisPro)]

Hi Uffe,

"mapbasic.exe -D filename.mb" to compile
"mapbasic.exe -L filename.mbp" to link

Best regards / Med venlig hilsen
Lars I. Nielsen
GIS & DB Integrator
GisPro

[Peter Horsbøll Møller]

From the MapBasic User Guide:

 

Compiling and Linking Programs From the Command Line

If you use a text editor other than MapBasic to edit your programs, you may find it awkward switching to MapBasic whenever you want to compile or link your application. However, there is a way to automate the process of compiling and linking: if you can configure your text editor so that it issues a command string, then you can compile programs without leaving your editor.

 

You can start the MapBasic development environment by executing the command:

mapbasic

 

If the command line also includes the parameter -D followed by one or more program names, MapBasic automatically compiles the program files. For example, the following command line launches MapBasic and compiles two program files (main and sub1):

mapbasic -D main.mb sub1.mb

 

If the command line includes the parameter -L followed by one or more project file names, MapBasic links the projects. (Linking and Project files are discussed in Compiling and Linking a Project.). For example, the following command line links the TextBox application:

mapbasic -L tbproj.mbp

 

The command line can include both the -D and the -L parameters, as shown below:

mapbasic -D textbox.mb -L tbproj.mbp

 

If you launch MapBasic with a command line that includes the -D parameter or the -L parameter, MapBasic shuts down after compiling or linking the appropriate files.

 

To start MapBasic without displaying a splash screen use the -Nosplash parameter:

mapbasic -Nosplash

 

Peter Horsbøll Møller

EMEA Channel Enablement Specialist

Location Intelligence | MapInfo

 

M: +45 29 133 769

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[Uffe Kousgaard]

I am still looking forward to the day, when all MapInfo and MapBasic documentation is ONE document only.

Regards
Uffe Kousgaard


Peter Horsbøll Møller wrote:

From the MapBasic User Guide:

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[Lars I. Nielsen (GisPro)]

Print and bind MAPINFO-L entries as a book volume series ?? :-)

Best regards / Med venlig hilsen
Lars I. Nielsen
GIS & DB Integrator
GisPro

[Peter Horsbøll Møller]

I think that was done a while back – not printed though

 

Peter Horsbøll Møller

EMEA Channel Enablement Specialist

Location Intelligence | MapInfo

 

M: +45 29 133 769

peter....@pb.com | @phorsbollmoller

pitneybowes.com/dk | mapinfo.com

 

From: mapi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:mapi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lars I. Nielsen (GisPro)
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Subject: Re: [MI-L] Mapbasic commandline compilation

 

Print and bind MAPINFO-L entries as a book volume series ?? :-)

[Bill Thoen]

What's the -server switch for then?

[Peter Horsbøll Møller]

Good question, Bill.

I can see that MapBasic is started in a “hidden” mode if you use the –server switch.

I have never used it before.

 

Maybe it starts faster and just shuts down when it has compiled the module?

 

Let me check.

 

Peter Horsbøll Møller

EMEA Channel Enablement Specialist

Location Intelligence | MapInfo

 

M: +45 29 133 769

peter....@pb.com | @phorsbollmoller

pitneybowes.com/dk | mapinfo.com

 

[Lars I. Nielsen (GisPro)]

I seem to recall (with Pro, but it may be the same with MB) that the "-server" argument puts the EXE in "sleep mode" waiting for external input. I.e. acts as a "server" for later requests via DDE or OLE or something else.

It makes sense with Pro, but I'm not entirely sure why that would be a good idea with MapBasic, minding its rather simplistic workflow.

[Sancarn]

This.

I contacted PBS-Support a few weeks ago about this very issue. I had an HTML application (akin to the GE-Link utility but using Google Maps instead) which I wanted to have a "backwards link" so the map software could actively update the MapInfo tables. They suggested I setup a DDE/OLE server in javascript. I am still yet to try this and finish the project. Definitely on my to do list! Give us a shout and let us know how you get on if you do make a DDE/OLE connection :)