Mid-mif conversion in batch

[Yannick Clément]

Hello!

In the 32 bits version of MapInfo, there was a tool built by someone that allowed us to convert a series of mid-mif files at once in batch.  The name of the tool file was "batchmif-23.mbx" and I found this tool on the Directions magazine website.

This tool work very well in the 32 bits version of MapInfo, but unfortunatelly, it doesn't work at all in the 64 bits version.

I got in touch with someone at PB and he told me that, to his knowledge, there was no tool like that available for the 64 bits version.  I wounder if someone here know if there is a free tool like that available someone or, if that's not the case, if someone plan to build a tool like that for the 64 bits version.

Just let me know!  I often got batches of mid-mif files that I need to convert in TAB files and finding a tool like this for the 64 bits version would be great...

Yannick, Louiseville, Québec, Canada

[Uffe Kousgaard]

You can just create your own workspace file with lines like:

import "a.mif" type "mif" into "a.tab" type native
import "b.mif" type "mif" into "b.tab" type native
etc.

Then open the workspace and it will import one file at a time.

Regards
Uffe Kousgaard

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[Yannick Clément]

Thanks for the reply...  It seems to me that your method would be quite long to do, especially when I got 30 or more mid-mif files that I would like to convert at the same time...  With the tool that work fine in the 32 bits version, I just need to make a global selection of all the mid-mif files and then run the program.  As simple as that!  Don't you know a tool that would do something like that?

[Nesh P.]

You can also use open source  GDAL/OGR binaries for Windows but from version 2.0 (ogr2ogr.exe tool) and just create a simple command (or put this command into a batch script) that will process all MID/MIF files in the folder.

ogr2ogr -f "MapInfo File" output_folder input_folder

simple as that.

[Nesh P.]

... or if you are GUI lover then this is a tool for you. You can convert 99% of all GIS vector formats

http://ogr2gui.ca/

its portable - just download it, extract, and run exe.

This is a setup for MID/MIF to TAB.

[Yannick Clément]

I tried this program and it doesn't seem to work.  Maybe I did something wrong, I don't know.  From the image you posted, it seems to me that I did everything ok, but that doesn't work.  When I click on "Execute", the program run it instantaneously to 100% and no new files are created in the destination folder.  Do you know what I could have done wrong?

[Thomas Bacon]

Does the program install ogr2ogr as part of its installation? Also, if it is in fact already installed, you may need to add the directory path of the executable to your environment variables for it to run with the generated ogr2ogr command.

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[Yannick Clément]

How can I verify if it install ogr2ogr or not?  I'm not at all an expert in these kind of programs...

[Tony Pilkington]

http://reference1.mapinfo.com/software/mapinfo_pro/english/10.5/UniversalTranslatorUserGuide.pdf is the user guide showing how UT can be command line driven to convert a MI file to Mid/Mif or ESRI format. Several other formats are mentioned as well.

 

Consider a list file of candidate MI tables being read into a simple MB routine which issues a command line to carry out the required conversion.

 

See: Using the Universal Translator From the Command Line This section describes the syntax and parameter for running the Universal Translator in commandline mode. Only supported parameters are discussed; any other command-line parameters are not supported, and assistance with these should be obtained from SAFE Software, Inc. The Universal Translator uses syntax from Full FME translator SAFE Software.

 

It is probably better to write the output command lines into a .bat file and then launch the bat file. This will allow more time to chat to colleagues and drink coffee.

 

AJP

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ogr2ogr is a lot easier to script than UT.

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[Thomas Bacon]

Open command prompt (Start Menu > Run then type ‘cmd’ and hit enter)

Once you have the command prompt window open, type ‘ogr2ogr --help-general’ and press enter.

You should get something like this:

If you get an error then you either haven’t got it installed or the path hasn’t been added under your system variables.

 

From: mapi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:mapi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Yannick Clément
Sent: 14 December 2016 18:47
To: MapInfo-L <mapi...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [MI-L] Re: Mid-mif conversion in batch

 

How can I verify if it install ogr2ogr or not?  I'm not at all an expert in these kind of programs...

Le mercredi 14 décembre 2016 11:18:08 UTC-5, Tom Bacon a écrit :

Does the program install ogr2ogr as part of its installation? Also, if it is in fact already installed, you may need to add the directory path of the executable to your environment variables for it to run with the generated ogr2ogr command.

 

From: mapi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:mapi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Yannick Clément
Sent: 14 December 2016 15:58
To: MapInfo-L <mapi...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [MI-L] Re: Mid-mif conversion in batch

 

I tried this program and it doesn't seem to work.  Maybe I did something wrong, I don't know.  From the image you posted, it seems to me that I did everything ok, but that doesn't work.  When I click on "Execute", the program run it instantaneously to 100% and no new files are created in the destination folder.  Do you know what I could have done wrong?

Le mardi 13 décembre 2016 17:56:02 UTC-5, Nesh P. a écrit :

... or if you are GUI lover then this is a tool for you. You can convert 99% of all GIS vector formats

 

http://ogr2gui.ca/

 

its portable - just download it, extract, and run exe.

This is a setup for MID/MIF to TAB.

 

 

[Peter Horsbøll Møller]

I just uploaded a 64 bit version of a MultiMIF Import tool.

Find it here:

http://communitydownloads.pbinsight.com/code-exchange/download/multimif

 

Let me know if it meets your expectations or if it has something missing

 

Peter Horsbøll Møller

EMEA Channel Enablement Specialist

Location Intelligence | MapInfo

 

M: +45 29 133 769

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

pitneybowes.com/dk | mapinfo.com

[Peter Horsbøll Møller]

Yannick did a test of my tool and found an issue that has been resolved.

The fixed version was uploaded to the site late last night (12 hours ago)

 

Peter Horsbøll Møller

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From: mapi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:mapi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Peter Horsbøll Møller
Sent: 15. december 2016 15:42
To: mapi...@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [MI-L] Re: Mid-mif conversion in batch

 

I just uploaded a 64 bit version of a MultiMIF Import tool.

Find it here:

http://communitydownloads.pbinsight.com/code-exchange/download/multimif

 

Let me know if it meets your expectations or if it has something missing

 

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 Thomas Bacon
Sent: 15. december 2016 10:15
To: mapi...@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [MI-L] Re: Mid-mif conversion in batch

 

Open command prompt (Start Menu > Run then type ‘cmd’ and hit enter)

Once you have the command prompt window open, type ‘ogr2ogr --help-general’ and press enter.

You should get something like this:

[Hà Nguyễn]

Hello !

Do you still have " batchmif-23.mbx" ? If you do, could you send me the file? That would save me a lot :D 

Thank you

Ha Nguyen

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