Automated Task Scripts for MapViewer

We have a number of useful scripts that MapViewer owners can download for free.  If you see one you think you'd like to try, just click on the name of the script to download it to your machine.

Scripts for MapViewer

• Add Legend_Date.BAS – shows how to create a hatch map from a user specified boundary file. Also shows how to add a legend, and the current date to the map.

• Clip_DRG_24K.bas – creates a base map from a USGS DRG file and clips it to the map collar. Exports a new georeferenced TIF file.

• ColorSpectrum.bas – shows how to create a hatch map and change the color spectrum used to display the hatch map.

• Create_Cartogram_Map.bas – shows how to create a cartogram map.

• Create_Hatch_Map.bas – shows how to create a hatch map.

• Create_Hatch_Map_and_Sort.bas – shows how to create a hatch map and sorts the objects in the object manager by their linked data values.

• Create_Hatch_Map_UserDefClasses.bas – shows how to create a hatch map with user defined class ranges.

• Create_Street_Map_by_Town.bas – shows how to create a street map for a specific town.

• Create_Street_Map_by_ZIP.bas – shows how to create a street map for a specific zip code. 

• Create BarMap.BAS – shows how to create a bar map and how to edit the methods and properties of the bar map.

• Create FlowMap.BAS – shows how to create a flow map and how to edit the methods and properties of the flow map.

• Create HatchMap.BAS – shows how to create a hatch map and how to edit the methods and properties of the hatch map.

• Create LineGraphMap.BAS – shows how to create a line graph map and how to edit the methods and properties of the line graph map.

• Create PieMap.BAS ­– shows how to create a pie map and how to edit the methods and properties of the pie map.

• Create PinMap.BAS – shows how to create a pin map and how to edit the methods and properties of the pin map.

• Export_Map_to_PDF_Using_OOo.bas – shows how to create a PDF file using OpenOffice.ORG application to create vector PDF files.

• Fill Selected.BAS – shows how to create a base map and how to fill an item in the base map.

• Hide_Selection.bas – shows how to turn off the visibility for all selected objects in an existing MapViewer plot.

• ID_Append.bas – shows how to append a prefix or suffix to the current value of any ID or attribute field of selected objects in an open MapViewer plot.

• ID_Concatenate.bas – shows how to combine two ID fields together and create new ID field. Uses selected objects in an already open MapViewer plot.

• ID_Generate.bas – shows how to create IDs for all selected objects in an open MapViewer plot. Names are auto generated in incremented numeric order and can include a custom prefix or suffix.

• ID_Replace.bas – shows how to replace substrings in the ID field of all selected objects in an open MapViewer plot.

• Percent of Area Inside Buffer.BAS – shows how to create a auto buffer zone and calculate the area of the buffer inside a selected base map area.

• Union of Areas.BAS – shows how to create a base map and how to combine areas into a new “union” of the combined areas.