Options Dialog
Golden Software Boundary Import Options

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The Import Options dialog box allows you to specify options which determine how information in the file is imported.

Click the Areas to Curves check box to convert areas to curves.

File Description

General Messages

Macro Script Options


GS Boundary File Description
Golden Software Boundary File Description

Golden Software Boundary files contain boundary objects including areas, curves and points.  Primary and Secondary IDs are usually associated with each object.  The objects have no attributes (such as color or line style) associated with them.

GS Boundary files are binary files (i.e., they can't be created or modified with a text editor or word processor) that are usually used as base maps.  Information indicating the type of projection used (if any) is also stored in the file.


Area:Definition
Area

A closed, bounded region whose interior may be filled with a color or pattern.


Curve:Definition
Curve

One of several possible boundaries, consisting of one or more line segments joined end to end.  Curves, unlike regions, are not necessarily closed.


ID:Definition
Primary or Secondary ID

Text string associated with an area, curve or point which allows the graphical object to be associated with external data.


Projection:Definition
Projection

A mathematical method for converting latitude-longitude coordinates which are spherical coordinates, into two-dimensional coordinates.  Maps are usually projected so that the geographic areas are not visibly distorted.


Macro Script Options

Since the Import Options dialog isn't displayed when the program is driven from a macro command script (via GS Scripter or Visual Basic), an Options="..." string can be specified in the script.  The string consists of comma-separated parameters, which specify the behavior of the various import options.  An typical example would be:

...(File="us50alb.gsb",Options="Defaults=1,AreasToCurves=1")

This would first set all import options to their default values, then set the AreasToCurves option value to one, which would specify that all areas in the imported file (us50alb.gsb) be converted to closed curves.

Option	Action	Default
Defaults=1	Set all options to their default values	No
ForgetOptions=1	Don't remember options for later use	No
AreasToCurves=1	Convert area objects to closed curves	No


General Messages

The following messages may appear while importing files in any format.

Application has no Color dialog!

Application has not Line Attribute dialog!

Bad values in .INI file or Options String

Can't load Import Filter resource

Can't open import file

Can't show import status dialog

Error reading import file

Error reading Import Filter profile item

Import file is of incorrect format or type

Import Filter passed bad parameter

Internal inconsistency detected in Import Filter

Invalid Import Filter instance handle

Out of global memory

Out of local memory

Error writing Import Filter profile item


Application has no Color dialog!

The program has detected an internal error.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Application has no Line Attribute dialog!

The program has detected an internal error.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Bad values in .INI file or Options String

A bad value has been read from the application's .INI file or Options String.  Check the .INI file or Options String to make sure the values are valid.


Can't load Import Filter resource

Free memory may be exhausted, or memory contents are corrupted.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Can't open import file

The file you selected to import exists, but cannot be opened.  Perhaps you don't have the proper access permissions.  This message sometimes results if the file is not in the proper format.


Can't show status dialog
Can't show import status dialog

Free memory may be exhausted, or memory contents are corrupted.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Error reading import file

The import filter cannot read the indicated file. Perhaps the file has been corrupted.


Error reading Import Filter profile item

Information stored in the application's .INI file could not be located.  If the .INI file is corrupted, you will need to restore a backup copy or, possibly, reinstall the stoftware.  You should probably check with Technical Support before proceeding.


Import file is of incorrect format or type

The specified file is not the type indicated by its extension, or the file has been corrupted or is not in the proper format.


Import Filter passed bad parameter

The program has detected an internal error.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Internal inconsistency detected in Import Filter

The program has detected an internal error.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Invalid Import Filter instance handle

The program has detected an internal error.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Out of global memory

Free memory may be exhausted.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  If you get this message often, contact Technical Support.


Out of local memory

Free memory may be exhausted.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  If you get this message often, contact Technical Support.


Error writing Import Filter profile item

The program encountered an error while writing information to the application's .INI file. The path of the .INI file may have be been changed or a section in the file may have been lost. You should probably check with Technical Support.