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Conference azur::mcc

Title:	DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
Notice:	Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187
Moderator:	TAEC::BEROUD

Created:	Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:	Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	6497
Total number of notes:	27359

4273.0. "Backdrop problem - V1.3 map format changed" by PRSSUD::CARRAYROU () Thu Dec 17 1992 09:47

    I use now DECmcc T130 on Ultrix 4.2 , MIR DNS , DECNET/OSI 
    
    Before I  use DECmcc BMS 120 + DECmcc elm120+ DECmcc fds 
                                  
    can I reinstall the old kits DECmcc elm120+ DECmcc fds 
                                
    
    With vi I include a old mcc_france.mcc_backdrop in my map  .
    It's working but when i want to modify the backdrop , I send an error
    message , and delete the backdrop on the display .
    
    does the map format change ?
    
    Thanks , Didier

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
4273.1	1.2 modules mostly work OK	TOOK::MINTZ	Erik Mintz	`Thu Dec 17 1992 10:02`	10
	> can I reinstall the old kits DECmcc elm120+ DECmcc fds The FDS kit should inter-operate with the T1.3 BMS with no problems. The ELM AM will also work correctly. However, since the T1.3 iconic map is motif based, the ELM mapping application will not work (it will cause a map ACCVIO). I don't know about the map format. -- Erik
4273.3	Map File Format changed for V1.3	VERNA::V_GILBERT		`Thu Dec 17 1992 11:19`	37
	There have been changes to the map file format for V1.3 Change to Map File Format for V1.3 ----------------------------------- A change was made to the map file format for V1.3 DECmcc. The change is apparent in those map files which contain vector backdrop objects. In V1.2 these objects were stored in the map file. In V1.3 these objects are stored in a backdrop file, and a "pointer" to that backdrop file is stored in the map file. This change facilitated addition of support for specifying backdrops using the IMPM interface. V1.2 map files will be read by DECmcc V1.3, but if saved will be saved in the V1.3 format. The change in format is invisible to the user, but has one side effect with regard to text objects in the map. Since the IMPM cannot differentiate between backdrop-related text and other text added using the alphabet tool in the Toolbox, all text is assumed to be non-backdrop text. The result is that text objects will not be saved in the backdrop file when a V1.2 map is converted to the V1.3 format. The text objects will remain part of the map file. The best way to convert map files with vector backdrops is to open the relevant domain, delete the backdrop by choosing the Edit->Backdrop->Delete option, delete any backdrop-related text using the single-line delete tool in the Toolbox, add a V1.3 vector backdrop and save the map. An alternative is to edit the map file manually (not recommended) and change the object_type of all backdrop-related text from 7 to 18. If this is done, when the V1.2 map file is saved in the IMPM it will be converted to V1.3 format and all the text objects with object_type 18 will be saved in the backdrop file (not the map file). Hope this helps, Verna
4273.4	obj_type 2 support??	CTHQ::WOODCOCK		`Fri Dec 18 1992 11:27`	13
	Greetings, I just tried putting our map on T1.3 and I've got some troubles. It is a home-brewed map of the US and Western Europe. It uses Object_type 4 for the polygons and object_type 2 for the lines within. Object_type 2 seems to be what the problem is because when I remove them my map comes up ok. Is there an equivalent to object_type 2 in V1.3?? Is there a better way to define these lines?? How can all your maps only use obj 4??? Note that this map was painfully built for our use to an exacting size and dimensions. I'd like to save it until I at least get something better. thanks for any info, brad...
4273.5		VERNA::V_GILBERT		`Tue Dec 22 1992 11:38`	1
	See note 4306.0 for format of map files for DECmcc V1.3.