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Title: MapBasic - develop your own GIS!
Review: Well, maybe not quite, but close. Ideal for those with a moderate to good programming background (I'm definately the former). You need to own MapBasic (which isn't bundled with MapInfo)to get the most out of the book, but you may be interested to know that it goes into a reasonable amount of detail re: linking with VB. Write the application in VB and send it to MapInfo, no need for MapBasic!. Comes with a floppy disk with over 4Mb of example code, including a basic Map Viewer developed in VB. I'm "teaching myself MapBasic" and, although I have some programming background, I'm finding this book invaluable. Good for creating those mini-apps to automate tedious, repetitive tasks.
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