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workstation environment – for the fastest possible network performance. From the users
machine, first set Preferences, DOS Paths to the appropriate subdirectory and drive letter.
1. Startup Visual Editor on the users machine
2. Click on File, Load Maps, Set Drives to the network drive with your master dataset
3. Click on (to load) MAIN_MAP.VTR (you will immediately notice the network
slowdown due to the size of your dataset… this is normal (the first mode will
eliminate this network load problem)
4. You will probably want to set Edit, Annotation Options and Label font and color
5. Click on File, Save Picture and overwrite MAIN.WPC
From this point on (on this remote network node) when you select menu GIS,
MainMap the primary dataset for your county or city will load from network server.
Setting up GIS Analysis Files:
Startup Visual Editor on the users machine
Click on File, Load Map, Set Drives to the network drive with your master dataset
Click on (to load) MAIN_MAP.VTR
You will probably want to set Edit, Annotation Options and Label font and colors
Click on File, Load DataBase, Set Drives to the network drive with master dataset
Click on BRIDGE.DBF and OK to load the Bridge Data File
Click on Maps, PushPin. The popup window should show Latitude and Longitude
Click the dropdown arrow under Label and (top of window) select BRIDGENO, OK
Set Edit, Annotation Options, PushPin label font to the desired size and color, etc.
Click File, Save Picture as BRIDGE.WPC (overwrite existing file)
To set up other data PushPin .WPC files, use the same process and link the following:
. VTR file
MAIN_MAP.VTR
MAIN_MAP.VTR
MAIN_MAP.VTR
.DBF File
.WPC file created (saved)
CULVERT
SIGNS.DBF
UTILITY.DBF
CULVERTS.WPC
SIGNS.WPC
UTILITY.WPC
To set up the data analysis file linkages (run from the remote network node)
1. Startup Visual Editor on the users machine
2. Click on File, Load Map, Set Drives to the network drive with your master dataset
3. Click on TOWNSHIP.DBF and load it
4. Click on File, Load Database and load EXPENSE.DBF
5. In GIS, Click on Screen and Map Labels and set fonts and colors
6. Click on Maps and Bar Maps and set LABOR, MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT,
CONTRACTS in the first 4 fields on the Bar Map: Data Link Fields popup screen.
Set Link to MID (Map ID). Click OK and the map will redraw with bar charts.
7. Click on File, Save Picture and overwrite SPATIAL.WPC.
Set up the other data analysis .WPC file using the same process and link the following:
. VTR file
TOWNSHIP.VTR
.DBF File
POLSBDIV.DBF
.WPC file created (saved)
MAINTENC.WPC
The above processes create a new binary file that dynamically optimizes your network and
links the necessary files. It then pulls the dataset from the specified network drive (instead of
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