Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 101)

2. In the Initial Directories for File Dialogs list, select a preference and then click Modify. The Choose
Directory dialog box opens.
3. Enter a new directory location and click OK.
4. Repeat this process until you have set all of the preferences that you need to.
5. If you are accessing your application data files and other configuration files (Mapinfow.prj,
templates, and custom symbols) remotely, select the Use when searching for application data
files check box and enter the path to the remote location in the field below. This field is usually
pre-filled for you.
6. Click OK to close the dialogs and save your settings.
You can use this preference to search for raster and grid tables. If you open a *.tab file for a raster or
grid image and the image file cannot be found an attempt is made to find the image in the same location
as the .TAB. If the image file is not found, it will then use the search directories.
Using Search Directories
Use the Search Directories for Tables and Workspaces to specify search paths that MapInfo will use to
look for tables referenced in workspaces or MapBasic programs that do not have fully qualified paths.
To search directories for tables and workspaces:
1. On the Options menu, point to Preferences and click Directories to open the Directory Preferences
dialog box.
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Chapter 4: Configuring MapInfo Professional Preferences