Uploading Tables
For instructions to start MapInfo EasyLoader, see Getting Started with MapInfo EasyLoader. To start MapInfo EasyLoader from within MapInfo Pro, see Starting MapInfo EasyLoader from within MapInfo Pro.
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From the Database Connection list select your existing connection created previously in MapInfo EasyLoader.
To create a new connection from MapInfo EasyLoader, select New Connection and click the Manage Connection List and Choose Connection
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From the Output Directory list select a directory to save live access files to or select Do Not Create .tab Files.
Unless you select not to create them, MapInfo EasyLoader saves .tab files to your machine that contain database access information. MapInfo Pro uses these files when accessing the tables that MapInfo EasyLoader uploads. If you select not to create these files, you can create them later from within MapInfo Pro. A live access file has the same name as the upload file with a _srv extension, such as YourServerTableName_srv.tab.
To select a different directory from what is in the list, click the Browse for an Output Directory (Folder)
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Click the Browse for one or more tables to upload
button located beside the Source Table column heading in MapInfo EasyLoader. Add individual tables for upload by selecting Add Tables or a folder of tables by selecting Add Tables from Folder.
In the dialog that opens, navigate to the table or folder and select it. The tables that you select display in MapInfo EasyLoader and are the tables that you will upload.
- The Server Table column shows the table name as it will appear on the database server. Click on the name if you want to change it.
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In the Operation column, select how to upload each table.
- Create a New Table creates a new table in the database using the name in the Server Table column.
- Replace Existing Table replaces an existing table in the database that has the same name as in the Server Table column.
- Append to Existing Table appends the contents of the source table to an existing table in the database that has the same name as in the Server Table column.
For details, see Table Processing Options. For instructions on how to append multiple tables to a table in the database, see Appending Multiple Tables to an Existing Table on the Server.
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By default, upload tables are added to the map catalog on the database unless you clear the check box in the Catalog column.
MapInfo Pro uses the Map Catalog on the database for spatial indexing. Select this check box to add a new Map Catalog or clear it to unregister a table from the Map Catalog. For information about the Map Catalog and what options you can set, see Using the Map Catalog. If you do not add the upload table data to the Map Catalog now, then you can do so later in MapInfo Pro.
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Click Start or Resume Uploading Tables
to start the upload process.
To pause the upload, click this
button again.To cancel the upload, click Cancel the rest of the upload
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MapInfo EasyLoader provides status information for the upload and displays the message "Upload Completed" when finished.
For information about how to set the spatial object types and the server processing options for an upload, see About Upload Options.