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name as the .shp file (districts.dbf) or a .MID file with the same file name as
the .MIF file (districts.MID). For TAB files, you will need a range of other
supporting files including .DAT, .ID, .MAP and .IND. These files need to be
located within the same folder as the digital map files. Supporting files
should all be supplied with either your Shape, MID/MIF or TAB files by the
provider of your digital map data.
The field in the chosen digital map file (post_code_sectors.shp) that
contains codes is called ‘PCS_CODE’. The names are stored in the field
called ‘PCS_NAME’.
The label for the legend shall be ‘Post Code Sectors’.
Connecting these parameters together using the ‘+’ sign results in:
C:\Program Files\GeoWise\InstantAtlas\maps\post_code_sectors.shp+
PCS_CODE+PCS_NAME+Post Code Sectors
If you wish to create reports with more than one base geography layer,
please refer to section ‘F.5. Creating Multiple Geography Reports’.
Data File Folders: Leave this property blank if you wish to create reports
with just one base geography layer. You will only need this property if you
want to create Multiple Geography Reports using the Batch Publisher.
Please refer to section ‘F.5. Creating Multiple Geography Reports’.
Folder for Zip File: the full pathname for the folder in which you want the
zipped reports to be saved.
In all example Publisher worksheets this is ‘C:\reports’.
Destination Folder: optionally you can enter the full pathname for the
folder to which you want the zipped reports to be unpacked to. This can be
the same folder as that specified for the ‘Folder for Zip File’ setting. If you
do not enter a pathname, the zipped reports will not be unpacked.
In all example Publisher worksheets this is ‘C:\reports’.
Contextual Layers: optionally you can enter the full pathnames to any
contextual layers you wish to include in your reports. For each contextual
geography you must supply the following:
a. The full pathname for the digital map file (shape file, MID/MIF or
TAB)
b. The feature code and name fields in the digital map file
c. The label for the contextual geography that you wish to be
displayed in the Map Layers list of the published reports
This information should take the form of a semi-colon delimited list. For
each contextual geography, information should be delimited by a ‘+’ sign.
In this example a single contextual layer has been entered as ‘C:\Program
Files\GeoWise\InstantAtlas\maps\post_code_districts.shp+PCD_CODE+P
CD_NAME+Post Code Districts’. The digital map file is an ESRI shape file
called ‘post_code_districts.shp’. The feature code and name fields in this
digital map file are called ‘PCD_CODE’ and ‘PCD_NAME’ respectively.
The label for the contextual geography that will be displayed in the
published reports is ‘Post Code Districts’.
If you wanted to add a digital map file with Local Authorities as a second
contextual geography, your entry might look like this: