Changing the default MapInfo styling v2.0

Owned by Kim Stimpson
Last updated: 05 Oct, 2023
1 min read

Styling for MapInfo is set in the mapinfo.mapinfo_mapcatalog table. If styling doesn't exist when a table is created then the styling rules stored in the mapinfo.mapinfo_mapcatalog_configuration table will be used instead. Please refer to MapInfo documentation for information on the correct values for the styles you require. 

Any changes to the default MapInfo styling will only be applied to new tables created using Studio and pre-existing tables will have been created with the original defaults.

  1. Open pgAdmin III and connect to PostgreSQL as a user with sdw_admin role.

  2. Expand the node for your SDW, expand the Schemas entry, expand the mapinfo schema, expand the Tables.

  3. Right click on the table mi_style and select Scripts > UPDATE Script to open the SQL Editor.

  4. Now change the script to update the entry you require e.g.

The above screenshot shows an example of an update to the LINESTRING.

The following screenshot details the entries that may be overridden.