What is saved in MWS Workspaces - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

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The following information is included in the MWS workspace file:

  • Tab files' name and alias;
  • Coordinate system information;
  • Map center and zoom settings;
  • Layer list with implied order;
  • Map size as pixel width and height;
  • Map resize method;
  • Style overrides;
  • Raster layer overrides;
  • Automatic labels;
  • Custom labels;
  • Queries referenced by map windows;
  • Individual value themes;
  • Dot density themes;
  • Graduated symbol themes;
  • Bar themes;
  • Range themes;
  • Pie themes;
  • Grid themes as MapXtreme grid layers with a style override;
  • Themes and label expressions based upon a single attribute column;
  • Zoom-ranged overrides.
  • Queries are saved when the Save Queries to Workspace option is selected in the Startup Preferences
Note: There is label and thematic expression support for the MWS (XML-based) workspace files in MapInfo Pro. When saving themes and label expressions to a MWS file, we translate the expressions into the MapInfo SQL language supported by MapXtreme.