How Renaming Tables Affects Workspaces - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

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When you change the name of a table listed in a workspace, you invalidate the workspace. Table names are stored in the workspace file, so if change it, the workspace cannot find it.

For example, if you create a workspace called CUSTOMER.WOR that contains the STATES table. If you later rename the STATES table to AMERICA, MapInfo Pro will not be able to open the CUSTOMER.WOR workspace. It will try to open the STATES table and not be able to locate it.

There are three ways to avoid this problem:

  • Make any table name changes before you start to build workspaces.
  • Open the workspace file in any text editor and manually change the table names.
  • Open a workspace. Rename the table(s) using the Rename Table dialog box and immediately save the workspace.