The Symbol clause specifies the appearance of a Point object. There are three different forms of the Symbol clause. To specify a symbol style using "Old MapInfo Symbols" (the symbols that were used in earlier versions of MapInfo Pro), use the following syntax:
SYMBOL (shape, color, size)The shape argument is an integer value, 31 or larger; 31 represents a blank symbol (for example, the object will not be visible). The standard set of symbols includes symbols 32 through 67, inclusive, but the user can customize the symbol set by using the Symbol application.
The color argument is an integer representing a 24-bit RGB color value.
The size argument is an integer from 1 to 48, representing a point size.
The following table lists the default symbols provided with MapInfo Pro:
