At Precisely, we try to keep .TAB files as backwardly compatible as we can to preserve your investment in our product. Some of the changes to the WFS-T do not allow us to do this for MapInfo Pro. These are the cases and their file format requirements.
| If You open a WFS-T Layer and | Is this Table Compatible with Previous Versions of MapInfo Pro? |
|---|---|
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Save it locally and do not select the Allow Edits check box |
Yes, previous versions can read this .TAB file |
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Make changes and commit them to the WFS-T server |
Yes, previous versions can read this .TAB file |
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Make changes and do not commit them to the WFS-T server |
No, version 9.5 and later cannot read this .TAB file |
Note: If you edit a .TAB file with WFS-T data in it, you cannot open that .TAB file with an earlier version of MapInfo Pro.