This article contains a sample script for extracting data from a data file within the XY specified limits.

To run this script:

1. Copy the script below, or click here to download the BAS file: DataExtract.BAS.
2. In a Windows Explorer window, navigate to C:\Program Files\Golden Software\MapViewer 8\Scripter.
3. Double click on Scripter.exe to launch Scripter.
4. Press Ctrl+A to select all of the existing lines then press Delete.
5. If you copied this script, press Ctrl+V to paste it into Scripter. If you downloaded it, click File | Open, select the BAS file from your downloads directory, and click Open.
6. Change the values in the User-defined variables section to be appropriate for your data.
7. Click Script | Run to run the script.
    

'DataExtract.bas extracts data within the limits specified by
' xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax.  Modify the Input statement if not
' 3 columns of comma-delimited data.

Sub Main

'==========================
'User-defined variables
'==========================
   path$ =  "C:\temp\"
   file1 = path$+"3D Bar Chart.csv"
'==========================

   file2 = Left(file1,Len(file1)-4) & "_Extract.csv"

	Begin Dialog UserDialog 400,161,"Limits" ' %GRID:10,7,1,1
		GroupBox 20,28,360,77,"Limits",.GroupBox1
		TextBox 80,42,110,21,.xMin
		TextBox 80,70,110,21,.yMin
		TextBox 260,42,110,21,.xMax
		TextBox 260,70,110,21,.yMax
		Text 30,42,30,14,"xMin",.Text1
		Text 210,42,40,14,"xMax",.Text2
		OKButton 60,126,100,21
		CancelButton 220,126,90,21
		Text 30,77,40,14,"yMin",.Text3
		Text 210,77,40,14,"yMax",.Text4
	End Dialog
	Dim dlg As UserDialog

	'Initializes the dialog controls
	dlg.xMin = "2005"
	dlg.xMax = "2012"
	dlg.yMin = "53000"
	dlg.yMax = "56000"

	Dialog dlg
 	Open file1 For Input As #1
  	Open file2 For Output As #2

  While Not EOF(1)
    Input #1, a, b, c  'ASCII comma delimited 3-column data only.
    Debug.Print a
    If a >= dlg.xMin And a <= dlg.xMax And b >= dlg.yMin And b <= dlg.yMax Then
      	Print #2,a;",";b;",";c
      	numpts = numpts+1
    End If
  Wend

  Debug.Print numpts&" points written to " & file2
  MsgBox(numpts & " points written to " & vbCrLf & file2)

End Sub

Updated December 12, 2018