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Map making software often gets into a pickle. Troubleshoot common problems here.

Delete file failed

Delete file failed is a common error that appears to follow a range of other errors. Temporary files are created by Map Maker in the background. If an error occurs access to the temporary file is interrupted for some reason … Continue reading

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List index out of bounds (4)

This error can occur when you are moving items up or down in the Style Manager. Move too far and this error is generated, the number seems to represent a position that no longer exists (-1 if you are moving … Continue reading

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Computer Hangs

Map Maker will handle fairly large data sets, but there are a instances when it has a tendency to hang. Too many layers If you are working with many layers, try clearing any layers you do not need.  Try also … Continue reading

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Access Violation

This is not that easy to troubleshoot or fix, unhelpful error numbers are given but no simple solutions seem to exist. Check if there is a pattern, does it occur every time you perform a particular operation? Is it intermittent? … Continue reading

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Failed to Redraw

You open up project in Map Maker and  get: “Redraw failed [4]”.  What’s that about? A map maker project (.geo) usually consists of several layers, a linked database and links to style files. So a working map project consists of multiple … Continue reading

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