Directions

To begin, you must first load the script into the project's script list, compile it, and then created a
new button in the view bar to run the script.

Adding a Script and a button to run it

1.  Put the disk with the Avenue scripts in drive a:.

2.  In the Project window, highlight Scripts, then click on New.  A script window will appear,
along with a row of buttons at the top.

3.  Click the Load Text File button (4th from the right).

4.  In the Load Script window, choose the a: drive and the file pts_lines.ave.  Click OK.

5.  Compile the script by clicking on the Compile button (10th from right)

6.  Close the script window.

7.  Rename the script something you can remember by highlighting Script1 (or whatever name
ArcView gave to the script you just compiled), then under the Project window, select Rename
Script1.   In the resulting window, type a new name such as pts.lines.poly, then click OK.

8.  Create a new button to run the script by choosing Customize under the Project menu.  In the
Type box choose View; in the Category box choose Buttons.  

9.  Click on the New button, and a new button will appear in the lineup.  In the table below,
double-click on the Click line, and in the resulting drop-down menu window choose the script
pts.lines.poly (or whatever you named it), and click OK.  Add an icon to your button by double-
clicking on the Icon line, and choosing an appropriate icon.

10.  Close the window.  You now have a new script, and a button to run it in your current view.

11.  To run the script, click on the new button you created.  A dialog box will appear allowing
you to choose a file name and directory.

12.  A second dialog box allows you to choose to create either a new shape file as a series of
points, a line, or a polygon.  Remember that lines and polygons are created using the GPS
coordinates in the sequence that they were added to the file, so you may need to edit the original
ASCII text file and re-order the points to get the theme to display appropriately.

13. A dialog box will appear telling you how many points were converted.  Click OK

14.  A new activated theme should appear on your current View.