In version 5.0, this ODBC connection is now live. Improved cartographic legends are among MapInfo Pro's recent enhancements. Another new database capability is the addition of Seagate Technologies' Crystal Reports software. In the past, it was difficult to develop text reports based on map analyses. With Crystal Reports, you can easily access data in the database and prepare a variety of standard and customised reports.
Templates exist for mailing labels, form letters, tabular reports and other standard forms.
Intergraph MSLinks for DGN files are supported, though, linking database attributes to the graphics. In addition, the translation process does not perform coordinate transformations. MapInfo Professional 5.0 does support the ability to read and write MapX GeoSets. Also included with version 5.0 is the MapInfo EasyLoader utility, which permits MapInfo data to be uploaded into the SpatialWare database and supported as a DataBlade in Informix's Universal Server and IBM's Universal Server with SpatialWare Extenders. As seems to be the case for most vendors, printed documentation in MapInfo 5.0 has been slimmed down since version 4.5.