[fdo-users] Disappearing Shape File Objects

Denis Lalonde denlalonde at gmail.com
Tue Dec 8 16:24:16 EST 2009


Perfect, thanks. 

Deleting those idx files did the trick. I'll post your findings in the Map3d
forum too.

Sorry, about the delay in getting you sample data. (thanks Milton)




Dan Stoica wrote:
> 
> Thanks to Milton I've played with such problematic dataset. My conclusions
> are:
> 
> 
> -          The spatial index file is corrupted. Just remove the *.idx file
> and it will be regenerated. No more phantom geometries.
> 
> -          Still, the extents of the dataset are larger than necessary,
> accounting for deleted features. This can be cured but triggering the
> compressing mechanism (just create a feature, check it in and then delete
> it).
> 
> -          ESRI products have a problem: they show the deleted geometries
> as well. Practically they ignore the "deleted" flag in  the DBF file. Not
> sure at all why they do this.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Dan.
> 
> 
> 
> From: Dan Stoica
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 6:40 PM
> To: FDO Users Mail List
> Subject: RE: [fdo-users] Disappearing Shape File Objects
> 
> Too bad.
> 
> The only thing that I can think of is that some geometries are invalid and
> turned into NULL geometries. But without a sample I cannot prove anything.
> 
> Dan.
> 
> From: fdo-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:fdo-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Brad Nesom
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 5:32 PM
> To: FDO Users Mail List
> Subject: Re: [fdo-users] Disappearing Shape File Objects
> 
> If not mistaken I have seen it with sde data also. Don't have a way to
> reproduce now.
> Brad
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Dan Stoica
> <dan.stoica at autodesk.com<mailto:dan.stoica at autodesk.com>> wrote:
> Must be something related to data. Can I have one of these problematic
> SHP?
> 
> It's the first time I hear of such problem.
> 
> Dan.
> 
> From:
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> [mailto:fdo-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:fdo-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>]
> On Behalf Of Traian Stanev
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 3:01 PM
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> Subject: RE: [fdo-users] Disappearing Shape File Objects
> 
> 
> You can try opening the SHP file using the OGR FDO provider instead of the
> SHP provider to determine if the problem is due to the SHP provider or due
> to Map itself.
> 
> Traian
> 
> 
> From:
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> [mailto:fdo-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:fdo-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>]
> On Behalf Of Brad Nesom
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 2:59 PM
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> Subject: Re: [fdo-users] Disappearing Shape File Objects
> 
> Denis,
>   I have seen this also. I always assumed it was the display system. The
> objects are actually there they just won't display.
> Hope this helps get something started on a fix. I have seen this problem
> since 2007.
> Brad
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Denis Lalonde
> <denlalonde at gmail.com<mailto:denlalonde at gmail.com>> wrote:
> I posted this in the Autocad Map3D discussion forum but am not getting any
> hits.
> 
> With AutoCad Map 3D 2010, when opening most existing Shapefile based
> layers, via the FDO shape provider (in the "connect to data..." tool),
> many features within these layers are missing or/and randomly
> disappear/reappear as I pan and zoom the map.
> 
> All of the problematic shape files show up fine in ESRI products as
> well as in MapGuide 6.5....so I assume that they are not corrupt.
> 
> Also, with the latest release of MGOS 2.1, I get the same issue with
> unmanaged shape files....as I did with previous releases.
> 
> I am assuming that this is an FDO issue and that both these products
> are using the latest DFO version.
> 
> If there is a better place to post this message?
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> MAP3D 2010 on - New Dell T3500 XP64bit.
> 
> MGOS 2.1 - PHP, IIS, WinSever2003
> 
> Thanks,
> Denis
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