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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=893481021-23032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>SDF is the MapGuide proprietary spatial data
format.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=893481021-23032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>If you choose to convert SHP to SDF, both the SHP and DBF
will be combined into the resulting SDF file. In general, the data is the same,
but you can expect better performance with SDF. So far there is no simple tool
that lets you view the data in the same way that Excel allows you to view DBF
files for example. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Traian</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Randy Glen Johnson
[mailto:rjohnson@maintenanceconnection.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 23,
2006 4:06 PM<BR><B>To:</B> users@mapguide.osgeo.org<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[mapguide-users] SDF Question<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have some questions regarding SDF
files…</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My source data is .SHP files with
dbf data files</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Using Autodesk’s MapGuide Studio
Preview, I loaded my shape files. It appears that sdf files were created
from wither the shape files or the dbf files. I am not sure which it used
since I cant see the data. Somewhere I found an option to create a sdf
file but I am not familiar with sdf files. What tool do I use to look at
data in a sdf file? Looking on the web only indicated that sql-ce uses
that datatype… I don’t have sql-ce… any information and suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best Regards,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Randy Glen
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