[Mapserver-users] What is the "ring" of shpdump output

Tue Oct 14 14:28:14 EDT 2003

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when I run shpdump.exe against a shapefile, together to a lot of =
coordinates, sometimes is possible to see a text "ring".

    what does it mean? is it a "join" of the first and the last point?

Eduardo Patto Kanegae
eduardo at consultoria.eti.br
http://www.consultoria.eti.br - Brasil
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>when I run shpdump.exe against a =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; what does it mean? =
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"join" of the first and the last point?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Eduardo Patto Kanegae<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:eduardo at consultoria.eti.br">eduardo at consultoria.eti.br</A>=
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