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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Looking for an example of how to make a shapefile
from a XBase database of points</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I now have my gps positions x,y,id in a
database, i would like to make the app faster by placing them into a
shapefile, any example would be appriciated in perl or
mapscript </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>i would also wish to show the point's as a gif
rather than as a font, i am using the following method unless you know of a
better one </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>dependant on a database field i.e. tractor ,
car, truck etc </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>but stuck as to how to make the shapfile and also
have different gif symbols per point in the shapefile </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>symbol</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> type PIXMAP</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> image "truck.gif"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>end</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hope this makes sense !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>any ideas,examples welcolme</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>