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<DIV><SPAN class=764423321-27032006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is it better (ie.
faster) to have several map layers reference the same shapefile using FILTER
statements to specify the shapes they reference, or to create several different
shapefiles.....one for each class (on/off control is required for each layer,
which is why we are not simply using different CLASSES).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><BIG><FONT size=2><BIG>Kevin </BIG></FONT></BIG></P>
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