I am unsure about the details, but can only talk for myself. I have exported a lot of PostGIS data to shapefiles without ever having a problem.<div>Both geometry and attribute table seem to be working without a hitch.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Andreas<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/7/21 Maria Arias de Reyna <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marias@emergya.es">marias@emergya.es</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
El Jueves 21 Julio 2011, Ben Madin escribió:<br>
<div class="im">> We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the<br>
> maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on<br>
> specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with "ESRI's ArcView version<br>
> 9" (their words, not mine).<br>
<br>
</div>If ArcView has no public specification of their Shapefiles, you can always tell<br>
your potential client all the problems derivated from using a privative and<br>
dark format. In fact, you *should* at least mention it.<br>
<br>
It will save you a lot of troubles in the future. If you explain it right,<br>
clients usually understand it and _sometimes_ they agree to move to open<br>
formats.<br>
<br>
<br>
Anyway, you should ask your client for a couple of examples of their shapefiles<br>
and compare them with yours. Maybe the difference is small and you can post-<br>
process your generated shapefiles to adjust them.<br>
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