[OSGeo-Discuss] mxd to other format (i.e. shapefile)

[maning sambale]

George,

To get this right, mxd are actually just a styling file similar to
Arcview's apr and avl?

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:25 AM, George Silva <georger.silva at gmail.com> wrote:
> You must be confusing things here Maning,
>
> Mxd is the format that ArcGIS uses to store mapdocuments, while
> shapefiles/database geometry data/coverages/rasters are displayed on that
> map. If you only have the mxd you won't be able to convert anything to
> shapefile. You need the original data.
>
> A Mxd is much like an HTML. It provides information on how content is
> organized, but it's not content itself.
>
> George
>
> On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 11:21 PM, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> No luck so far looking for a converter.
>>
>> Basically, I want to export geometry and attributes without the
>> styling from an Arc's mxd format to shapefile.
>>
>> Any workaround here (other then looking for an ArcGIS installed machine)?
>> --
>> cheers,
>> maning
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maning
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