[gdal-dev] Shapefile reprojection - copy and update metadata file

[Even Rouault]

I've no idea of what the XML file you are refering too is.

The OGR Shape driver only handles the .shp, .shx, .dbf, .prj and .qix 
extensions for shapefiles.

Le Tuesday 26 August 2008 21:34:13 Doug_Newcomb at fws.gov, vous avez écrit :
> Hi Folks,
>       Before I try to clumsily reinvent the wheel, I'd like to know if
> someone has a method to :
>
>       1) use ogr2ogr to reproject a shape file ( easy enough ).
>       2) after the above projection copy the .xml file   (if it exists)
> from the old shapefile to the new shapefile (easy as well).
>       3) Update the copied .xml file to reflect the new projection
> information, and possibly the action of projecting (the fun part :-)) .
>
> Doug
>
> Doug Newcomb
> USFWS
> Raleigh, NC
> 919-856-4520 ext. 14 doug_newcomb at fws.gov
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