[gdal-dev] E00 Translation tools - Hard to Find

[Frank Warmerdam]

Bill Thoen wrote:
> Frank Warmerdam wrote:
>>
>> I'm not sure why you think ogr2ogr doesn't do this.  I have had problems
> 
> Actually, I don't see ArcINFO Export  (.e00)  listed as one of the 
> supported formats at http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr_formats.html. Is this 
> list not up-to-date, or am I just not recognizing it?
> 
> Also, I'm using GDAL 1.5.2, which I think is the latest, and when I run 
> ogrinfo --formats, I don't see e00 listed there either. I do see AVCBin, 
> but if I could skip a translation step that would be better.

Bill,

The AVCBin driver actually supported E00 files too for a while, but apparently
this was not documented anywhere.  I have made the E00 driver a distinct driver
and added documentation this evening to clarify things.

Thanks for pointing out this inconsistency.

Best regards,
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